diff --git a/tests/unit/autocomplete/core.js b/tests/unit/autocomplete/core.js
index 33ccb2f34da..21bde5b0fa3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/autocomplete/core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/autocomplete/core.js
@@ -429,4 +429,33 @@ QUnit.test( "Close on click outside when focus remains", function( assert ) {
 	} );
 } );
 
+QUnit.test( "Use source label on keyboard navigation (#15130)", function( assert ) {
+	var ready = assert.async();
+	assert.expect( 3 );
+	var element = $( "#autocomplete" ).autocomplete( {
+			source: [
+				{ label: "ActionScript", value: 123 },
+				{ label: "AppleScript", value: 456 },
+				{ label: "Javascript", value: 789 }
+			],
+			delay: 0
+		} );
+
+	element.autocomplete( "search", "a" );
+	element.simulate( "keydown", { keyCode: $.ui.keyCode.DOWN } );
+	setTimeout( function() {
+		assert.equal( element.val(), "ActionScript", "Keydown input value matches source label" );
+		element.simulate( "keydown", { keyCode: $.ui.keyCode.DOWN } );
+		setTimeout( function() {
+			assert.equal( element.val(), "AppleScript", "Keydown input value matches next source label" );
+			element.simulate( "keydown", { keyCode: $.ui.keyCode.DOWN } );
+			element.simulate( "keydown", { keyCode: $.ui.keyCode.ENTER } );
+			setTimeout( function() {
+				assert.equal( element.val(), "Javascript", "Enter key value matches source label" );
+				ready();
+			} );
+		} );
+	} );
+} );
+
 } );
diff --git a/ui/widgets/autocomplete.js b/ui/widgets/autocomplete.js
index c5bddc0745a..9031ea3b745 100644
--- a/ui/widgets/autocomplete.js
+++ b/ui/widgets/autocomplete.js
@@ -253,16 +253,16 @@ $.widget( "ui.autocomplete", {
 				}
 
 				item = ui.item.data( "ui-autocomplete-item" );
+				label = ui.item.attr( "aria-label" ) || item.label || item.value;
 				if ( false !== this._trigger( "focus", event, { item: item } ) ) {
 
 					// use value to match what will end up in the input, if it was a key event
 					if ( event.originalEvent && /^key/.test( event.originalEvent.type ) ) {
-						this._value( item.value );
+						this._value( label );
 					}
 				}
 
 				// Announce the value in the liveRegion
-				label = ui.item.attr( "aria-label" ) || item.value;
 				if ( label && $.trim( label ).length ) {
 					this.liveRegion.children().hide();
 					$( "<div>" ).text( label ).appendTo( this.liveRegion );
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.autocomplete", {
 				}
 
 				if ( false !== this._trigger( "select", event, { item: item } ) ) {
-					this._value( item.value );
+					this._value( ui.item.attr( "aria-label" ) || item.label || item.value );
 				}
 
 				// reset the term after the select event