diff --git a/packages/web/components/elements/Label.tsx b/packages/web/components/elements/Label.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a666e0b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/components/elements/Label.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { styled } from './../tokens/stitches.config'
+import { Root, Image, Fallback } from '@radix-ui/react-avatar'
+import { StyledText } from './StyledText'
+
+type LabelProps = {
+  text: string
+  color: string // expected to be a RGB hex color string
+}
+
+export function Label(props: LabelProps): JSX.Element {
+  const hexToRgb = (hex: string) => {
+    var bigint = parseInt(hex.substring(1), 16);
+    var r = (bigint >> 16) & 255;
+    var g = (bigint >> 8) & 255;
+    var b = bigint & 255;
+
+    return [r,g,b];
+  }
+  const color = hexToRgb(props.color)
+  return (
+    <StyledText
+      css={{
+        margin: '4px',
+        borderRadius: '32px',
+        color: props.color,
+        padding: '4px 8px 4px 8px',
+        border: `1px solid ${props.color}`,
+        backgroundColor: `rgba(${color[0]}, ${color[1]}, ${color[2]}, 0.3)`,
+      }}
+    >
+      {props.text}
+    </StyledText>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/web/components/templates/article/ArticleContainer.tsx b/packages/web/components/templates/article/ArticleContainer.tsx
index 0611b2c09..4058b32d5 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/templates/article/ArticleContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/templates/article/ArticleContainer.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { ShareArticleModal } from './ShareArticleModal'
 import { userPersonalizationMutation } from '../../../lib/networking/mutations/userPersonalizationMutation'
 import { webBaseURL } from '../../../lib/appConfig'
 import { updateThemeLocally } from '../../../lib/themeUpdater'
+import { EditLabelsModal } from './EditLabelsModal'
 
 type ArticleContainerProps = {
   viewerUsername: string
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ type ArticleContainerProps = {
 
