diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/graphql/CreateLabel.graphql b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/graphql/CreateLabel.graphql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3b438b2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/graphql/CreateLabel.graphql
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+mutation CreateLabel($input: CreateLabelInput!) {
+  createLabel(input: $input) {
+    ... on CreateLabelSuccess {
+      label {
+        id
+        name
+        color
+        description
+        createdAt
+      }
+    }
+    ... on CreateLabelError {
+      errorCodes
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/SavedItemLabelMutations.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/SavedItemLabelMutations.kt
index 39755b22f..e7120536f 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/SavedItemLabelMutations.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/SavedItemLabelMutations.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package app.omnivore.omnivore.networking
 
+import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.CreateLabelMutation
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.SetLabelsMutation
+import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.type.CreateLabelInput
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.type.SetLabelsInput
 
 suspend fun Networker.updateLabelsForSavedItem(input: SetLabelsInput): Boolean {
@@ -11,3 +13,12 @@ suspend fun Networker.updateLabelsForSavedItem(input: SetLabelsInput): Boolean {
     false
   }
 }
+
+suspend fun Networker.createNewLabel(input: CreateLabelInput): CreateLabelMutation.Label? {
+  return try {
+    val result = authenticatedApolloClient().mutation(CreateLabelMutation(input)).execute()
+    return result.data?.createLabel?.onCreateLabelSuccess?.label
+  } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {
+    null
+  }
+}