diff --git a/gtkcalls_unix.go b/gtkcalls_unix.go
index f4cbe54..c283034 100644
--- a/gtkcalls_unix.go
+++ b/gtkcalls_unix.go
@@ -181,3 +181,22 @@ func gtk_entry_set_text(widget *gtkWidget, text string) {
 func gtk_entry_get_text(widget *gtkWidget) string {
 	return C.GoString((*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(C.gtk_entry_get_text((*C.GtkEntry)(unsafe.Pointer(widget))))))
 }
+
+var _emptystring = [1]C.gchar{0}
+var emptystring = &_emptystring[0]
+
+func gtk_label_new() *gtkWidget {
+	return (*gtkWidget)(unsafe.Pointer(C.gtk_label_new(emptystring)))
+	// TODO left-justify?
+}
+
+func gtk_label_set_text(widget *gtkWidget, text string) {
+	ctext := C.CString(text)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(ctext))
+	C.gtk_label_set_text((*C.GtkLabel)(unsafe.Pointer(widget)),
+		(*C.gchar)(unsafe.Pointer(ctext)))
+}
+
+func gtk_label_get_text(widget *gtkWidget) string {
+	return C.GoString((*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(C.gtk_label_get_text((*C.GtkLabel)(unsafe.Pointer(widget))))))
+}
diff --git a/sysdata_unix.go b/sysdata_unix.go
index 995da4a..fd15e1b 100644
--- a/sysdata_unix.go
+++ b/sysdata_unix.go
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ var classTypes = [nctypes]*classData{
 		text:		gtk_entry_get_text,
 	},
 	c_label:		&classData{
+		make:	gtk_label_new,
+		setText:	gtk_label_set_text,
+		text:		gtk_label_get_text,
 	},
 	c_listbox:		&classData{
 	},