diff --git a/gerrit_client.py b/gerrit_client.py
index 89ca0cc08f..a4ed70ccf9 100755
--- a/gerrit_client.py
+++ b/gerrit_client.py
@@ -284,6 +284,22 @@ def CMDsetbotcommit(parser, args):
   write_result(result, opt)
 
 
+@subcommand.usage('[args ...]')
+def CMDsetlabel(parser, args):
+  """Sets a label to a specific value on a given change."""
+  parser.add_option('-c', '--change', type=int, help='change number')
+  parser.add_option('-l',
+                    '--label',
+                    nargs=2,
+                    metavar=('label_name', 'label_value'))
+  (opt, args) = parser.parse_args(args)
+  result = gerrit_util.SetReview(urlparse.urlparse(opt.host).netloc,
+                                 opt.change,
+                                 labels={opt.label[0]: opt.label[1]})
+  logging.info(result)
+  write_result(result, opt)
+
+
 @subcommand.usage('')
 def CMDabandon(parser, args):
   """Abandons a Gerrit change."""
diff --git a/recipes/README.recipes.md b/recipes/README.recipes.md
index 3e587c2cfe..639ef2432a 100644
--- a/recipes/README.recipes.md
+++ b/recipes/README.recipes.md
@@ -332,9 +332,11 @@ Returns:
   A dict for the target revision as documented here:
       https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/Documentation/rest-api-changes.html#list-changes
 
-— **def [move\_changes](/recipes/recipe_modules/gerrit/api.py#229)(self, host, project, from_branch, to_branch, step_test_data=None):**
+— **def [move\_changes](/recipes/recipe_modules/gerrit/api.py#247)(self, host, project, from_branch, to_branch, step_test_data=None):**
 
-— **def [update\_files](/recipes/recipe_modules/gerrit/api.py#253)(self, host, project, branch, new_contents_by_file_path, commit_msg, params=frozenset(['status=NEW']), submit=False):**
+— **def [set\_change\_label](/recipes/recipe_modules/gerrit/api.py#229)(self, host, change, label_name, label_value, name=None, step_test_data=None):**
+
+— **def [update\_files](/recipes/recipe_modules/gerrit/api.py#271)(self, host, project, branch, new_contents_by_file_path, commit_msg, params=frozenset(['status=NEW']), submit=False):**
 
 Update a set of files by creating and submitting a Gerrit CL.
 
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/gerrit/api.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/gerrit/api.py
index d11c51086e..790c8eb5eb 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/gerrit/api.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/gerrit/api.py
@@ -226,6 +226,24 @@ class GerritApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
         step_test_data=step_test_data,
     ).json.output
 
+  def set_change_label(self,
+                       host,
+                       change,
+                       label_name,
+                       label_value,
+                       name=None,
+                       step_test_data=None):
+    args = [
+        'setlabel', '--host', host, '--change',
+        int(change), '--json_file',
+        self.m.json.output(), '-l', label_name, label_value
+    ]
+    return self(
+        name or 'setlabel',
+        args,
+        step_test_data=step_test_data,
+    ).json.output
+
   def move_changes(self,
                    host,
                    project,
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/gerrit/examples/full.expected/basic.json b/recipes/recipe_modules/gerrit/examples/full.expected/basic.json
index 449d7ac5b1..95e55f7ab3 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/gerrit/examples/full.expected/basic.json
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/gerrit/examples/full.expected/basic.json
@@ -450,6 +450,60 @@
       "@@@STEP_LOG_END@json.output@@@"
     ]
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "vpython",
+      "-u",
+      "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/gerrit_client.py",
+      "setlabel",
+      "--host",
+      "https://chromium-review.googlesource.com",
+      "--change",
+      "123",
+      "--json_file",
+      "/path/to/tmp/json",
+      "-l",
+      "code-review",
+      "-1"
+    ],
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "<PATH>:RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]"
+    },
+    "infra_step": true,
+    "name": "gerrit setlabel",
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_LOG_END@json.output (invalid)@@@",
+      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@json.output (exception)@No JSON object could be decoded@@@",
+      "@@@STEP_LOG_END@json.output (exception)@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "vpython",
+      "-u",
+      "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/gerrit_client.py",
+      "setlabel",
+      "--host",
+      "https://chromium-review.googlesource.com",
+      "--change",
+      "123",
+      "--json_file",
+      "/path/to/tmp/json",
+      "-l",
+      "commit-queue",
+      "1"
+    ],
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "<PATH>:RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]"
+    },
+    "infra_step": true,
+    "name": "gerrit setlabel (2)",
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_LOG_END@json.output (invalid)@@@",
+      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@json.output (exception)@No JSON object could be decoded@@@",
+      "@@@STEP_LOG_END@json.output (exception)@@@"
+    ]
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "vpython",
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/gerrit/examples/full.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/gerrit/examples/full.py
index ec617f7278..1a413766b2 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/gerrit/examples/full.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/gerrit/examples/full.py
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ def RunSteps(api):
   api.gerrit.get_change_description(
       host, change=123, patchset=1)
 
+  api.gerrit.set_change_label(host, 123, 'code-review', -1)
+  api.gerrit.set_change_label(host, 123, 'commit-queue', 1)
+
   api.gerrit.abandon_change(host, 123, 'bad roll')
 
   with api.step.defer_results():
diff --git a/tests/gerrit_client_test.py b/tests/gerrit_client_test.py
index 1520b9ea27..9cabc9c2b0 100755
--- a/tests/gerrit_client_test.py
+++ b/tests/gerrit_client_test.py
@@ -105,6 +105,22 @@ class TestGerritClient(unittest.TestCase):
     ])
     util_mock.assert_called_once_with('example.org', 1, 'bar')
 
+  @mock.patch('gerrit_util.SetReview', return_value='')
+  def test_setlabel(self, util_mock):
+    gerrit_client.main([
+        'setlabel',
+        '--host',
+        'https://example.org/foo',
+        '-c',
+        '1',
+        '-l',
+        'some-label',
+        '-2',
+    ])
+    util_mock.assert_called_once_with('example.org',
+                                      1,
+                                      labels={'some-label': '-2'})
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   logging.basicConfig(