diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Extension/FormExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Extension/FormExtension.php
index 4f96e842111bf..4c4ab2a336521 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Extension/FormExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/TwigBundle/Extension/FormExtension.php
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public function renderLabel(FieldInterface $field, $label = null, array $paramet
         return $this->render($field, 'label', array(
             'field'  => $field,
             'params' => $parameters,
-            'label'  => null !== $label ? $label : ucfirst(strtolower(str_replace('_', ' ', $field->getKey()))),
+            'label'  => null !== $label ? $label : $field->getLabel(),
         ));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Field.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Field.php
index fbb3097c21c4a..a940b4b61f799 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Field.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Field.php
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class Field extends Configurable implements FieldInterface
 
     public function __construct($key = null, array $options = array())
     {
+        $this->addOption('label');
         $this->addOption('data');
         $this->addOption('trim', true);
         $this->addOption('required', true);
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ public function __construct($key = null, array $options = array())
         $this->addOption('value_transformer');
         $this->addOption('normalization_transformer');
 
-        $this->key = (string)$key;
+        $this->key = $key;
 
         if (isset($options['data'])) {
             // Populate the field with fixed data
@@ -169,6 +170,14 @@ public function getName()
         return null === $this->parent ? $this->key : $this->parent->getName().'['.$this->key.']';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function getLabel()
+    {
+        return $this->getOption('label') ?: ucfirst(strtolower(str_replace('_', ' ', $this->key)));
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/FieldInterface.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/FieldInterface.php
index 205d0bd13a335..0df72e046f7ef 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/FieldInterface.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/FieldInterface.php
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ function getKey();
      */
     function getName();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the label of the field.
+     *
+     * @return string  If no label is specified, the label is equal to its key.
+     */
+    function getLabel();
+
     /**
      * Returns the ID of the field.
      *