diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index d391bb7c1..4fdf11491 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export { Rule as PreferOutputReadonlyRule } from './preferOutputReadonlyRule';
 export { Rule as TemplateConditionalComplexityRule } from './templateConditionalComplexityRule';
 export { Rule as TemplateCyclomaticComplexityRule } from './templateCyclomaticComplexityRule';
 export { Rule as TemplateAccessibilityTabindexNoPositiveRule } from './templateAccessibilityTabindexNoPositiveRule';
+export { Rule as TemplateAccessibilityLabelForVisitor } from './templateAccessibilityLabelForRule';
 export { Rule as TemplatesNoNegatedAsync } from './templatesNoNegatedAsyncRule';
 export { Rule as TemplateNoAutofocusRule } from './templateNoAutofocusRule';
 export { Rule as TrackByFunctionRule } from './trackByFunctionRule';
diff --git a/src/templateAccessibilityLabelForRule.ts b/src/templateAccessibilityLabelForRule.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46a64c26d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/templateAccessibilityLabelForRule.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { BoundDirectivePropertyAst, ElementAst } from '@angular/compiler';
+import { sprintf } from 'sprintf-js';
+import { IRuleMetadata, RuleFailure, Rules, Utils } from 'tslint/lib';
+import { SourceFile } from 'typescript/lib/typescript';
+import { NgWalker } from './angular/ngWalker';
+import { BasicTemplateAstVisitor } from './angular/templates/basicTemplateAstVisitor';
+import { mayContainChildComponent } from './util/mayContainChildComponent';
+
+interface ILabelForOptions {
+  labelComponents: string[];
+  labelAttributes: string[];
+  controlComponents: string[];
+}
+export class Rule extends Rules.AbstractRule {
+  static readonly metadata: IRuleMetadata = {
+    description: 'Checks if the label has associated for attribute or a form element',
+    optionExamples: [[true, { labelComponents: ['app-label'], labelAttributes: ['id'], controlComponents: ['app-input', 'app-select'] }]],
+    options: {
+      items: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          labelComponents: {
+            type: 'array',
+            items: {
+              type: 'string'
+            }
+          },
+          labelAttributes: {
+            type: 'array',
+            items: {
+              type: 'string'
+            }
+          },
+          controlComponents: {
+            type: 'array',
+            items: {
+              type: 'string'
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      type: 'array'
+    },
+    optionsDescription: 'Add custom label, label attribute and controls',
+    rationale: Utils.dedent`
+    The label tag should either have a for attribute or should have associated control.
+    This rule supports two ways, either the label component should explicitly have a for attribute or a control nested inside the label component
+    It also supports adding custom control component and custom label component support.`,
+    ruleName: 'template-accessibility-label-for',
+    type: 'functionality',
+    typescriptOnly: true
+  };
+
+  static readonly FAILURE_STRING = 'A form label must be associated with a control';
+  static readonly FORM_ELEMENTS = ['input', 'select', 'textarea'];
+
+  apply(sourceFile: SourceFile): RuleFailure[] {
+    return this.applyWithWalker(
+      new NgWalker(sourceFile, this.getOptions(), {
+        templateVisitorCtrl: TemplateAccessibilityLabelForVisitor
+      })
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+class TemplateAccessibilityLabelForVisitor extends BasicTemplateAstVisitor {
+  visitElement(element: ElementAst, context: any) {
+    this.validateElement(element);
+    super.visitElement(element, context);
+  }
+
+  private validateElement(element: ElementAst) {
+    let { labelAttributes, labelComponents, controlComponents }: ILabelForOptions = this.getOptions() || {};
+    controlComponents = Rule.FORM_ELEMENTS.concat(controlComponents || []);
+    labelComponents = ['label'].concat(labelComponents || []);
+    labelAttributes = ['for'].concat(labelAttributes || []);
+
+    if (labelComponents.indexOf(element.name) === -1) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const hasForAttr = element.attrs.some(attr => labelAttributes.indexOf(attr.name) !== -1);
+    const hasForInput = element.inputs.some(input => {
+      return labelAttributes.indexOf(input.name) !== -1;
+    });
+
+    const hasImplicitFormElement = controlComponents.some(component => mayContainChildComponent(element, component));
+