 export function ArticleContainer(props: ArticleContainerProps): JSX.Element {
   const [showShareModal, setShowShareModal] = useState(false)
+  const [showLabelsModal, setShowLabelsModal] = useState(false)
   const [showNotesSidebar, setShowNotesSidebar] = useState(false)
   const [showReportIssuesModal, setShowReportIssuesModal] = useState(false)
   const [fontSize, setFontSize] = useState(props.fontSize ?? 20)
@@ -56,6 +58,9 @@ export function ArticleContainer(props: ArticleContainerProps): JSX.Element {
         case 'decrementFontSize':
           updateFontSize(Math.max(fontSize - 2, 10))
           break
+        case 'editLabels':
+          setShowLabelsModal(true)
+          break
       }
     })
   )
@@ -234,6 +239,11 @@ export function ArticleContainer(props: ArticleContainerProps): JSX.Element {
           onOpenChange={(open: boolean) => setShowShareModal(open)}
         />
       )}
+      {showLabelsModal && (
+        <EditLabelsModal article={props.article} labels={[ /* props.article.labels */]} onOpenChange={() => {
+          setShowLabelsModal(false)
+        }} />
+      )}
     </>
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/web/components/templates/article/EditLabelsModal.tsx b/packages/web/components/templates/article/EditLabelsModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b266e05c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/components/templates/article/EditLabelsModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import {
+  ModalRoot,
+  ModalContent,
+  ModalOverlay,
+} from '../../elements/ModalPrimitives'
+import { HStack, SpanBox, VStack } from '../../elements/LayoutPrimitives'
+import { Button } from '../../elements/Button'
+import { StyledText } from '../../elements/StyledText'
+import { CrossIcon } from '../../elements/images/CrossIcon'
+import { theme } from '../../tokens/stitches.config'
+import { useGetLabelsQuery } from '../../../lib/networking/queries/useGetLabelsQuery'
+import { ChangeEvent, useCallback, useState } from 'react'
+import { Label } from '../../elements/Label'
+import { ArticleAttributes } from '../../../lib/networking/queries/useGetArticleQuery'
+import { setLabelsMutation } from '../../../lib/networking/mutations/setLabelsMutation'
+
+type EditLabelsModalProps = {
+  labels: string[]
+  article: ArticleAttributes
+  onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void
+}
+
+export function EditLabelsModal(
+  props: EditLabelsModalProps
+): JSX.Element {
+  const [selectedLabels, setSelectedLabels] = useState(props.labels)
+  const { labels, revalidate, isValidating } = useGetLabelsQuery()
+
+  const saveAndExit = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (selectedLabels.length > 0) {
+      const result = await setLabelsMutation(
+        props.article.id,
+        selectedLabels,
+      )
+      console.log('result of setting labels', result)
+    }
+    props.onOpenChange(false)
+  }, [selectedLabels, props.onOpenChange])
+
+  const handleChange = useCallback((event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const label = event.target.value
+    if (event.target.checked) {
+      setSelectedLabels([...selectedLabels, label])
+    } else {
+      setSelectedLabels(selectedLabels.filter((l) => l !== label))
+    }
+  }, [selectedLabels, setSelectedLabels])
+
+  return (
+    <ModalRoot defaultOpen onOpenChange={saveAndExit}>
+      <ModalOverlay />
+      <ModalContent
+        onPointerDownOutside={(event) => {
+          event.preventDefault()
+        }}
+        css={{ overflow: 'auto', p: '0' }}
+      >
+        <VStack distribution="start" css={{ p: '0' }}>
+          <HStack
+            distribution="between"
+            alignment="center"
+            css={{ width: '100%' }}
+          >
+            <StyledText style="modalHeadline" css={{ p: '16px' }}>Edit Labels</StyledText>
+            <Button
+              css={{ pt: '16px', pr: '16px' }}
+              style="ghost"
+              onClick={() => {
+                props.onOpenChange(false)
+              }}
+            >
+              <CrossIcon
+                size={20}
+                strokeColor={theme.colors.grayText.toString()}
+              />
+            </Button>
+          </HStack>
+          {labels && labels.map((label) => (
+            <HStack key={label.id} css={{ height: '50px', verticalAlign: 'middle' }} onClick={() => {
+              if (selectedLabels.includes(label.id)) {
+                setSelectedLabels(selectedLabels.filter((id) => id !== label.id))
+              } else {
+                setSelectedLabels([...selectedLabels, label.id])
+              }
+            }}>
+               <Label color={label.color} text={label.name} />
+               <input
+                type="checkbox"
+                value={label.id}
+                onChange={handleChange}
+                checked={selectedLabels.includes(label.id)}
+              />
+            </HStack>
+          ))}
+          <HStack css={{ width: '100%', mb: '16px' }} alignment="center">
+            <Button style="ctaDarkYellow" onClick={saveAndExit}>Save</Button>
+          </HStack>
+        </VStack>
+      </ModalContent>
+    </ModalRoot>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/web/lib/keyboardShortcuts/navigationShortcuts.ts b/packages/web/lib/keyboardShortcuts/navigationShortcuts.ts
index 3bf61288f..29c5eff7e 100644
--- a/packages/web/lib/keyboardShortcuts/navigationShortcuts.ts
+++ b/packages/web/lib/keyboardShortcuts/navigationShortcuts.ts
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ type ArticleKeyboardAction =
   | 'openOriginalArticle'
   | 'incrementFontSize'
   | 'decrementFontSize'
+  | 'editLabels'
 
 export function articleKeyboardCommands(
   actionHandler: (action: ArticleKeyboardAction) => void
@@ -233,5 +234,11 @@ export function articleKeyboardCommands(
       shortcutKeyDescription: '-',
       callback: () => actionHandler('decrementFontSize'),
     },
+    {
+      shortcutKeys: ['l'],
+      actionDescription: 'Edit labels',
+      shortcutKeyDescription: 'l',
+      callback: () => actionHandler('editLabels'),
+    },
   ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/web/lib/networking/mutations/setLabelsMutation.ts b/packages/web/lib/networking/mutations/setLabelsMutation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3136daa23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/lib/networking/mutations/setLabelsMutation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { gql } from 'graphql-request'
+import { gqlFetcher } from '../networkHelpers'
+
+export async function setLabelsMutation(
+  linkId: string,
+  labelIds: string[],
+): Promise<unknown> {
+  const mutation = gql`
+  mutation SetLabels($input: SetLabelsInput!) {
+    setLabels(input: $input) {
+      ... on SetLabelsSuccess {
+        labels {
+          id
+        }
+      }
+      ... on SetLabelsError {
+        errorCodes
+      }
+    }
+  }`
+
+  try {
+    const data = await gqlFetcher(mutation, { input: { linkId, labelIds }})
+    return data
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log('SetLabelsOutput error', error)
+    return undefined
+  }
+}