diff --git a/appview/models/label.go b/appview/models/label.go
index fb79b8ae..d851de2c 100644
--- a/appview/models/label.go
+++ b/appview/models/label.go
@@ -291,18 +291,37 @@ type set = map[string]struct{}
 
 type LabelState struct {
 	inner map[string]set
+	names map[string]string
 }
 
 func NewLabelState() LabelState {
 	return LabelState{
 		inner: make(map[string]set),
+		names: make(map[string]string),
 	}
 }
 
+func (s LabelState) LabelNames() []string {
+	var result []string
+	for key, valset := range s.inner {
+		if valset == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if name, ok := s.names[key]; ok {
+			result = append(result, name)
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
 func (s LabelState) Inner() map[string]set {
 	return s.inner
 }
 
+func (s LabelState) SetName(key, name string) {
+	s.names[key] = name
+}
+
 func (s LabelState) ContainsLabel(l string) bool {
 	if valset, exists := s.inner[l]; exists {
 		if valset != nil {
@@ -348,6 +367,8 @@ func (c *LabelApplicationCtx) ApplyLabelOp(state LabelState, op LabelOp) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	state.names[op.OperandKey] = def.Name
+
 	switch op.Operation {
 	case LabelOperationAdd:
 		// if valueset is empty, init it