diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Models/DataModels/FeedItem.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Models/DataModels/FeedItem.swift
index b35a92d31..f4cae84a9 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Models/DataModels/FeedItem.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Models/DataModels/FeedItem.swift
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ public extension FeedItemDep {
     linkedItem.isArchived = isArchived
     linkedItem.contentReader = contentReader
 
-    //    for label in item.labels {
-    // TODO: append labels...and highlights?
-    //    }
+//    for label in labels {
+//      // TODO: fix
+//    }
 
     return linkedItem
   }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/InternalModels/InternalLinkedItem.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/InternalModels/InternalLinkedItem.swift
index df6a2adf2..7c986944e 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/InternalModels/InternalLinkedItem.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/InternalModels/InternalLinkedItem.swift
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ struct InternalLinkedItem {
   let slug: String
   let isArchived: Bool
   let contentReader: String?
-  var labels: [FeedItemLabelDep]
+  var labels: [InternalLinkedItemLabel]
 
   func asManagedObject(inContext context: NSManagedObjectContext) -> LinkedItem {
-    let linkedItem = LinkedItem(entity: LinkedItem.entity(), insertInto: context)
+    let existingItem = LinkedItem.lookup(byID: id, inContext: context)
+    let linkedItem = existingItem ?? LinkedItem(entity: LinkedItem.entity(), insertInto: context)
 
     linkedItem.id = id
     linkedItem.title = title
@@ -42,9 +43,9 @@ struct InternalLinkedItem {
     linkedItem.isArchived = isArchived
     linkedItem.contentReader = contentReader
 
-    //    for label in item.labels {
-    // TODO: append labels
-    //    }
+    for label in labels {
+      linkedItem.addToLabels(label.asManagedObject(inContext: context))
+    }
 
     return linkedItem
   }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/InternalModels/InternalLinkedItemLabel.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/InternalModels/InternalLinkedItemLabel.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..511d5ee92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/InternalModels/InternalLinkedItemLabel.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import CoreData
+import Foundation
+import Models
+
+struct InternalLinkedItemLabel {
+  let id: String
+  let name: String
+  let color: String
+  let createdAt: Date?
+  let labelDescription: String?
+
+  func persist(context: NSManagedObjectContext) -> NSManagedObjectID? {
+    var objectID: NSManagedObjectID?
+
+    context.performAndWait {
+      let label = asManagedObject(inContext: context)
+
+      do {
+        try context.save()
+        logger.debug("NewsletterEmail saved succesfully")
+        objectID = label.objectID
+      } catch {
+        context.rollback()
+        logger.debug("Failed to save NewsletterEmail: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+      }
+    }
+
+    return objectID
+  }
+
+  func asManagedObject(inContext context: NSManagedObjectContext) -> LinkedItemLabel {
+    let existingItem = LinkedItemLabel.lookup(byID: id, inContext: context)
+    let label = existingItem ?? LinkedItemLabel(entity: LinkedItemLabel.entity(), insertInto: context)
+    label.id = id
+    label.name = name
+    label.color = color
+    label.createdAt = createdAt
+    label.labelDescription = labelDescription
+    return label
+  }
+}
+
+extension LinkedItemLabel {
+  static func lookup(byID labelID: String, inContext context: NSManagedObjectContext) -> LinkedItemLabel? {
+    let fetchRequest: NSFetchRequest<Models.LinkedItemLabel> = LinkedItemLabel.fetchRequest()
+    fetchRequest.predicate = NSPredicate(
+      format: "id == %@", labelID
+    )
+
+    var label: LinkedItemLabel?
+
+    context.performAndWait {
+      label = (try? context.fetch(fetchRequest))?.first
+    }
+
+    return label
+  }
+}