diff --git a/lib/webrat/core/field.rb b/lib/webrat/core/field.rb
index cd732e40..a818d610 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/core/field.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/core/field.rb
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ def initialize(form, element)
     end
 
     def label_text
-      return nil unless label
-      label.text
+      return nil if labels.empty?
+      labels.first.text
     end
     
     def matches_id?(id)
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ def matches_name?(name)
     end
     
     def matches_label?(label_text)
-      return false unless label
-      label.matches_text?(label_text)
+      return false if labels.empty?
+      labels.any? { |label| label.matches_text?(label_text) }
     end
     
     def to_param
@@ -65,25 +65,29 @@ def name
       @element["name"]
     end
     
-    def label
-      return nil if label_element.nil?
-      @label ||= Label.new(self, label_element)
+    def labels
+      return nil if label_elements.empty?
+      @labels ||= label_elements.map { |element| Label.new(self, element) }
     end
     
-    def label_element
-      @label_element ||= begin
-        parent = @element.parent
-        while parent.respond_to?(:parent)
-          return parent if parent.name == "label"
-          parent = parent.parent
-        end
-      
-        if id.blank?
-          nil
-        else
-          @form.element.at("label[@for=#{id}]")
+    def label_elements
+      return @label_elements unless @label_elements.nil?
+      @label_elements = []
+
+      parent = @element.parent
+      while parent.respond_to?(:parent)
+        if parent.name == 'label'
+          @label_elements.push parent
+          break
         end
+        parent = parent.parent
       end
+
+      unless id.blank?
+        @label_elements += @form.element / "label[@for=#{id}]"
+      end
+
+      @label_elements
     end
     
     def default_value
diff --git a/spec/api/chooses_spec.rb b/spec/api/chooses_spec.rb
index d069ceeb..1d38d513 100644
--- a/spec/api/chooses_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api/chooses_spec.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,23 @@
     @session.clicks_button
   end
   
+  it "should use any of the button's labels" do
+    @session.response_body = <<-EOS
+      <form method="get" action="/login">
+        <label for="user_gender_male"><img src="male.jpg" /></label>
+        <input id="user_gender_male" name="user[gender]" type="radio" value="M" />
+        <label for="user_gender_male">Male</label>
+        <label for="user_gender_female"><img src="female.jpg" /></label>
+        <input id="user_gender_female" name="user[gender]" type="radio" value="F" />
+        <label for="user_gender_female">Female</label>
+        <input type="submit" />
+      </form>
+    EOS
+    @session.expects(:get).with("/login", "user" => {"gender" => "M"})
+    @session.chooses "Male"
+    @session.clicks_button
+  end
+  
   it "should only submit last chosen value" do
     @session.response_body = <<-EOS
       <form method="get" action="/login">