diff --git a/mpegdash/nodes.py b/mpegdash/nodes.py
index 6029bcd..a194037 100644
--- a/mpegdash/nodes.py
+++ b/mpegdash/nodes.py
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.id = None                                        # xs:unsignedInt
         self.group = None                                     # xs:unsignedInt
         self.lang = None                                      # xs:language
+        self.label = None                                     # xs:string
         self.content_type = None                              # xs:string
         self.par = None                                       # RatioType
         self.min_bandwidth = None                             # xs:unsignedInt
@@ -553,6 +554,7 @@ def parse(self, xmlnode):
         self.id = parse_attr_value(xmlnode, 'id', int)
         self.group = parse_attr_value(xmlnode, 'group', int)
         self.lang = parse_attr_value(xmlnode, 'lang', str)
+        self.label = parse_attr_value(xmlnode, 'label', str)
         self.content_type = parse_attr_value(xmlnode, 'contentType', str)
         self.par = parse_attr_value(xmlnode, 'par', str)
         self.min_bandwidth = parse_attr_value(xmlnode, 'minBandwidth', int)
@@ -585,6 +587,7 @@ def write(self, xmlnode):
         write_attr_value(xmlnode, 'id', self.id)
         write_attr_value(xmlnode, 'group', self.group)
         write_attr_value(xmlnode, 'lang', self.lang)
+        write_attr_value(xmlnode, 'label', self.label)
         write_attr_value(xmlnode, 'contentType', self.content_type)
         write_attr_value(xmlnode, 'par', self.par)
         write_attr_value(xmlnode, 'minBandwidth', self.min_bandwidth)
diff --git a/mpegdash/schema/dash-mpd.xsd b/mpegdash/schema/dash-mpd.xsd
index 1c8a7ac..5f69301 100644
--- a/mpegdash/schema/dash-mpd.xsd
+++ b/mpegdash/schema/dash-mpd.xsd
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
         <xs:attribute name="id" type="xs:unsignedInt"/>
         <xs:attribute name="group" type="xs:unsignedInt"/>
         <xs:attribute name="lang" type="xs:language"/>
+        <xs:attribute name="label" type="xs:string" />
         <xs:attribute name="contentType" type="xs:string"/>
         <xs:attribute name="par" type="RatioType"/>
         <xs:attribute name="minBandwidth" type="xs:unsignedInt"/>
diff --git a/tests/mpd-samples/sample-001.mpd b/tests/mpd-samples/sample-001.mpd
index 7b03ee5..570f0fb 100644
--- a/tests/mpd-samples/sample-001.mpd
+++ b/tests/mpd-samples/sample-001.mpd
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
             </Representation>
         </AdaptationSet>
         <!-- Just the audio -->
-        <AdaptationSet mimeType="audio/mp2t">
+        <AdaptationSet mimeType="audio/mp2t" lang="eng" label="English">
             <BaseURL>audio/</BaseURL>
             <!-- We're just going to offer one audio representation, since audio bandwidth isn't very
                  important. -->