diff --git a/spec/line-chart-spec.js b/spec/line-chart-spec.js
index 745df366a..2b142f5a6 100644
--- a/spec/line-chart-spec.js
+++ b/spec/line-chart-spec.js
@@ -123,6 +123,16 @@ describe('dc.lineChart', function () {
             });
         });
 
+        describe('label rendering', function () {
+            beforeEach(function () {
+                chart.renderLabel(true);
+                chart.render();
+            });
+
+            it('should generate a label for each datum', lineLabelCount);
+            it('should generate labels with positions corresponding to their data', lineLabelPositions);
+        });
+
         describe('data point highlights and refs off', function () {
             beforeEach(function () {
                 chart.title(function (d) { return d.value; });
@@ -464,6 +474,16 @@ describe('dc.lineChart', function () {
                         });
                     });
                 });
+
+                describe('label rendering', function () {
+                    beforeEach(function () {
+                        chart.renderLabel(true);
+                        chart.render();
+                    });
+
+                    it('should generate a label for each datum', lineLabelCount);
+                    it('should generate labels with positions corresponding to their data', lineLabelPositions);
+                });
             });
 
             describe('with negative data', function () {
@@ -506,6 +526,16 @@ describe('dc.lineChart', function () {
                     expect(nthText(1).text()).toBe('0');
                     expect(nthText(2).text()).toBe('20');
                 });
+
+                describe('label rendering', function () {
+                    beforeEach(function () {
+                        chart.renderLabel(true);
+                        chart.render();
+                    });
+
+                    it('should generate a label for each datum', lineLabelCount);
+                    it('should generate labels with positions corresponding to their data', lineLabelPositions);
+                });
             });
         });
 
@@ -650,4 +680,19 @@ describe('dc.lineChart', function () {
             expect(chart.select('circle.dot')[0][0].attributes.fill.value).toMatch(/#FF0000/i);
         });
     });
+
+    function lineLabelCount () {
+        expect(chart.selectAll('text.lineLabel').size()).toBe(chart.stack().length * chart.group().all().length);
+    }
+
+    function lineLabelPositions () {
+        var LABEL_PADDING = 3;
+        chart.selectAll('.stack')[0].forEach(function (stack, i) {
+            d3.select(stack).selectAll('text.lineLabel')[0].forEach(function (lineLabel, j) {
+                expect(+d3.select(lineLabel).attr('x')).toBeCloseTo(chart.x()(chart.data()[i].values[j].x));
+                expect(+d3.select(lineLabel).attr('y') + LABEL_PADDING).toBeCloseTo(chart.y()(chart.data()[i].values[j].y +
+                        chart.data()[i].values[j].y0));
+            });
+        });
+    }
 });
diff --git a/src/line-chart.js b/src/line-chart.js
index 759e1732c..7687c34f0 100644
--- a/src/line-chart.js
+++ b/src/line-chart.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ dc.lineChart = function (parent, chartGroup) {
     var Y_AXIS_REF_LINE_CLASS = 'yRef';
     var X_AXIS_REF_LINE_CLASS = 'xRef';
     var DEFAULT_DOT_OPACITY = 1e-6;
+    var LABEL_PADDING = 3;
 
     var _chart = dc.stackMixin(dc.coordinateGridMixin({}));
     var _renderArea = false;
@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@ dc.lineChart = function (parent, chartGroup) {
         drawArea(layersEnter, layers);
 
         drawDots(chartBody, layers);
+
+        if (_chart.renderLabel()) {
+            drawLabels(layers);
+        }
     };
 
     /**
@@ -309,6 +314,39 @@ dc.lineChart = function (parent, chartGroup) {
         }
     }
 
+    _chart.label(function (d) {
+        return dc.utils.printSingleValue(d.y0 + d.y);
+    }, false);
+
+    function drawLabels (layers) {
+        layers.each(function (d, layerIndex) {
+            var layer = d3.select(this);
+            var labels = layer.selectAll('text.lineLabel')
+                .data(d.values, dc.pluck('x'));
+
+            labels.enter()
+                .append('text')
+                .attr('class', 'lineLabel')
+                .attr('text-anchor', 'middle');
+
+            dc.transition(labels, _chart.transitionDuration())
+                .attr('x', function (d) {
+                    return dc.utils.safeNumber(_chart.x()(d.x));
+                })
+                .attr('y', function (d) {
+                    var y = _chart.y()(d.y + d.y0) - LABEL_PADDING;
+                    return dc.utils.safeNumber(y);
+                })
+                .text(function (d) {
+                    return _chart.label()(d);
+                });
+
+            dc.transition(labels.exit(), _chart.transitionDuration())
+                .attr('height', 0)
+                .remove();
+        });
+    }
+
     function createRefLines (g) {
         var yRefLine = g.select('path.' + Y_AXIS_REF_LINE_CLASS).empty() ?
             g.append('path').attr('class', Y_AXIS_REF_LINE_CLASS) : g.select('path.' + Y_AXIS_REF_LINE_CLASS);