diff --git a/app/common/xmlutils.cpp b/app/common/xmlutils.cpp
index 087648822..9bea8f3b0 100644
--- a/app/common/xmlutils.cpp
+++ b/app/common/xmlutils.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Node* XMLLoadNode(QXmlStreamReader* reader)
   QString node_id;
   quintptr node_ptr = 0;
   QPointF node_pos;
+  QString node_label;
 
   XMLAttributeLoop(reader, attr) {
     if (attr.name() == QStringLiteral("id")) {
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ Node* XMLLoadNode(QXmlStreamReader* reader)
         node_pos.setX(pos.at(0).toDouble());
         node_pos.setY(pos.at(1).toDouble());
       }
+    } else if (attr.name() == QStringLiteral("label")) {
+      node_label = attr.value().toString();
     }
   }
 
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ Node* XMLLoadNode(QXmlStreamReader* reader)
   if (node) {
     node->setProperty("xml_ptr", node_ptr);
     node->SetPosition(node_pos);
+    node->SetLabel(node_label);
   } else {
     qWarning() << "Failed to load" << node_id << "- no node with that ID is installed";
   }
diff --git a/app/node/node.cpp b/app/node/node.cpp
index 0aa807240..5b1111eba 100644
--- a/app/node/node.cpp
+++ b/app/node/node.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ void Node::Save(QXmlStreamWriter *writer, const QString &custom_name) const
                          QStringLiteral("%1:%2").arg(QString::number(GetPosition().x()),
                                                      QString::number(GetPosition().y())));
 
+  writer->writeAttribute(QStringLiteral("label"),
+                         GetLabel());
+
   foreach (NodeParam* param, parameters()) {
     param->Save(writer);
   }
@@ -277,6 +280,20 @@ QList<NodeOutput *> Node::GetOutputs() const
   return {output_};
 }
 
+const QString &Node::GetLabel() const
+{
+  return label_;
+}
+
+void Node::SetLabel(const QString &s)
+{
+  if (label_ != s) {
+    label_ = s;
+
+    emit LabelChanged(label_);
+  }
+}
+
 void Node::CopyInputs(Node *source, Node *destination, bool include_connections)
 {
   Q_ASSERT(source->id() == destination->id());
@@ -295,6 +312,9 @@ void Node::CopyInputs(Node *source, Node *destination, bool include_connections)
       NodeInput::CopyValues(src, dst, include_connections);
     }
   }
+
+  destination->SetPosition(source->GetPosition());
+  destination->SetLabel(source->GetLabel());
 }
 
 bool Node::CanBeDeleted() const
diff --git a/app/node/node.h b/app/node/node.h
index 6497082cb..29d96313f 100644
--- a/app/node/node.h
+++ b/app/node/node.h
@@ -359,6 +359,9 @@ public:
 
   QList<NodeOutput*> GetOutputs() const;
 
+  const QString& GetLabel() const;
+  void SetLabel(const QString& s);
+
 protected:
   void AddInput(NodeInput* input);
 
@@ -396,6 +399,11 @@ signals:
    */
   void PositionChanged(const QPointF& pos);
 
+  /**
+   * @brief Signal emitted when SetLabel() is called
+   */
+  void LabelChanged(const QString& s);
+
 private:
   /**
    * @brief Add a parameter to this node
@@ -431,6 +439,11 @@ private:
    */
   QPointF position_;
 
+  /**
+   * @brief Custom user label for node
+   */
+  QString label_;
+
 private slots:
   void InputChanged(const OLIVE_NAMESPACE::TimeRange &range);
 
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewitem.cpp b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewitem.cpp
index 6d7a2f0ee..326f674b3 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewitem.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewitem.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ NodeParamViewItem::NodeParamViewItem(Node *node, QWidget *parent) :
   connect(title_bar_collapse_btn_, &QPushButton::toggled, body_, &NodeParamViewItemBody::setVisible);
   main_layout->addWidget(body_);
 
+  connect(node_, &Node::LabelChanged, this, &NodeParamViewItem::Retranslate);
+
   Retranslate();
 }
 
@@ -111,7 +113,11 @@ void NodeParamViewItem::Retranslate()
 {
   node_->Retranslate();
 
-  title_bar_lbl_->setText(node_->Name());
+  if (node_->GetLabel().isEmpty()) {
+    title_bar_lbl_->setText(node_->Name());
+  } else {
+    title_bar_lbl_->setText(tr("%1 (%2)").arg(node_->GetLabel(), node_->Name()));
+  }
 
   body_->Retranslate();
 }
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewitem.h b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewitem.h
index 5209d68ed..6d6996219 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewitem.h
+++ b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamviewitem.h
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ protected:
   virtual void changeEvent(QEvent *e) override;
 
 private:
-  void Retranslate();
-
   NodeParamViewItemTitleBar* title_bar_;
 
   QLabel* title_bar_lbl_;
@@ -143,6 +141,9 @@ private:
 
   rational time_;
 
+private slots:
+  void Retranslate();
+
 };
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_EXIT
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.cpp b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.cpp
index d6582cff9..4c8c9733a 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "nodeview.h"
 
+#include <QInputDialog>
 #include <QMouseEvent>
 
 #include "core.h"
@@ -208,7 +209,6 @@ void NodeView::Duplicate()
     Node* copy = n->copy();
 
