diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/App.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/App.xaml
index 9bac320c79..6aad44c0d5 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/App.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/App.xaml
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@
     <Style Selector="TextBlock.h3">
       <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="12" />
     </Style>
+    <Style Selector="Label.h1">
+      <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="16" />
+      <Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Medium" />
+    </Style>
+    <Style Selector="Label.h2">
+      <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="14" />
+    </Style>
+    <Style Selector="Label.h3">
+      <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="12" />
+    </Style>
     <StyleInclude Source="/SideBar.xaml"/>
   </Application.Styles>
 </Application>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/TextBoxPage.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/TextBoxPage.xaml
index 481a459159..8b07ac3f85 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/TextBoxPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/TextBoxPage.xaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
              x:Class="ControlCatalog.Pages.TextBoxPage">
   <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Spacing="4">
-    <TextBlock Classes="h1">TextBox</TextBlock>
-    <TextBlock Classes="h2">A control into which the user can input text</TextBlock>
+    <Label Classes="h1">TextBox</Label>
+    <Label Classes="h2">A control into which the user can input text</Label>
 
     <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"
               Margin="0,16,0,0"
@@ -38,24 +38,24 @@
                  Text="Multiline TextBox with TextWrapping.&#xD;&#xD;Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus magna. Cras in mi at felis aliquet congue. Ut a est eget ligula molestie gravida. Curabitur massa. Donec eleifend, libero at sagittis mollis, tellus est malesuada tellus, at luctus turpis elit sit amet quam. Vivamus pretium ornare est." />
         <TextBox AcceptsReturn="True" Width="200" Height="125"
                  Text="Multiline TextBox with no TextWrapping.&#xD;&#xD;Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus magna. Cras in mi at felis aliquet congue. Ut a est eget ligula molestie gravida. Curabitur massa. Donec eleifend, libero at sagittis mollis, tellus est malesuada tellus, at luctus turpis elit sit amet quam. Vivamus pretium ornare est." />
-        
+
         <TextBox Classes="clearButton" Text="Clear Content" Width="200" FontWeight="Normal" FontStyle="Normal" Watermark="Watermark" FontFamily="avares://ControlCatalog/Assets/Fonts#Source Sans Pro"/>
       </StackPanel>
-        <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Spacing="8">
-            <TextBlock Classes="h2">resm fonts</TextBlock>
-            <TextBox Width="200" Text="Custom font regular" FontWeight="Normal" FontStyle="Normal" FontFamily="resm:ControlCatalog.Assets.Fonts?assembly=ControlCatalog#Source Sans Pro"/>
-                <TextBox Width="200" Text="Custom font bold" FontWeight="Bold" FontStyle="Normal" FontFamily="resm:ControlCatalog.Assets.Fonts?assembly=ControlCatalog#Source Sans Pro"/>
-                <TextBox Width="200" Text="Custom font italic" FontWeight="Normal" FontStyle="Italic" FontFamily="resm:ControlCatalog.Assets.Fonts.SourceSansPro-Italic.ttf?assembly=ControlCatalog#Source Sans Pro"/>
-                <TextBox Width="200" Text="Custom font italic bold" FontWeight="Bold" FontStyle="Italic" FontFamily="resm:ControlCatalog.Assets.Fonts.SourceSansPro-*.ttf?assembly=ControlCatalog#Source Sans Pro"/>
-        </StackPanel>
-        
-        <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Spacing="8">
-            <TextBlock Classes="h2">res fonts</TextBlock>
-            <TextBox Width="200" Text="Custom font regular" FontWeight="Normal" FontStyle="Normal" FontFamily="avares://ControlCatalog/Assets/Fonts#Source Sans Pro"/>
-            <TextBox Width="200" Text="Custom font bold" FontWeight="Bold" FontStyle="Normal" FontFamily="avares://ControlCatalog/Assets/Fonts#Source Sans Pro"/>
-            <TextBox Width="200" Text="Custom font italic" FontWeight="Normal" FontStyle="Italic" FontFamily="/Assets/Fonts/SourceSansPro-Italic.ttf#Source Sans Pro"/>
-            <TextBox Width="200" Text="Custom font italic bold" FontWeight="Bold" FontStyle="Italic" FontFamily="/Assets/Fonts/SourceSansPro-*.ttf#Source Sans Pro"/>
-        </StackPanel>
+      <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Spacing="8">
+        <Label Classes="h2" Target="{Binding #firstResMFont}">res_m fonts</Label>
+        <TextBox Width="200" x:Name="firstResMFont" Text="Custom font regular" FontWeight="Normal" FontStyle="Normal" FontFamily="resm:ControlCatalog.Assets.Fonts?assembly=ControlCatalog#Source Sans Pro"/>
+        <TextBox Width="200" Text="Custom font bold" FontWeight="Bold" FontStyle="Normal" FontFamily="resm:ControlCatalog.Assets.Fonts?assembly=ControlCatalog#Source Sans Pro"/>
+        <TextBox Width="200" Text="Custom font italic" FontWeight="Normal" FontStyle="Italic" FontFamily="resm:ControlCatalog.Assets.Fonts.SourceSansPro-Italic.ttf?assembly=ControlCatalog#Source Sans Pro"/>
+        <TextBox Width="200" Text="Custom font italic bold" FontWeight="Bold" FontStyle="Italic" FontFamily="resm:ControlCatalog.Assets.Fonts.SourceSansPro-*.ttf?assembly=ControlCatalog#Source Sans Pro"/>
