diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Automation/Peers/LabelAutomationPeer.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Automation/Peers/LabelAutomationPeer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ea950df7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Automation/Peers/LabelAutomationPeer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using Avalonia.Automation.Peers;
+using Avalonia.Controls.Primitives;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Controls.Automation.Peers
+{
+    public class LabelAutomationPeer : ControlAutomationPeer
+    {
+        public LabelAutomationPeer(Label owner) : base(owner)
+        {
+        }
+
+        override protected string GetClassNameCore()
+        {
+            return "Text";
+        }
+
+        override protected AutomationControlType GetAutomationControlTypeCore()
+        {
+            return AutomationControlType.Text;
+        }
+
+        override protected string GetNameCore()
+        {
+            return AccessText.RemoveAccessKeyMarker(((Label)Owner).Content as string) ?? string.Empty;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Label.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Label.cs
index 5c8a6e0a5b..cabbb5adf7 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Label.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Label.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Text;
+using Avalonia.Automation.Peers;
+using Avalonia.Controls.Automation.Peers;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Primitives;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Templates;
 using Avalonia.Data;
@@ -71,5 +73,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             }
             base.OnPointerPressed(e);
         }
+
+        protected override AutomationPeer OnCreateAutomationPeer()
+        {
+            return new LabelAutomationPeer(this);
+        }
     }
 }