diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHLabel.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHLabel.java
index 5d1b3b48a2..3792fdcca3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHLabel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHLabel.java
@@ -34,4 +34,12 @@ public String getColor() {
     public void delete() throws IOException {
         repo.root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(url);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param newColor
+     *      6-letter hex color code, like "f29513"
+     */
+    public void setColor(String newColor) throws IOException {
+        repo.root.retrieve().method("PATCH").with("name", name).with("color", newColor).to(url);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/AppTest.java b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/AppTest.java
index 7087920dd7..f3041044b8 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/AppTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/AppTest.java
@@ -753,6 +753,10 @@ public void testRepoLabel() throws IOException {
             assertEquals(t.getColor(), "123456");
             assertEquals(t.getColor(), t2.getColor());
             assertEquals(t.getUrl(), t2.getUrl());
+
+            t.setColor("000000");
+            GHLabel t3 = r.getLabel("test");
+            assertEquals(t3.getColor(), "000000");
             t.delete();
         }
     }