diff --git a/hugvey/tools.py b/hugvey/tools.py
index fb0ad8a..1935e8b 100644
--- a/hugvey/tools.py
+++ b/hugvey/tools.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class Toolbox:
         with open(csv_filename, 'r') as fp:
             reader = csv.DictReader(fp)
             logger.info(reader.fieldnames)
-            if 'id' not in reader.fieldnames or 'translation' not in reader.fieldnames or 'regex_translation' not in reader.fieldnames:
+            if 'id' not in reader.fieldnames or 'translation' not in reader.fieldnames or 'regex_translation' not in reader.fieldnames or 'text' not in reader.fieldnames:
                 raise Exception("Not all required fieldnames are given in csv: id, translation, regex_translation")
             
             for row in reader:
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ class Toolbox:
                     if len(row['translation']) < 1 and len(node['text']) > 0:
                         logger.warning(f"Skipping empty translation for message {node['@id']} \"{node['text']}\"")
                         continue
-                    
+                    if 'label' not in node or (len(node['label']) < 1 and node['text'] == row['text']):
+                        node['label'] = row['text'] # store original text as label for readability
                     node['text'] = row['translation']
                 elif node['@type'] == 'Condition':
                     if len(row['regex_translation']) < 1 and len(node['vars']['regex']) > 0:
diff --git a/www/js/hugvey_console.js b/www/js/hugvey_console.js
index e847a3d..b43f315 100644
--- a/www/js/hugvey_console.js
+++ b/www/js/hugvey_console.js
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ class Graph {
         			if(div['params']['notAfterMsgId'] == startMsg['@id']) {
         				optionParams['selected'] = 'selected';
         			}
-        			notMsgOptions.push(crel('option', optionParams , `${startMsg['text']} (${startMsg['@id']})`));
+        			notMsgOptions.push(crel('option', optionParams , `${this.getLabel(startMsg)} (${startMsg['@id']})`));
         		}
         		notAfterMsgIdEl = crel('label', 'Not when chapter has hit:',
         				crel('select', {'on': {
@@ -1487,6 +1487,16 @@ class Graph {
                     }
                 } )
             ),
+            crel( 'label',
+                crel( 'span', 'Label' ),
+                crel( 'input', {
+                    'name': msg['@id'] + '-label',
+                    'value': msg.hasOwnProperty('label') ? msg['label'] : "",
+                    'on': {
+                        'change': this.getEditEventListener()
+                    }
+                } )
+            ),
             crel( 'label',
                 crel( 'span', 'Start' ),
                 crel( 'input', startAttributes )
@@ -1690,6 +1700,12 @@ class Graph {
 
     }
 
+    getLabel(msg) {
+        if(msg.hasOwnProperty('label') && msg['label'].length > 0)
+            return msg['label'];
+        return msg['text'];
+    }
+
     getDirectionEl( direction, msg ) {
         let g = this;
         let directionEl = crel('div',
@@ -1709,7 +1725,7 @@ class Graph {
                 crel(
                     'h3',
                     {'title': direction['@id']},
-                    direction['source'] == msg ? `To ${direction['target']['text']}`: `From ${direction['source']['text']}`
+                    direction['source'] == msg ? `To ${this.getLabel(direction['target'])}`: `From ${this.getLabel(direction['source'])}`
                     ),
                 crel('div', {
                     'class':'btn btn--delete',
@@ -2501,7 +2517,7 @@ class Graph {
         };
 
         node.selectAll( "text.msg_id" ).text( d => d['@id'] );
-        node.selectAll( "text.msg_txt" ).text( d => formatText( `${d['text']}` ) );
+        node.selectAll( "text.msg_txt" ).text( d => formatText( `${this.getLabel(d)}` ) );
         node.selectAll( "image.status_icon" ).attr('xlink:href', d => d['audio'] ? '' : '/images/music-broken.svg');
         // console.log('q');
         // // TODO: update text