diff --git a/.size-snapshot.json b/.size-snapshot.json
index 094d20cb..a5e568a4 100644
--- a/.size-snapshot.json
+++ b/.size-snapshot.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "dist/dom-testing-library.umd.js": {
-    "bundled": 115443,
-    "minified": 50960,
-    "gzipped": 15294
+    "bundled": 122519,
+    "minified": 52052,
+    "gzipped": 15632
   }
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 73699dc2..31a69112 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -211,10 +211,16 @@ const inputNode = getByLabelText(container, 'Username')
 // <label for="username-input">Username</label>
 // <input id="username-input" />
 //
-// The aria-labelledby attribute
+// The aria-labelledby attribute with form elements
 // <label id="username-label">Username</label>
 // <input aria-labelledby="username-label" />
 //
+// The aria-labelledby attribute with other elements
+// <section aria-labelledby="section-one-header">
+//   <h3 id="section-one-header">Section One</h3>
+//   <p>some content...</p>
+// <section>
+//
 // Wrapper labels
 // <label>Username <input /></label>
 //
diff --git a/src/__tests__/element-queries.js b/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
index f0e0f6db..47d71609 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ test('matches case with RegExp matcher', () => {
   expect(queryByText(/Step 1 of 4/)).not.toBeTruthy()
 })
 
-test('get can get form controls by label text', () => {
+test('can get form controls by label text', () => {
   const {getByLabelText} = render(`
     <div>
       <label>
@@ -116,6 +116,27 @@ test('get can get form controls by label text', () => {
   expect(getByLabelText('5th two').id).toBe('fifth-id')
 })
 
+test('can get elements labelled with aria-labelledby attribute', () => {
+  const {getByLabelText, getAllByLabelText} = render(`
+    <div>
+      <h1 id="content-header">The Gettysburg Address</h1>
+      <main id="sibling-of-content-header" aria-labelledby="content-header">
+        <section aria-labelledby="content-header section-one-header" id="section-one">
+          <h2 id="section-one-header">Section One</h2>
+          <p>Four score and seven years ago, ...</p>
+        </section>
+      </main>
+      <p>The Gettysburg Address</p>
+    </div>
+  `)
+  const result = getAllByLabelText('The Gettysburg Address').map(el => el.id)
+  expect(result).toHaveLength(2)
+  expect(result).toEqual(
+    expect.arrayContaining(['sibling-of-content-header', 'section-one']),
+  )
+  expect(getByLabelText('Section One').id).toBe('section-one')
+})
+
 test('get can get form controls by placeholder', () => {
   const {getByPlaceholderText} = render(`
     <input id="username-id" placeholder="username" />,
diff --git a/src/queries.js b/src/queries.js
index e57cd147..754dbe50 100644
--- a/src/queries.js
+++ b/src/queries.js
@@ -59,7 +59,28 @@ function queryAllByLabelText(
     .filter(label => label !== null)
     .concat(queryAllByAttribute('aria-label', container, text, {exact}))
 
-  return labelledElements
+  const possibleAriaLabelElements = queryAllByText(container, text, {
+    exact,
+    ...matchOpts,
+  }).filter(el => el.tagName !== 'LABEL') // don't reprocess labels
+
+  const ariaLabelledElements = possibleAriaLabelElements.reduce(
+    (allLabelledElements, nextLabelElement) => {
+      const labelId = nextLabelElement.getAttribute('id')
+
+      if (!labelId) return allLabelledElements
+
+      // ARIA labels can label multiple elements
+      const labelledNodes = Array.from(
+        container.querySelectorAll(`[aria-labelledby~="${labelId}"]`),
+      )
+
+      return allLabelledElements.concat(labelledNodes)
+    },
+    [],
+  )
+
+  return Array.from(new Set([...labelledElements, ...ariaLabelledElements]))
 }
 
 function queryByLabelText(...args) {