diff --git a/django/newforms/forms.py b/django/newforms/forms.py
index 0b4687bcf3..5964c9cc5e 100644
--- a/django/newforms/forms.py
+++ b/django/newforms/forms.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Form classes
 from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict, MultiValueDict
 from django.utils.html import escape
 from fields import Field
-from widgets import TextInput, Textarea, HiddenInput, MultipleHiddenInput
+from widgets import flatatt, TextInput, Textarea, HiddenInput, MultipleHiddenInput
 from util import StrAndUnicode, ErrorDict, ErrorList, ValidationError
 
 __all__ = ('BaseForm', 'Form')
@@ -247,17 +247,20 @@ class BoundField(StrAndUnicode):
         return self.field.widget.value_from_datadict(self.form.data, self.html_name)
     data = property(_data)
 
-    def label_tag(self, contents=None):
+    def label_tag(self, contents=None, attrs=None):
         """
         Wraps the given contents in a <label>, if the field has an ID attribute.
         Does not HTML-escape the contents. If contents aren't given, uses the
         field's HTML-escaped label.
+
+        If attrs are given, they're used as HTML attributes on the <label> tag.
         """
         contents = contents or escape(self.label)
         widget = self.field.widget
         id_ = widget.attrs.get('id') or self.auto_id
         if id_:
-            contents = '<label for="%s">%s</label>' % (widget.id_for_label(id_), contents)
+            attrs = attrs and flatatt(attrs) or ''
+            contents = '<label for="%s"%s>%s</label>' % (widget.id_for_label(id_), attrs, contents)
         return contents
 
     def _is_hidden(self):
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py
index 2ae10dc0d6..336edf6cb7 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py
@@ -2593,6 +2593,15 @@ field an "id" attribute.
 <input type="submit" />
 </form>
 
+The label_tag() method takes an optional attrs argument: a dictionary of HTML
+attributes to add to the <label> tag.
+>>> f = UserRegistration(auto_id='id_%s')
+>>> for bf in f:
+...     print bf.label_tag(attrs={'class': 'pretty'})
+<label for="id_username" class="pretty">Username</label>
+<label for="id_password1" class="pretty">Password1</label>
+<label for="id_password2" class="pretty">Password2</label>
+
 To display the errors that aren't associated with a particular field -- e.g.,
 the errors caused by Form.clean() -- use {{ form.non_field_errors }} in the
 template. If used on its own, it is displayed as a <ul> (or an empty string, if