diff --git a/cmd/issue.go b/cmd/issue.go
index d582d01..f008f83 100644
--- a/cmd/issue.go
+++ b/cmd/issue.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ func init() {
 	issueCreateCmd.Flags().StringP("repo", "R", "", "Repository in owner/name format")
 	issueCreateCmd.Flags().StringP("title", "t", "", "Title for the issue")
 	issueCreateCmd.Flags().StringP("body", "b", "", "Body for the issue")
+	issueCreateCmd.Flags().StringSliceP("label", "l", nil, "Labels to add (can be specified multiple times)")
 
 	issueCommentCmd.Flags().StringP("repo", "R", "", "Repository in owner/name format")
 	issueCommentCmd.Flags().StringP("body", "b", "", "Comment body")
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@ func init() {
 	issueEditCmd.Flags().StringP("title", "t", "", "New title for the issue")
 	issueEditCmd.Flags().StringP("body", "b", "", "New body for the issue")
 	issueEditCmd.Flags().StringP("state", "s", "", "New state for the issue (open or closed)")
+	issueEditCmd.Flags().StringSlice("add-label", nil, "Labels to add (can be specified multiple times)")
+	issueEditCmd.Flags().StringSlice("remove-label", nil, "Labels to remove (can be specified multiple times)")
 }
 
 func runIssueList(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -233,6 +236,7 @@ func runIssueCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	repo, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("repo")
 	title, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("title")
 	body, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("body")
+	labelNames, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice("label")
 
 	owner, name, err := parseRepo(repo)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -253,9 +257,18 @@ func runIssueCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	var labelIDs []int64
+	if len(labelNames) > 0 {
+		labelIDs, err = resolveLabelIDs(client, owner, name, labelNames)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	issue, _, err := client.CreateIssue(owner, name, gitea.CreateIssueOption{
-		Title: title,
-		Body:  body,
+		Title:  title,
+		Body:   body,
+		Labels: labelIDs,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create issue: %w", err)
@@ -357,6 +370,8 @@ func runIssueEdit(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	title, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("title")
 	body, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("body")
 	stateStr, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("state")
+	addLabelNames, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice("add-label")
+	removeLabelNames, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice("remove-label")
 
 	issueNumber, err := strconv.ParseInt(args[0], 10, 64)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -368,8 +383,8 @@ func runIssueEdit(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if title == "" && body == "" && stateStr == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("at least one of --title, --body, or --state must be provided")
+	if title == "" && body == "" && stateStr == "" && len(addLabelNames) == 0 && len(removeLabelNames) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("at least one of --title, --body, --state, --add-label, or --remove-label must be provided")
 	}
 
 	cfg, err := config.Load()
@@ -405,12 +420,73 @@ func runIssueEdit(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	_, _, err = client.EditIssue(owner, name, issueNumber, editOpt)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to edit issue: %w", err)
+	if title != "" || body != "" || stateStr != "" {
+		_, _, err = client.EditIssue(owner, name, issueNumber, editOpt)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to edit issue: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(addLabelNames) > 0 {
+		labelIDs, err := resolveLabelIDs(client, owner, name, addLabelNames)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		_, _, err = client.AddIssueLabels(owner, name, issueNumber, gitea.IssueLabelsOption{
+			Labels: labelIDs,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to add labels: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(removeLabelNames) > 0 {
+		labelIDs, err := resolveLabelIDs(client, owner, name, removeLabelNames)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		for _, labelID := range labelIDs {
+			_, err = client.DeleteIssueLabel(owner, name, issueNumber, labelID)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove label %d: %w", labelID, err)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("Issue #%d updated\n", issueNumber)
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func resolveLabelIDs(client *api.Client, owner, name string, labelNames []string) ([]int64, error) {
+	if len(labelNames) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	labels, _, err := client.ListRepoLabels(owner, name, gitea.ListLabelsOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list labels: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	labelNameToID := make(map[string]int64)
+	for _, label := range labels {
+		labelNameToID[label.Name] = label.ID
+	}
+
+	var labelIDs []int64
+	var missingLabels []string
+	for _, labelName := range labelNames {
+		labelID, exists := labelNameToID[labelName]
+		if !exists {
+			missingLabels = append(missingLabels, labelName)
+			continue
+		}
+		labelIDs = append(labelIDs, labelID)
+	}
+
+	if len(missingLabels) > 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("labels not found: %s", strings.Join(missingLabels, ", "))
+	}
+
+	return labelIDs, nil
+}