diff --git a/src/systems/model_parsing.jl b/src/systems/model_parsing.jl
index 8426967827..f2f61ac1b1 100644
--- a/src/systems/model_parsing.jl
+++ b/src/systems/model_parsing.jl
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ function parse_variable_def!(dict, mod, arg, varclass, kwargs;
         def = nothing, indices::Union{Vector{UnitRange{Int}}, Nothing} = nothing)
     metatypes = [(:connection_type, VariableConnectType),
         (:description, VariableDescription),
+        (:label, VariableLabel),
         (:unit, VariableUnit),
         (:bounds, VariableBounds),
         (:noise, VariableNoiseType),
diff --git a/test/model_parsing.jl b/test/model_parsing.jl
index fa036e7350..bea07c9f73 100644
--- a/test/model_parsing.jl
+++ b/test/model_parsing.jl
@@ -261,13 +261,15 @@ end
 @testset "Metadata in variables" begin
     metadata = Dict(:description => "Variable to test metadata in the Model.structure",
         :input => true, :bounds => (-1, 1), :connection_type => :Flow, :integer => true,
-        :binary => false, :tunable => false, :disturbance => true, :dist => Normal(1, 1))
+        :binary => false, :tunable => false, :disturbance => true, :dist => Normal(1, 1),
+        :label => "MockVariable")
 
     @connector MockMeta begin
         m(t),
         [description = "Variable to test metadata in the Model.structure",
-            input = true, bounds = (-1, 1), connect = Flow, integer = true,
-            binary = false, tunable = false, disturbance = true, dist = Normal(1, 1)]
+            label = "MockVariable", input = true, bounds = (-1, 1), connect = Flow,
+            integer = true, binary = false, tunable = false, disturbance = true,
+            dist = Normal(1, 1)]
     end
 
     for (k, v) in metadata