+      </StackPanel>
+
+      <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Spacing="8">
+        <Label Classes="h2" Target="{Binding #firstResFont}">_res fonts</Label>
+        <TextBox Width="200" x:Name="firstResFont" Text="Custom font regular" FontWeight="Normal" FontStyle="Normal" FontFamily="avares://ControlCatalog/Assets/Fonts#Source Sans Pro"/>
+        <TextBox Width="200" Text="Custom font bold" FontWeight="Bold" FontStyle="Normal" FontFamily="avares://ControlCatalog/Assets/Fonts#Source Sans Pro"/>
+        <TextBox Width="200" Text="Custom font italic" FontWeight="Normal" FontStyle="Italic" FontFamily="/Assets/Fonts/SourceSansPro-Italic.ttf#Source Sans Pro"/>
+        <TextBox Width="200" Text="Custom font italic bold" FontWeight="Bold" FontStyle="Italic" FontFamily="/Assets/Fonts/SourceSansPro-*.ttf#Source Sans Pro"/>
       </StackPanel>
+    </StackPanel>
   </StackPanel>
 </UserControl>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Label.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Label.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76708b8f00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Label.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Text;
+using Avalonia.Controls.Primitives;
+using Avalonia.Controls.Templates;
+using Avalonia.Data;
+using Avalonia.Input;
+using Avalonia.Interactivity;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Controls
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Label control. Focuses <see cref="Target"/> on pointer click or access key press (Alt + accessKey)
+    /// </summary>
+    public class Label : ContentControl
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Defines the <see cref="Target"/> Direct property
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly DirectProperty<Label, IInputElement> TargetProperty =
+            AvaloniaProperty.RegisterDirect<Label, IInputElement>(nameof(Target), lbl => lbl.Target, (lbl, inp) => lbl.Target = inp);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Label focus target storage field
+        /// </summary>
+        private IInputElement _target;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Label focus Target
+        /// </summary>
+        public IInputElement Target
+        {
+            get => _target;
+            set => SetAndRaise(TargetProperty, ref _target, value);
+        }
+
+        static Label()
+        {
+            AccessKeyHandler.AccessKeyPressedEvent.AddClassHandler<Label>((lbl, args) => lbl.LabelActivated(args));
+            // IsTabStopProperty.OverrideDefaultValue<Label>(false)
+            FocusableProperty.OverrideDefaultValue<Label>(false);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes instance of <see cref="Label"/> control
+        /// </summary>
+        public Label()
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Method which focuses <see cref="Target"/> input element
+        /// </summary>
+        private void LabelActivated(RoutedEventArgs args)
+        {
+            Target?.Focus();
+            args.Handled = Target != null;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Handler of <see cref="IInputElement.PointerPressed"/> event
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="e">Event Arguments</param>
+        protected override void OnPointerPressed(PointerPressedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (e.GetCurrentPoint(this).Properties.PointerUpdateKind == PointerUpdateKind.LeftButtonPressed)
+            {
+                LabelActivated(e);
+            }
+            base.OnPointerPressed(e);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Presenters/ContentPresenter.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Presenters/ContentPresenter.cs
index 3fd927afa3..b28927c969 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Presenters/ContentPresenter.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Presenters/ContentPresenter.cs
@@ -85,10 +85,19 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Presenters
         public static readonly StyledProperty<Thickness> PaddingProperty =
             Decorator.PaddingProperty.AddOwner<ContentPresenter>();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Defines the <see cref="RecognizesAccessKey"/> property
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly DirectProperty<ContentPresenter, bool> RecognizesAccessKeyProperty =
+            AvaloniaProperty.RegisterDirect<ContentPresenter, bool>(
+                nameof(RecognizesAccessKey),
+                cp => cp.RecognizesAccessKey, (cp, value) => cp.RecognizesAccessKey = value);
+
         private IControl _child;
         private bool _createdChild;
         private IRecyclingDataTemplate _recyclingDataTemplate;
         private readonly BorderRenderHelper _borderRenderer = new BorderRenderHelper();
+        private bool _recognizesAccessKey;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes static members of the <see cref="ContentPresenter"/> class.
@@ -208,6 +217,15 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Presenters
             set { SetValue(PaddingProperty, value); }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determine if <see cref="ContentPresenter"/> should use <see cref="AccessText"/> in its style
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool RecognizesAccessKey
+        {
+            get => _recognizesAccessKey;
+            set => SetAndRaise(RecognizesAccessKeyProperty, ref _recognizesAccessKey, value);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the host content control.
