diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
index 3955b00fb..ffe7f53c8 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
@@ -79,9 +79,8 @@ import {
   generateDownloadSignedUrl,
   generateUploadFilePathName,
 } from '../utils/uploads'
-import { getRepository } from 'typeorm'
-import { Link } from '../entity/link'
 import { Label } from '../entity/label'
+import { labelsLoader } from '../services/labels'
 
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
 type ResultResolveType = {
@@ -428,11 +427,9 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
         ctx.models
       )
     },
-    async labels(article: { linkId: string }): Promise<Label[] | undefined> {
-      const link = await getRepository(Link).findOne(article.linkId, {
-        relations: ['labels'],
-      })
-      return link?.labels
+    async labels(article: { linkId: string }): Promise<Label[]> {
+      // retrieve labels for the link
+      return labelsLoader.load(article.linkId)
     },
   },
   ArticleSavingRequest: {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/labels/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/labels/index.ts
index a2d369f03..53ac4012b 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/labels/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/labels/index.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { getManager, getRepository, ILike } from 'typeorm'
 import { setClaims } from '../../entity/utils'
 import { Link } from '../../entity/link'
 import { LinkLabel } from '../../entity/link_label'
+import { labelsLoader } from '../../services/labels'
 
 export const labelsResolver = authorized<LabelsSuccess, LabelsError>(
   async (_obj, _params, { claims: { uid }, log }) => {
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ export const deleteLabelResolver = authorized<
       label,
     }
   } catch (error) {
-    log.error(error)
+    log.error('error', error)
     return {
       errorCodes: [DeleteLabelErrorCode.BadRequest],
     }
@@ -226,6 +227,9 @@ export const setLabelsResolver = authorized<
         .save(labels.map((label) => ({ link, label })))
     })
 
+    // clear cache
+    labelsLoader.clear(linkId)
+
     analytics.track({
       userId: uid,
       event: 'setLabels',
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/labels.ts b/packages/api/src/services/labels.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b630b373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/labels.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import DataLoader from 'dataloader'
+import { Label } from '../entity/label'
+import { getRepository, In } from 'typeorm'
+import { Link } from '../entity/link'
+
+const batchGetLabelsFromLinkIds = async (
+  linkIds: readonly string[]
+): Promise<Label[][]> => {
+  const links = await getRepository(Link).find({
+    where: { id: In(linkIds as string[]) },
+    relations: ['labels'],
+  })
+
+  return linkIds.map(
+    (linkId) => links.find((link) => link.id === linkId)?.labels || []
+  )
+}
+
+export const labelsLoader = new DataLoader(batchGetLabelsFromLinkIds)
diff --git a/packages/api/test/services/labels.test.ts b/packages/api/test/services/labels.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..354af4e44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/test/services/labels.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import 'mocha'
+import { expect } from 'chai'
+import 'chai/register-should'
+import { labelsLoader } from '../../src/services/labels'
+import {
+  createTestLabel,
+  createTestLink,
+  createTestPage,
+  createTestUser,
+  deleteTestUser,
+} from '../db'
+import { getRepository } from 'typeorm'
+import { LinkLabel } from '../../src/entity/link_label'
+import { Label } from '../../src/entity/label'
+import { Link } from '../../src/entity/link'
+
+describe('batch get labels from linkIds', () => {
+  let username = 'testUser'
+  let labels: Label[] = []
+  let link: Link
+
+  before(async () => {
+    // create test user
+    const user = await createTestUser(username)
+
+    // Create some test links
+    const page = await createTestPage()
+    link = await createTestLink(user, page)
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+      //  create testing labels
+      const label = await createTestLabel(user, `label_${i}`, '#d55757')
+      //  set label to a link
+      await getRepository(LinkLabel).save({
+        link: link,
+        label: label,
+      })
+      labels.push(label)
+    }
+  })
+
+  after(async () => {
+    // clean up
+    await deleteTestUser(username)
+  })
+
+  it('should return a list of label from one link', async () => {
+    const result = await labelsLoader.load(link.id)
+
+    expect(result).length(3)
+    expect(result[0].id).to.eql(labels[0].id)
+    expect(result[1].id).to.eql(labels[1].id)
+    expect(result[2].id).to.eql(labels[2].id)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/web/lib/networking/queries/useGetArticleQuery.tsx b/packages/web/lib/networking/queries/useGetArticleQuery.tsx
index 2f511c61c..257edaa5c 100644
--- a/packages/web/lib/networking/queries/useGetArticleQuery.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/lib/networking/queries/useGetArticleQuery.tsx
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ const query = gql`
           highlights(input: { includeFriends: $includeFriendsHighlights }) {
             ...HighlightFields
           }
+          labels {
+            ...LabelFields
+          }
         }
       }
       ... on ArticleError {
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ const query = gql`
   }
   ${articleFragment}
   ${highlightFragment}
+  ${labelFragment}
 `
 export const cacheArticle = (
   mutate: ScopedMutator,
diff --git a/packages/web/lib/networking/queries/useGetLibraryItemsQuery.tsx b/packages/web/lib/networking/queries/useGetLibraryItemsQuery.tsx
index cafef6ae3..d6ab3ac4e 100644
--- a/packages/web/lib/networking/queries/useGetLibraryItemsQuery.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/lib/networking/queries/useGetLibraryItemsQuery.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { articleFragment } from '../fragments/articleFragment'
 import { setLinkArchivedMutation } from '../mutations/setLinkArchivedMutation'
 import { deleteLinkMutation } from '../mutations/deleteLinkMutation'
 import { articleReadingProgressMutation } from '../mutations/articleReadingProgressMutation'
+import { labelFragment } from '../fragments/labelFragment'
 
 export type LibraryItemsQueryInput = {
   limit: number
@@ -89,6 +90,9 @@ export function useGetLibraryItemsQuery({
             cursor
             node {
               ...ArticleFields
+              labels {
+                ...LabelFields
+              }
               originalArticleUrl
             }
           }
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ export function useGetLibraryItemsQuery({
       }
     }
     ${articleFragment}
+    ${labelFragment}
   `
 
   const variables = {