diff --git a/src/__tests__/element-queries.js b/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
index 99372a4d..561c0006 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
@@ -197,6 +197,19 @@ test('can get elements labelled with aria-labelledby attribute', () => {
   expect(getByLabelText('Section One').id).toBe('section-one')
 })
 
+test('can get sibling elements with aria-labelledby attrib ute', () => {
+  const {getAllByLabelText} = render(`
+    <div>
+      <svg id="icon" aria-labelledby="icon-desc"></svg>
+      <span id="icon-desc">Tacos</span>
+    </div>
+  `)
+
+  const result = getAllByLabelText('Tacos')
+  expect(result).toHaveLength(1)
+  expect(result[0].id).toBe('icon')
+})
+
 test('get can get form controls by placeholder', () => {
   const {getByPlaceholderText} = render(`
     <input id="username-id" placeholder="username" />,
diff --git a/src/queries/label-text.js b/src/queries/label-text.js
index 7df781cd..2a3aee66 100644
--- a/src/queries/label-text.js
+++ b/src/queries/label-text.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function queryAllByLabelText(
   const possibleAriaLabelElements = queryAllByText(container, text, {
     exact,
     normalizer: matchNormalizer,
-  }).filter(el => el.tagName !== 'LABEL') // don't reprocess labels
+  })
 
   const ariaLabelledElements = possibleAriaLabelElements.reduce(
     (allLabelledElements, nextLabelElement) => {