diff --git a/src/component-index.js b/src/component-index.js
index b3baf22aed..fc4a72c7fc 100644
--- a/src/component-index.js
+++ b/src/component-index.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ module.exports.components['structures.RoomSubList'] = require('./components/stru
 module.exports.components['structures.SearchBox'] = require('./components/structures/SearchBox');
 module.exports.components['structures.ViewSource'] = require('./components/structures/ViewSource');
 module.exports.components['views.elements.ImageView'] = require('./components/views/elements/ImageView');
+module.exports.components['views.elements.Label'] = require('./components/views/elements/Label');
 module.exports.components['views.elements.Spinner'] = require('./components/views/elements/Spinner');
 module.exports.components['views.globals.GuestWarningBar'] = require('./components/views/globals/GuestWarningBar');
 module.exports.components['views.globals.MatrixToolbar'] = require('./components/views/globals/MatrixToolbar');
diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/Label.js b/src/components/views/elements/Label.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bfbebc3f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/Label.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+var React = require('react');
+
+module.exports = React.createClass({
+    displayName: 'Label',
+
+    propTypes: {
+        label: React.PropTypes.string,
+    },
+
+    getInitialState: function() {
+        return({ label : "LABEL" });
+    },
+
+    render: function() {
+        return (
+            <div>
+                { this.props.label }
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
+});