         /// </summary>
@@ -311,7 +329,12 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Presenters
 
             if (content != null && newChild == null)
             {
-                var dataTemplate = this.FindDataTemplate(content, ContentTemplate) ?? FuncDataTemplate.Default;
+                var dataTemplate = this.FindDataTemplate(content, ContentTemplate) ?? 
+                    (
+                        RecognizesAccessKey 
+                            ? FuncDataTemplate.Access 
+                            : FuncDataTemplate.Default
+                    );
 
                 if (dataTemplate is IRecyclingDataTemplate rdt)
                 {
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Templates/FuncDataTemplate.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Templates/FuncDataTemplate.cs
index 1afd86a11e..5dff13997e 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Templates/FuncDataTemplate.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Templates/FuncDataTemplate.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Reactive.Linq;
+using Avalonia.Controls.Primitives;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Controls.Templates
 {
@@ -30,6 +31,31 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Templates
                 },
                 true);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The default data template used in the case where no matching data template is found
+        /// but <see cref="AccessText"/> should be used.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly FuncDataTemplate Access =
+            new FuncDataTemplate<object>(
+                (data, s) =>
+                {
+                    if (data != null)
+                    {
+                        var result = new AccessText();
+                        result.Bind(TextBlock.TextProperty,
+                            result.GetObservable(Control.DataContextProperty).Select(x => x?.ToString()));
+                        return result;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        return null;
+                    }
+                },
+                true);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The implementation of the <see cref="Match"/> method.
+        /// </summary>
         private readonly Func<object, bool> _match;
         private readonly bool _supportsRecycling;
 
@@ -42,7 +68,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Templates
         /// </param>
         /// <param name="supportsRecycling">Whether the control can be recycled.</param>
         public FuncDataTemplate(
-            Type type, 
+            Type type,
             Func<object, INameScope, IControl> build,
             bool supportsRecycling = false)
             : this(o => IsInstance(o, type), build, supportsRecycling)
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/DefaultTheme.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/DefaultTheme.xaml
index 625b409598..107fc07875 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/DefaultTheme.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/DefaultTheme.xaml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
   <StyleInclude Source="resm:Avalonia.Themes.Default.CaptionButtons.xaml?assembly=Avalonia.Themes.Default"/>
   <StyleInclude Source="resm:Avalonia.Themes.Default.ComboBox.xaml?assembly=Avalonia.Themes.Default"/>
   <StyleInclude Source="resm:Avalonia.Themes.Default.ComboBoxItem.xaml?assembly=Avalonia.Themes.Default"/>
-  <StyleInclude Source="resm:Avalonia.Themes.Default.ContentControl.xaml?assembly=Avalonia.Themes.Default"/>  
+  <StyleInclude Source="resm:Avalonia.Themes.Default.ContentControl.xaml?assembly=Avalonia.Themes.Default"/>
+  <StyleInclude Source="resm:Avalonia.Themes.Default.Label.xaml?assembly=Avalonia.Themes.Default"/>
   <StyleInclude Source="resm:Avalonia.Themes.Default.GridSplitter.xaml?assembly=Avalonia.Themes.Default"/>
   <StyleInclude Source="resm:Avalonia.Themes.Default.ItemsControl.xaml?assembly=Avalonia.Themes.Default"/>
   <StyleInclude Source="resm:Avalonia.Themes.Default.ListBox.xaml?assembly=Avalonia.Themes.Default"/>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Label.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Label.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d93381aa69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Label.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<Style xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui" Selector="Label">
+  <Setter Property="Padding" Value="3"/>
+  <Setter Property="Template">
+    <ControlTemplate>
+      <ContentPresenter Name="PART_ContentPresenter"
+                        Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
+                        BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
+                        BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
+                        ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
+                        Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
+                        Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
+                        RecognizesAccessKey="True"
+                        VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
+                        HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"/>
+    </ControlTemplate>
+  </Setter>
+</Style>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/FluentTheme.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/FluentTheme.xaml
index 90c0f55b68..4e0e4fe862 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/FluentTheme.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/FluentTheme.xaml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
   <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/CheckBox.xaml"/>
   <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/ComboBox.xaml"/>
   <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/ComboBoxItem.xaml"/>
-  <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/ContentControl.xaml"/>  
+  <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/ContentControl.xaml"/>
+  <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Label.xaml"/>
   <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/GridSplitter.xaml"/>
   <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/ItemsControl.xaml"/>
   <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/ListBox.xaml"/>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Label.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Label.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d93381aa69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Label.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<Style xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui" Selector="Label">
+  <Setter Property="Padding" Value="3"/>
+  <Setter Property="Template">
+    <ControlTemplate>
+      <ContentPresenter Name="PART_ContentPresenter"
+                        Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
+                        BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
+                        BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
+                        ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
+                        Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
+                        Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
+                        RecognizesAccessKey="True"
+                        VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
+                        HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"/>
+    </ControlTemplate>
+  </Setter>
+</Style>