diff --git a/config/config.php b/config/config.php
index 848e41a..be11bf1 100644
--- a/config/config.php
+++ b/config/config.php
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
  * @author Martin Auswöger <martin@madeyourday.net>
  */
 
+$GLOBALS['TL_HOOKS']['loadLanguageFile'][] = array('MadeYourDay\\Contao\\CustomElements', 'loadLanguageFileHook');
+
 $GLOBALS['BE_FFL']['rsce_list_start'] = 'MadeYourDay\\Contao\\Widget\\ListStart';
 $GLOBALS['BE_FFL']['rsce_list_stop'] = 'MadeYourDay\\Contao\\Widget\\ListStop';
 $GLOBALS['BE_FFL']['rsce_list_item_start'] = 'MadeYourDay\\Contao\\Widget\\ListItemStart';
diff --git a/src/MadeYourDay/Contao/CustomElements.php b/src/MadeYourDay/Contao/CustomElements.php
index 23da70d..f635e07 100644
--- a/src/MadeYourDay/Contao/CustomElements.php
+++ b/src/MadeYourDay/Contao/CustomElements.php
@@ -446,8 +446,16 @@ protected function createDcaItem($fieldPrefix, $fieldName, $fieldConfig, &$palet
 			throw new \Exception('Field name must not start or end with "_" (' . $this->getDcaFieldValue($dc, 'type') . ': ' . $fieldName . ').');
 		}
 
+		if (isset($fieldConfig['label'])) {
+			$fieldConfig['label'] = static::getLabelTranslated($fieldConfig['label']);
+		}
+
 		if ($fieldConfig['inputType'] === 'list') {
 
+			if (isset($fieldConfig['elementLabel'])) {
+				$fieldConfig['elementLabel'] = static::getLabelTranslated($fieldConfig['elementLabel']);
+			}
+
 			$GLOBALS['TL_DCA'][$dc->table]['fields'][$fieldPrefix . $fieldName . '_rsce_list_start'] = array(
 				'label' => $fieldConfig['label'],
 				'inputType' => 'rsce_list_start',
@@ -1003,14 +1011,14 @@ public static function loadConfig()
 			}
 			if (in_array('content', $element['types'])) {
 				$contents[] = '$GLOBALS[\'TL_CTE\'][\'' . $element['contentCategory'] . '\'][\'' . $element['template'] . '\'] = \'MadeYourDay\\\\Contao\\\\Element\\\\CustomElement\';';
-				$contents[] = '$GLOBALS[\'TL_LANG\'][\'CTE\'][\'' . $element['template'] . '\'] = ' . var_export($element['label'], true) . ';';
+				$contents[] = '$GLOBALS[\'TL_LANG\'][\'CTE\'][\'' . $element['template'] . '\'] = \\MadeYourDay\\Contao\\CustomElements::getLabelTranslated(' . var_export($element['label'], true) . ');';
 				if (!empty($element['config']['wrapper']['type'])) {
 					$contents[] = '$GLOBALS[\'TL_WRAPPERS\'][' . var_export($element['config']['wrapper']['type'], true) . '][] = ' . var_export($element['template'], true) . ';';
 				}
 			}
 			if (in_array('module', $element['types'])) {
 				$contents[] = '$GLOBALS[\'FE_MOD\'][\'' . $element['moduleCategory'] . '\'][\'' . $element['template'] . '\'] = \'MadeYourDay\\\\Contao\\\\Element\\\\CustomElement\';';
-				$contents[] = '$GLOBALS[\'TL_LANG\'][\'FMD\'][\'' . $element['template'] . '\'] = ' . var_export($element['label'], true) . ';';
+				$contents[] = '$GLOBALS[\'TL_LANG\'][\'FMD\'][\'' . $element['template'] . '\'] = \\MadeYourDay\\Contao\\CustomElements::getLabelTranslated(' . var_export($element['label'], true) . ');';
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1092,4 +1100,60 @@ protected static function refreshOpcodeCache($path)
 
 		return true;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Reload translated labels if default language file gets loaded
+	 *
+	 * @param  string $name
+	 * @param  string $language
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function loadLanguageFileHook($name, $language)
+	{
+		if ($name === 'default') {
+			static::loadConfig();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return translated label if label configuration contains language keys
+	 *
+	 * @param  array $labelConfig
+	 * @return mixed              Translated label if exists, otherwise $labelConfig
+	 */
+	public static function getLabelTranslated($labelConfig)
+	{
+		if (!is_array($labelConfig)) {
+			return $labelConfig;
+		}
+
+		// Return if it isn't an associative array
+		if (!count(array_filter(array_keys($labelConfig), 'is_string'))) {
+			return $labelConfig;
+		}
+
+		$language = str_replace('-', '_', $GLOBALS['TL_LANGUAGE']);
+		if (isset($labelConfig[$language])) {
+			return $labelConfig[$language];
+		}
+
+		// Try the short language code
+		$language = substr($language, 0, 2);
+		if (isset($labelConfig[$language])) {
+			return $labelConfig[$language];
+		}
+
+		// Fall back to english
+		$language = 'en';
+		if (isset($labelConfig[$language])) {
+			return $labelConfig[$language];
+		}
+
+		// Return the first item that seems to be a language key
+		foreach ($labelConfig as $key => $label) {
+			if (strlen($key) === 2 || substr($key, 2, 1) === '_') {
+				return $label;
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }