diff --git a/include/gwin/label.h b/include/gwin/label.h
index c11b5c72..3156ca71 100644
--- a/include/gwin/label.h
+++ b/include/gwin/label.h
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
- * @brief		Create a label widget.
- * @details		A label widget is a simple window which has a static text.
+ * @brief				Create a label widget.
+ * @details				A label widget is a simple window which has a static text.
  * 
  * @param[in] widget	The label structure to initialise. If this is NULL, the structure is dynamically allocated.
  * @param[in] pInit		The initialisation parameters to use.
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 GHandle gwinLabelCreate(GLabelObject *widget, GWidgetInit *pInit);
 
+/**
+ * @brief				Border settings for the default rendering routine
+ *
+ * @param[in] gh		The widget handle (must be a list handle)
+ * @param[in] border	Shall a border be rendered?
+ *
+ * @api
+ */
+void gwinLabelSetBorder(GHandle gh, bool_t border);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/releases.txt b/releases.txt
index 20e34b4d..45ec3cbc 100644
--- a/releases.txt
+++ b/releases.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ FEATURE:	ED060SC4 driver by user jpa-
 FIX:		SSD1289 area filling bug fix by user samofab
 FEATURE:	Added gwinListGetSelectedText()
 FEATURE:	Added gwinListSetScroll()
+FEATURE:	Added gwinLabelSetBorder()
 
 
 *** changes after 1.7 ***
diff --git a/src/gwin/label.c b/src/gwin/label.c
index a933b3ac..750cb4fb 100644
--- a/src/gwin/label.c
+++ b/src/gwin/label.c
@@ -21,16 +21,22 @@
 
 #include "gwin/class_gwin.h"
 
-#define GLABEL_FLG_WAUTO		(GWIN_FIRST_CONTROL_FLAG<<0)
-#define GLABEL_FLG_HAUTO		(GWIN_FIRST_CONTROL_FLAG<<1)
+// macros to assist in data type conversions
+#define gh2obj					((GLabelObject *)gh)
 
-// Simple: single line with no wrapping
+// flags for the GLabelObject
+#define GLABEL_FLG_WAUTO		(GWIN_FIRST_CONTROL_FLAG << 0)
+#define GLABEL_FLG_HAUTO		(GWIN_FIRST_CONTROL_FLAG << 1)
+#define GLABEL_FLG_BORDER		(GWIN_FIRST_CONTROL_FLAG << 2)
+
+// simple: single line with no wrapping
 static coord_t getwidth(const char *text, font_t font, coord_t maxwidth) {
 	(void) maxwidth;
+
 	return gdispGetStringWidth(text, font)+2;		// Allow one pixel of padding on each side
 }
 
-// Simple: single line with no wrapping
+// simple: single line with no wrapping
 static coord_t getheight(const char *text, font_t font, coord_t maxwidth) {
 	(void) text;
 	(void) maxwidth;
@@ -47,12 +53,18 @@ static void gwinLabelDefaultDraw(GWidgetObject *gw, void *param) {
 
 	if (gw->g.width != w || gw->g.height != h) {
 		gwinResize(&gw->g, w, h);
+
 		return;
 	}
 
+	// render the text
 	gdispFillStringBox(gw->g.x, gw->g.y, gw->g.width, gw->g.height, gw->text, gw->g.font,
 			(gw->g.flags & GWIN_FLG_ENABLED) ? gw->pstyle->enabled.text : gw->pstyle->disabled.text, gw->pstyle->background,
 			justifyLeft);
+
+	// render the border (if any)
+	if (gw->g.flags & GLABEL_FLG_BORDER)
+		gdispDrawBox(gw->g.x, gw->g.y, gw->g.width, gw->g.height, (gw->g.flags & GWIN_FLG_ENABLED) ? gw->pstyle->enabled.text : gw->pstyle->disabled.text);
 }
 
 static const gwidgetVMT labelVMT = {
@@ -109,12 +121,25 @@ GHandle gwinLabelCreate(GLabelObject *widget, GWidgetInit *pInit) {
 	if (!(widget = (GLabelObject *)_gwidgetCreate(&widget->w, pInit, &labelVMT)))
 		return 0;
 
-	widget->w.g.flags |= flags;
+	// no borders by default
+	widget->w.g.flags &=~ GLABEL_FLG_BORDER;
 
 	gwinSetVisible(&widget->w.g, pInit->g.show);
+
 	return (GHandle)widget;
 }
 
+void gwinLabelSetBorder(GHandle gh, bool_t border) {
+	// is it a valid handle?
+	if (gh->vmt != (gwinVMT *)&labelVMT)
+		return;
+	
+	if (border)
+		gh2obj->w.g.flags |= GLABEL_FLG_BORDER;
+	else
+		gh2obj->w.g.flags &=~ GLABEL_FLG_BORDER;
+}
+
 #endif // GFX_USE_GWIN && GFX_NEED_LABEL
 /** @} */