diff --git a/cmd/nerdctl/system/system_events_linux_test.go b/cmd/nerdctl/system/system_events_linux_test.go
index 431abdafb0b..79acb2a8b1c 100644
--- a/cmd/nerdctl/system/system_events_linux_test.go
+++ b/cmd/nerdctl/system/system_events_linux_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ func testEventFilterExecutor(data test.Data, helpers test.Helpers) test.Testable
 	return cmd
 }
 
+func testEventLabelFilterExecutor(data test.Data, helpers test.Helpers) test.TestableCommand {
+	helpers.Ensure("pull", testutil.CommonImage)
+
+	cmd := helpers.Command("events", "--filter", data.Labels().Get("filter"), "--format", "json")
+	cmd.WithTimeout(10 * time.Second)
+	cmd.Background()
+
+	helpers.Ensure("run", "--rm", "--label", data.Labels().Get("containerLabel"), testutil.CommonImage)
+
+	return cmd
+}
+
 func TestEventFilters(t *testing.T) {
 	testCase := nerdtest.Setup()
 
@@ -115,6 +127,36 @@ func TestEventFilters(t *testing.T) {
 				"output": "\"Status\":\"unknown\"",
 			}),
 		},
+		{
+			Description: "LabelFilter",
+			Command:     testEventLabelFilterExecutor,
+			Expected: func(data test.Data, helpers test.Helpers) *test.Expected {
+				return &test.Expected{
+					ExitCode: expect.ExitCodeTimeout,
+					Output:   expect.Contains(data.Labels().Get("output")),
+				}
+			},
+			Data: test.WithLabels(map[string]string{
+				"filter":         "label=com.example.app=myapp",
+				"containerLabel": "com.example.app=myapp",
+				"output":         "\"Status\":\"start\"",
+			}),
+		},
+		{
+			Description: "LabelKeyOnlyFilter",
+			Command:     testEventLabelFilterExecutor,
+			Expected: func(data test.Data, helpers test.Helpers) *test.Expected {
+				return &test.Expected{
+					ExitCode: expect.ExitCodeTimeout,
+					Output:   expect.Contains(data.Labels().Get("output")),
+				}
+			},
+			Data: test.WithLabels(map[string]string{
+				"filter":         "label=com.example.app",
+				"containerLabel": "com.example.app=myapp",
+				"output":         "\"Status\":\"start\"",
+			}),
+		},
 	}
 
 	testCase.Run(t)
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/system/events.go b/pkg/cmd/system/events.go
index a544f071b57..66882d31eae 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/system/events.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/system/events.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type EventOut struct {
 	Topic     string
 	Status    Status
 	Event     string
+	Labels    map[string]string
 }
 
 type Status string
@@ -90,6 +91,20 @@ func generateEventFilter(filter, filterValue string) (func(e *EventOut) bool, er
 
 			return strings.EqualFold(string(e.Status), filterValue)
 		}, nil
+	case "LABEL":
+		return func(e *EventOut) bool {
+			if len(e.Labels) == 0 {
+				return false
+			}
+
+			parts := strings.SplitN(filterValue, "=", 2)
+			if len(parts) == 1 {
+				_, ok := e.Labels[parts[0]]
+				return ok
+			}
+
+			return e.Labels[parts[0]] == parts[1]
+		}, nil
 	}
 
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s is an invalid or unsupported filter", filter)
@@ -175,6 +190,7 @@ func Events(ctx context.Context, client *containerd.Client, options types.System
 		if e != nil {
 			var out []byte
 			var id string
+			labels := map[string]string{}
 			if e.Event != nil {
 				v, err := typeurl.UnmarshalAny(e.Event)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -197,8 +213,14 @@ func Events(ctx context.Context, client *containerd.Client, options types.System
 					id = data["container_id"].(string)
 				}
 			}
-
-			eOut := EventOut{e.Timestamp, id, e.Namespace, e.Topic, TopicToStatus(e.Topic), string(out)}
+			if id != "" {
+				if container, err := client.ContainerService().Get(ctx, id); err != nil {
+					log.G(ctx).WithError(err).WithField("containerID", id).Debug("failed to retrieve container labels")
+				} else {
+					labels = container.Labels
+				}
+			}
+			eOut := EventOut{e.Timestamp, id, e.Namespace, e.Topic, TopicToStatus(e.Topic), string(out), labels}
 			match := applyFilters(&eOut, filterMap)
 			if match {
 				if tmpl != nil {