diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VLabel/VLabel.sass b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VLabel/VLabel.sass
index cc82237a8a1..209004bde2a 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VLabel/VLabel.sass
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VLabel/VLabel.sass
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   font-size: $label-font-size
   letter-spacing: $label-letter-spacing
   min-width: 0
-  opacity: var(--v-medium-emphasis-opacity)
+  opacity: $label-opacity
   overflow: hidden
   text-overflow: ellipsis
   white-space: nowrap
diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VLabel/_variables.scss b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VLabel/_variables.scss
index 1c623a10dce..21b0a6caf40 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VLabel/_variables.scss
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VLabel/_variables.scss
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ $label-display: inline-flex !default;
 $label-error-color: rgb(var(--v-theme-error)) !default;
 $label-font-size: 1rem !default;
 $label-letter-spacing: .009375em !default;
+$label-opacity: var(--v-medium-emphasis-opacity) !default;