     Node::CopyInputs(n, copy, false);
-    copy->SetPosition(n->GetPosition());
 
     duplicated_nodes.append(copy);
 
@@ -401,6 +401,15 @@ void NodeView::ShowContextMenu(const QPoint &pos)
   m.addSeparator();
 
   if (itemAt(pos)) {
+    QList<NodeViewItem*> selected = scene_.GetSelectedItems();
+
+    if (selected.size() == 1) {
+      QAction* label_action = m.addAction(tr("Label"));
+      connect(label_action, &QAction::triggered, this, &NodeView::ContextMenuLabelNode);
+
+      m.addSeparator();
+    }
+
     QAction* autopos = m.addAction(tr("Auto-Position"));
     connect(autopos, &QAction::triggered, this, &NodeView::AutoPositionDescendents);
   } else {
@@ -462,6 +471,30 @@ void NodeView::AutoPositionDescendents()
   }
 }
 
+void NodeView::ContextMenuLabelNode()
+{
+  QList<Node*> nodes = scene_.GetSelectedNodes();
+
+  if (nodes.isEmpty()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  Node* n = nodes.first();
+
+  bool ok;
+
+  QString s = QInputDialog::getText(this,
+                                    tr("Label Node"),
+                                    tr("Set node label"),
+                                    QLineEdit::Normal,
+                                    n->GetLabel(),
+                                    &ok);
+
+  if (ok) {
+    n->SetLabel(s);
+  }
+}
+
 void NodeView::PlaceNode(NodeViewItem *n, const QPointF &pos)
 {
   QRectF destination_rect = n->rect();
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.h b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.h
index c8ae334a0..2701f4a1d 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.h
+++ b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.h
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ private slots:
    */
   void AutoPositionDescendents();
 
+  /**
+   * @brief Receiver for labelling a node from the context menu
+   */
+  void ContextMenuLabelNode();
+
 };
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_EXIT
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewitem.cpp b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewitem.cpp
index 76b875fe0..45eafa7e2 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewitem.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewitem.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ int NodeViewItem::DefaultItemWidth()
   return QFontMetricsWidth(QFontMetrics(QFont()), "HHHHHHHHHH");;
 }
 
+int NodeViewItem::DefaultMaximumTextWidth()
+{
+  return QFontMetricsWidth(QFontMetrics(QFont()), "HHHHHHHH");;
+}
+
 int NodeViewItem::DefaultItemBorder()
 {
   return QFontMetrics(QFont()).height() / 12;
@@ -262,8 +267,36 @@ void NodeViewItem::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *opti
 
     painter->setPen(app_pal.color(QPalette::Text));
 
+    QString node_label;
+
+    if (node_->GetLabel().isEmpty()) {
+      node_label = node_->ShortName();
+    } else {
+      node_label = node_->GetLabel();
+    }
+
+    {
+      QFont f;
+      QFontMetrics fm(f);
+
+      int max_text_width = DefaultMaximumTextWidth();
+
+      if (QFontMetricsWidth(fm, node_label) > max_text_width) {
+        QString concatenated;
+
+        do {
+          node_label.chop(1);
+          concatenated = QCoreApplication::translate("NodeViewItem", "%1...").arg(node_label);
+        } while (QFontMetricsWidth(fm, concatenated) > max_text_width);
+
+        node_label = concatenated;
+      }
+    }
+
     // Draw the text in a rect (the rect is sized around text already in the constructor)
-    painter->drawText(title_bar_rect_, Qt::AlignCenter, node_->ShortName());
+    painter->drawText(title_bar_rect_,
+                      Qt::AlignCenter,
+                      node_label);
 
   }
 
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewitem.h b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewitem.h
index 2d76eaa98..0a02b7e3e 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewitem.h
+++ b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewitem.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ public:
 
   static int DefaultItemWidth();
 
+  static int DefaultMaximumTextWidth();
+
   static int DefaultItemBorder();
 
   qreal DefaultItemHorizontalPadding() const;
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewscene.cpp b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewscene.cpp
index 628e72517..b7e848996 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewscene.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewscene.cpp
@@ -180,10 +180,12 @@ void NodeViewScene::AddNode(Node* node)
   }
 
   connect(node, &Node::PositionChanged, this, &NodeViewScene::NodePositionChanged);
+  connect(node, &Node::LabelChanged, this, &NodeViewScene::NodeLabelChanged);
 }
 
 void NodeViewScene::RemoveNode(Node *node)
 {
+  disconnect(node, &Node::LabelChanged, this, &NodeViewScene::NodeLabelChanged);
   disconnect(node, &Node::PositionChanged, this, &NodeViewScene::NodePositionChanged);
 
   delete item_map_.take(node);
@@ -243,4 +245,9 @@ void NodeViewScene::NodePositionChanged(const QPointF &pos)
   item_map_.value(static_cast<Node*>(sender()))->SetNodePosition(pos);
 }
 
+void NodeViewScene::NodeLabelChanged()
+{
+  item_map_.value(static_cast<Node*>(sender()))->update();
+}
+
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_EXIT
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewscene.h b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewscene.h
index ee4040c5f..0aa7b67ca 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewscene.h
+++ b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeviewscene.h
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ private slots:
    */
   void NodePositionChanged(const QPointF& pos);
 
+  /**
+   * @brief Receiver for when a node's label has changed
+   */
+  void NodeLabelChanged();
 
 };