+    if (hasForAttr || hasForInput || hasImplicitFormElement) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const {
+      sourceSpan: {
+        end: { offset: endOffset },
+        start: { offset: startOffset }
+      }
+    } = element;
+
+    this.addFailureFromStartToEnd(startOffset, endOffset, Rule.FAILURE_STRING);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/util/mayContainChildComponent.ts b/src/util/mayContainChildComponent.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7f1be99e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/mayContainChildComponent.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { ElementAst } from '@angular/compiler';
+
+export function mayContainChildComponent(root: ElementAst, componentName: string): boolean {
+  function traverseChildren(node: ElementAst): boolean {
+    if (!node.children) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (node.children) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < node.children.length; i += 1) {
+        const childNode: ElementAst = <ElementAst>node.children[i];
+        if (childNode.name === componentName) {
+          return true;
+        }
+        if (traverseChildren(childNode)) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+  return traverseChildren(root);
+}
diff --git a/test/templateAccessibilityLabelForRule.spec.ts b/test/templateAccessibilityLabelForRule.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c6f42e3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/templateAccessibilityLabelForRule.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+import { Rule } from '../src/templateAccessibilityLabelForRule';
+import { assertAnnotated, assertSuccess } from './testHelper';
+
+const {
+  FAILURE_STRING,
+  metadata: { ruleName }
+} = Rule;
+
+describe(ruleName, () => {
+  describe('failure', () => {
+    it("should fail when label doesn't have for attribute", () => {
+      const source = `
+        @Component({
+          template: \`
+            <label>Label</label>
+            ~~~~~~~
+          \`
+        })
+        class Bar {}
+      `;
+      assertAnnotated({
+        message: FAILURE_STRING,
+        ruleName,
+        source
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("should fail when custom label doesn't have label attribute", () => {
+      const source = `
+        @Component({
+          template: \`
+            <app-label></app-label>
+            ~~~~~~~~~~~
+          \`
+        })
+        class Bar {}
+      `;
+      assertAnnotated({
+        message: FAILURE_STRING,
+        ruleName,
+        source,
+        options: {
+          labelComponents: ['app-label'],
+          labelAttributes: ['id']
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('success', () => {
+    it('should work when label has for attribute', () => {
+      const source = `
+        @Component({
+          template: \`
+            <label for="id"></label>
+            <label [attr.for]="id"></label>
+          \`
+        })
+        class Bar {}
+      `;
+      assertSuccess(ruleName, source);
+    });
+
+    it('should work when label are associated implicitly', () => {
+      const source = `
+        @Component({
+          template: \`
+            <label>
+              Label
+              <input />
+            </label>
+
+            <label>
+              Label
+              <span><input /></span>
+            </label>
+
+            <app-label>
+              <span>
+                <app-input></app-input>
+              </span>
+            </app-label>
+          \`
+        })
+        class Bar {}
+      `;
+      assertSuccess(ruleName, source, {
+        labelComponents: ['app-label'],
+        controlComponents: ['app-input']
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("should fail when label doesn't have for attribute", () => {
+      const source = `
+        @Component({
+          template: \`
+            <label>
+              <span>
+                <span>
+                  <input>
+                </span>
+              </span>
+            </label>
+          \`
+        })
+        class Bar {}
+      `;
+      assertSuccess(ruleName, source);
+    });
+
+    it('should work when custom label has label attribute', () => {
+      const source = `
+        @Component({
+          template: \`
+          <app-label id="name"></app-label>
+          <app-label [id]="name"></app-label>
+          \`
+        })
+        class Bar {}
+      `;
+      assertSuccess(ruleName, source, {
+        labelComponents: ['app-label'],
+        labelAttributes: ['id']
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});