diff --git a/docker/models/containers.py b/docker/models/containers.py
index fb10ba90..493f1804 100644
--- a/docker/models/containers.py
+++ b/docker/models/containers.py
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ class Container(Model):
         if self.attrs.get('Name') is not None:
             return self.attrs['Name'].lstrip('/')
 
+    @property
+    def labels(self):
+        """
+        The labels of a container as dictionary.
+        """
+        result = self.attrs['Config'].get('Labels')
+        return result or {}
+
     @property
     def status(self):
         """
diff --git a/docs/containers.rst b/docs/containers.rst
index 20529b0e..b67a066d 100644
--- a/docs/containers.rst
+++ b/docs/containers.rst
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Container objects
   .. autoattribute:: short_id
   .. autoattribute:: name
   .. autoattribute:: status
+  .. autoattribute:: labels
   .. py:attribute:: attrs
 
     The raw representation of this object from the server.
diff --git a/tests/unit/fake_api.py b/tests/unit/fake_api.py
index 2d0a0b45..2914b63a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/fake_api.py
+++ b/tests/unit/fake_api.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def get_fake_inspect_container(tty=False):
     status_code = 200
     response = {
         'Id': FAKE_CONTAINER_ID,
-        'Config': {'Privileged': True, 'Tty': tty},
+        'Config': {'Labels': {'foo': 'bar'}, 'Privileged': True, 'Tty': tty},
         'ID': FAKE_CONTAINER_ID,
         'Image': 'busybox:latest',
         'Name': 'foobar',
diff --git a/tests/unit/models_containers_test.py b/tests/unit/models_containers_test.py
index ae1bd12a..a5ef4a11 100644
--- a/tests/unit/models_containers_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/models_containers_test.py
@@ -390,6 +390,11 @@ class ContainerTest(unittest.TestCase):
         container.kill(signal=5)
         client.api.kill.assert_called_with(FAKE_CONTAINER_ID, signal=5)
 
+    def test_labels(self):
+        client = make_fake_client()
+        container = client.containers.get(FAKE_CONTAINER_ID)
+        assert container.labels == {'foo': 'bar'}
+
     def test_logs(self):
         client = make_fake_client()
         container = client.containers.get(FAKE_CONTAINER_ID)