diff --git a/packages/api/src/entity/label.ts b/packages/api/src/entity/label.ts
index b7081e0a7..27ee04da9 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/entity/label.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/entity/label.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import {
   CreateDateColumn,
   Entity,
   JoinColumn,
+  JoinTable,
+  ManyToMany,
   ManyToOne,
   PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
 } from 'typeorm'
@@ -22,9 +24,15 @@ export class Label extends BaseEntity {
   @JoinColumn({ name: 'user_id' })
   user!: User
 
-  @ManyToOne(() => Link)
-  @JoinColumn({ name: 'link_id' })
-  link!: Link
+  @ManyToMany(() => Link, (link) => link.labels)
+  @JoinTable({ name: 'link_labels' })
+  link?: Link
+
+  @Column('text')
+  color!: string
+
+  @Column('text')
+  description?: string
 
   @CreateDateColumn()
   createdAt!: Date
diff --git a/packages/api/src/entity/link.ts b/packages/api/src/entity/link.ts
index cc3550cb1..fcd9ee2f4 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/entity/link.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/entity/link.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import {
   CreateDateColumn,
   Entity,
   JoinColumn,
-  OneToMany,
+  JoinTable,
+  ManyToMany,
   OneToOne,
   PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
   UpdateDateColumn,
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export class Link extends BaseEntity {
   @UpdateDateColumn()
   updatedAt?: Date
 
-  @OneToMany(() => Label, (label) => label.link)
+  @ManyToMany(() => Label, (label) => label.link)
+  @JoinTable({ name: 'link_labels' })
   labels?: Label[]
 }
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/0070.do.update_labels_table.sql b/packages/db/migrations/0070.do.update_labels_table.sql
index 617376715..b3b5518d2 100755
--- a/packages/db/migrations/0070.do.update_labels_table.sql
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/0070.do.update_labels_table.sql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ BEGIN;
 
 ALTER TABLE omnivore.labels
     DROP COLUMN link_id,
-    ADD COLUMN color text,
+    ADD COLUMN color text NOT NULL,
     ADD COLUMN description text,
     ADD CONSTRAINT label_name_unique UNIQUE (user_id, name);