diff --git a/superdesk/io/feeding_services/email.py b/superdesk/io/feeding_services/email.py
index ef11536c05..1469f490bc 100644
--- a/superdesk/io/feeding_services/email.py
+++ b/superdesk/io/feeding_services/email.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # AUTHORS and LICENSE files distributed with this source code, or
 # at https://www.sourcefabric.org/superdesk/license
 
+from typing import List
 import socket
 import imaplib
 
@@ -90,6 +91,13 @@ def authenticate(self, provider: dict, config: dict) -> imaplib.IMAP4_SSL:
 
         return imap
 
+    def parse_extra(self, imap: imaplib.IMAP4_SSL, num: str, parsed_items: List[dict]) -> None:
+        """Parse extra metadata
+
+        This method is called after main parsing, and can be used by subclasses
+        """
+        pass
+
     def _update(self, provider, update, test=False):
         config = provider.get("config", {})
         new_items = []
@@ -110,7 +118,9 @@ def _update(self, provider, update, test=False):
                         if rv == "OK" and not test:
                             try:
                                 parser = self.get_feed_parser(provider, data)
-                                new_items.append(parser.parse(data, provider))
+                                parsed_items = parser.parse(data, provider)
+                                self.parse_extra(imap, num, parsed_items)
+                                new_items.append(parsed_items)
                                 rv, data = imap.store(num, "+FLAGS", "\\Seen")
                             except IngestEmailError:
                                 continue
diff --git a/superdesk/io/feeding_services/gmail.py b/superdesk/io/feeding_services/gmail.py
index 1b5dfaa47a..81b2b6db09 100644
--- a/superdesk/io/feeding_services/gmail.py
+++ b/superdesk/io/feeding_services/gmail.py
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 # AUTHORS and LICENSE files distributed with this source code, or
 # at https://www.sourcefabric.org/superdesk/license
 
+import re
 import imaplib
+from typing import List
 from bson import ObjectId
 from os.path import join
 import time
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+RE_LABELS_STR = re.compile(r"\(X-GM-LABELS \((?P<labels>.*)\)\)")
+RE_LABEL = re.compile(r'"(?P<quoted>(?:[^"\\]|\\.)*)"|(?P<unquoted>\w+)')
 
 
 class GMailFeedingService(EmailFeedingService):
@@ -99,6 +103,32 @@ def authenticate(self, provider: dict, config: dict) -> imaplib.IMAP4_SSL:
         imap.authenticate("XOAUTH2", lambda __: auth_string.encode())
         return imap
 
+    def parse_extra(self, imap: imaplib.IMAP4_SSL, num: str, parsed_items: List[dict]) -> None:
+        """Add GMail labels to parsed_items"""
+        try:
+            # we use GMail IMAP Extensions
+            # https://developers.google.com/gmail/imap/imap-extensions#access_to_gmail_labels_x-gm-labels
+            _, data = imap.fetch(num, "(X-GM-LABELS)")
+            # it seems that there is nothing to help parsing in standard lib
+            # thus we use some regex to get our labels
+            data_bytes = data[0]
+            if not isinstance(data_bytes, bytes):
+                raise ValueError(f"Unexpected data type: {type(data_bytes)}")
+            data_str = data_bytes.decode("utf-7")
+            match_labels_str = RE_LABELS_STR.search(data_str)
+            if match_labels_str is None:
+                raise ValueError(f"Can't find the expected label string in data: {data_str:r}")
+            labels_str = match_labels_str.group(1)
+            labels = [
+                (m.group("quoted") or m.group("unquoted")).replace('\\"', '"') for m in RE_LABEL.finditer(labels_str)
+            ]
+            for parsed_item in parsed_items:
+                subjects = parsed_item.setdefault("subject", [])
+                for label in labels:
+                    subjects.append({"name": label, "qcode": label, "scheme": "gmail_label"})
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("Can't retrieve GMail labels")
+
 
 register_feeding_service(GMailFeedingService)
 register_feeding_service_parser(GMailFeedingService.NAME, "email_rfc822")