diff --git a/label_windows.c b/label_windows.c
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+// 11 april 2015
+#include "uipriv_windows.h"
+
+struct label {
+};
+
+static BOOL onWM_COMMAND(uiControl *c, WORD code, LRESULT *lResult)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+static BOOL onWM_NOTIFY(uiControl *c, NMHDR *nm, LRESULT *lResult)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+static void onWM_DESTROY(uiControl *c)
+{
+	struct label *l = (struct label *) (c->data);
+
+	uiFree(l);
+}
+
+// via http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn742486.aspx#sizingandspacing
+#define labelHeight 8
+
+static void preferredSize(uiControl *c, uiSizing *d, intmax_t *width, intmax_t *height)
+{
+	*width = uiWindowsWindowTextWidth((HWND) uiControlHandle(c));
+	*height = uiDlgUnitsToY(labelHeight, d->sys->baseY);
+}
+
+uiControl *uiNewLabel(const char *text)
+{
+	uiControl *c;
+	struct label *l;
+	uiWindowsNewControlParams p;
+	WCHAR *wtext;
+
+	p.dwExStyle = 0;
+	p.lpClassName = L"static";
+	wtext = toUTF16(text);
+	p.lpWindowName = wtext;
+	// SS_LEFTNOWORDWRAP clips text past the end; SS_NOPREFIX avoids accelerator translation
+	// controls are vertically aligned to the top by default (thanks Xeek in irc.freenode.net/#winapi)
+	p.dwStyle = SS_LEFTNOWORDWRAP | SS_NOPREFIX;
+	p.hInstance = hInstance;
+	p.useStandardControlFont = TRUE;
+	p.onWM_COMMAND = onWM_COMMAND;
+	p.onWM_NOTIFY = onWM_NOTIFY;
+	p.onWM_DESTROY = onWM_DESTROY;
+	c = uiWindowsNewControl(&p);
+	uiFree(wtext);
+
+	c->preferredSize = preferredSize;
+
+	l = uiNew(struct label);
+	c->data = l;
+
+	return c;
+}
+
+char *uiLabelText(uiControl *c)
+{
+	return uiWindowsControlText(c);
+}
+
+void uiLabelSetText(uiControl *c, const char *text)
+{
+	uiWindowsControlSetText(c, text);
+}