diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index 26a2c0ffe3..ca65148a35 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ func Routes() *web.Route {
 								Post(reqToken(), bind(api.IssueLabelsOption{}), repo.AddIssueLabels).
 								Put(reqToken(), bind(api.IssueLabelsOption{}), repo.ReplaceIssueLabels).
 								Delete(reqToken(), bind(api.DeleteLabelsOption{}), repo.ClearIssueLabels)
-							m.Delete("/{id}", reqToken(), bind(api.DeleteLabelsOption{}), repo.DeleteIssueLabel)
+							m.Delete("/{identifier}", reqToken(), bind(api.DeleteLabelsOption{}), repo.DeleteIssueLabel)
 						})
 						m.Group("/times", func() {
 							m.Combo("").
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_label.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_label.go
index f2e79ea417..afab033907 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_label.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_label.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
 
 	issues_model "forgejo.org/models/issues"
 	api "forgejo.org/modules/structs"
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ func AddIssueLabels(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 
 // DeleteIssueLabel delete a label for an issue
 func DeleteIssueLabel(ctx *context.APIContext) {
-	// swagger:operation DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{index}/labels/{id} issue issueRemoveLabel
+	// swagger:operation DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{index}/labels/{identifier} issue issueRemoveLabel
 	// ---
 	// summary: Remove a label from an issue
 	// produces:
@@ -147,11 +148,10 @@ func DeleteIssueLabel(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   type: integer
 	//   format: int64
 	//   required: true
-	// - name: id
+	// - name: identifier
 	//   in: path
-	//   description: id of the label to remove
-	//   type: integer
-	//   format: int64
+	//   description: name or id of the label to remove
+	//   type: string
 	//   required: true
 	// - name: body
 	//   in: body
@@ -188,12 +188,24 @@ func DeleteIssueLabel(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	label, err := issues_model.GetLabelByID(ctx, ctx.ParamsInt64(":id"))
+	labelName := ctx.Params(":identifier")
+	label, err := issues_model.GetLabelInRepoByName(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, labelName)
+	if err != nil && issues_model.IsErrRepoLabelNotExist(err) && ctx.Repo.Owner.IsOrganization() {
+		label, err = issues_model.GetLabelInOrgByName(ctx, ctx.Repo.Owner.ID, labelName)
+	}
+	if err != nil && (issues_model.IsErrRepoLabelNotExist(err) || issues_model.IsErrOrgLabelNotExist(err)) {
+		if labelID, parseErr := strconv.ParseInt(labelName, 10, 64); parseErr == nil {
+			label, err = issues_model.GetLabelByID(ctx, labelID)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
-		if issues_model.IsErrLabelNotExist(err) {
+		if issues_model.IsErrRepoLabelNotExist(err) ||
+			issues_model.IsErrOrgLabelNotExist(err) ||
+			issues_model.IsErrLabelNotExist(err) {
 			ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "", err)
 		} else {
-			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetLabelByID", err)
+			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetLabel", err)
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -203,7 +215,11 @@ func DeleteIssueLabel(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	ctx.Status(http.StatusNoContent)
+	if ctx.Req.Header.Get("Accept") == "application/vnd.github+json" {
+		ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, convert.ToLabelList([]*issues_model.Label{label}, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.Owner))
+	} else {
+		ctx.Status(http.StatusNoContent)
+	}
 }
 
 // ReplaceIssueLabels replace labels for an issue
diff --git a/services/actions/notifier.go b/services/actions/notifier.go
index 33ac675fcc..7b291d491b 100644
--- a/services/actions/notifier.go
+++ b/services/actions/notifier.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func notifyIssueChange(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, issue *issues
 
 	var apiLabel *api.Label
 	if action == api.HookIssueLabelUpdated || action == api.HookIssueLabelCleared {
-		apiLabel = convert.ToLabel(label, issue.Repo, nil)
+		apiLabel = convert.ToLabel(label, issue.Repo, issue.Repo.Owner)
 	}
 
 	if issue.IsPull {
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index 353abe76c0..ede509409c 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -10998,7 +10998,7 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{index}/labels/{id}": {
+    "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{index}/labels/{identifier}": {
       "delete": {
         "produces": [
           "application/json"
@@ -11032,10 +11032,9 @@
             "required": true
           },
           {
-            "type": "integer",
-            "format": "int64",
-            "description": "id of the label to remove",
-            "name": "id",
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "name or id of the label to remove",
+            "name": "identifier",
             "in": "path",
             "required": true
           },
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_issue_label_test.go b/tests/integration/api_issue_label_test.go
index 665e4b2f2a..c6706d6ce2 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_issue_label_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_issue_label_test.go
@@ -172,6 +172,41 @@ func TestAPIRemoveIssueLabel(t *testing.T) {
 	unittest.AssertCount(t, &issues_model.IssueLabel{IssueID: issue.ID, LabelID: issueLabel.LabelID}, 0)
 }
 
+func TestAPIRemoveIssueLabelByName(t *testing.T) {
+	defer unittest.OverrideFixtures("tests/integration/fixtures/TestAPIRemoveIssueLabelByName")()
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+
+	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 3})
+	issue := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &issues_model.Issue{RepoID: repo.ID, ID: 12})
+	owner := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: repo.OwnerID})
+	repoIssueLabel := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &issues_model.IssueLabel{IssueID: issue.ID, LabelID: 10})
+	orgIssueLabel := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &issues_model.IssueLabel{IssueID: issue.ID, LabelID: 3})
+	repoLabel := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &issues_model.Label{ID: repoIssueLabel.LabelID, RepoID: repo.ID})
+	orgLabel := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &issues_model.Label{ID: orgIssueLabel.LabelID, OrgID: owner.ID})
+
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), orgLabel.RepoID)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), repoLabel.OrgID)
+
+	task := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &actions_model.ActionTask{ID: 47})
+	task.RepoID = repo.ID
+	task.OwnerID = repo.OwnerID
+	require.NoError(t, task.GenerateToken())
+	actions_model.UpdateTask(t.Context(), task)
+
+	deleteURL := fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/issues/%d/labels/%s", owner.Name, repo.Name, issue.Index, repoLabel.Name)
+	req := NewRequest(t, "DELETE", deleteURL).
+		AddTokenAuth(task.Token)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNoContent)
+
+	deleteURL = fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/issues/%d/labels/%s", owner.Name, repo.Name, issue.Index, orgLabel.Name)
+	req = NewRequest(t, "DELETE", deleteURL).
+		AddTokenAuth(task.Token)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNoContent)
+
+	unittest.AssertCount(t, &issues_model.IssueLabel{IssueID: issue.ID, LabelID: repoIssueLabel.ID}, 0)
+	unittest.AssertCount(t, &issues_model.IssueLabel{IssueID: issue.ID, LabelID: orgIssueLabel.ID}, 0)
+}
+
 func TestAPIAddIssueLabelsAutoDate(t *testing.T) {
 	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/fixtures/TestAPIRemoveIssueLabelByName/issue_label.yml b/tests/integration/fixtures/TestAPIRemoveIssueLabelByName/issue_label.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ee2186b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/fixtures/TestAPIRemoveIssueLabelByName/issue_label.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-
+  id: 1001
+  issue_id: 12
+  label_id: 3
+
+-
+  id: 1002
+  issue_id: 12
+  label_id: 10