diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bef35d2..91ebe84 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@ The base element.
 - **setIndex(z)** - set the z-index of the element (changes rendering order).
 - **setFront()** - put the element in front of its siblings.
 - **setBack()** - put the element in back of its siblings.
+- **setLabel(text)** - set the label text for the top-left corner.
+- **removeLabel()** - remove the label completely.
 
 ###### Content Methods
 
diff --git a/lib/widget.js b/lib/widget.js
index e60e8a0..7b06fec 100644
--- a/lib/widget.js
+++ b/lib/widget.js
@@ -1802,21 +1802,7 @@ function Element(options) {
   this.setContent(options.content || '', true);
 
   if (options.label) {
-    this._label = new Box({
-      screen: this.screen,
-      parent: this,
-      content: options.label,
-      left: 2,
-      top: this.border ? 0 : -1,
-      tags: this.parseTags,
-      shrink: true,
-      style: this.style.label,
-      fixed: true
-    });
-    if (this.screen.autoPadding) {
-      this._label.rleft = -this.ileft + 2;
-      this._label.rtop = -this.itop;
-    }
+    this.setLabel(options.label);
   }
 
   // TODO: Possibly move this to Node for screen.on('mouse', ...).
@@ -2360,6 +2346,37 @@ Element.prototype.clearPos = function(get) {
     lpos.yi, lpos.yl);
 };
 
+Element.prototype.setLabel = function(text) {
+  if (this._label) {
+    if (text) {
+      this._label.setContent(text);
+    } else {
+      this._label.detach();
+      delete this._label;
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+  this._label = new Box({
+    screen: this.screen,
+    parent: this,
+    content: text,
+    left: 2,
+    top: this.border ? 0 : -1,
+    tags: this.parseTags,
+    shrink: true,
+    style: this.style.label,
+    fixed: true
+  });
+  if (this.screen.autoPadding) {
+    this._label.rleft = -this.ileft + 2;
+    this._label.rtop = -this.itop;
+  }
+};
+
+Element.prototype.removeLabel = function() {
+  return this.setLabel(null);
+};
+
 /**
  * Positioning
  */
@@ -4333,7 +4350,12 @@ List.prototype.down = function(offset) {
   this.move(offset || 1);
 };
 
-List.prototype.pick = function(callback) {
+List.prototype.pick = function(label, callback) {
+  if (!callback) {
+    callback = label;
+    label = null;
+  }
+
   var self = this;
   var focused = this.screen.focused;
   if (focused && focused._done) focused._done('stop');
@@ -4346,8 +4368,10 @@ List.prototype.pick = function(callback) {
   this.focus();
   this.show();
   this.select(0);
+  if (label) this.setLabel(label);
   this.screen.render();
   this.once('action', function(el, selected) {
+    if (label) self.removeLabel();
     self.screen.restoreFocus();
     self.hide();
     self.screen.render();