diff --git a/editor/js/ui/deploy.js b/editor/js/ui/deploy.js
index 55f3d8a7a..697e44746 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/deploy.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/deploy.js
@@ -362,18 +362,7 @@ RED.deploy = (function() {
                 tabLabel = tab.label;
             }
         }
-        var label = "";
-        if (typeof node._def.label == "function") {
-            try {
-                label = node._def.label.call(node);
-            } catch(err) {
-                console.log("Definition error: "+node_def.type+".label",err);
-                label = node_def.type;
-            }
-        } else {
-            label = node._def.label;
-        }
-        label = label || node.id;
+        var label = RED.utils.getNodeLabel(node,node.id);
         return {tab:tabLabel,type:node.type,label:label};
     }
     function sortNodeInfo(A,B) {
diff --git a/editor/js/ui/editor.js b/editor/js/ui/editor.js
index c689352b0..8a443354f 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/editor.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/editor.js
@@ -265,17 +265,8 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
         var configNode = RED.nodes.node(node[property]);
         var node_def = RED.nodes.getType(type);
 
-        if (configNode && node_def.label) {
-            if (typeof node_def.label == "function") {
-                try {
-                    label = node_def.label.call(configNode);
-                } catch(err) {
-                    console.log("Definition error: "+node_def.type+".label",err);
-                    label = node_def.type;
-                }
-            } else {
-                label = node_def.label;
-            }
+        if (configNode) {
+            label = RED.utils.getNodeLabel(configNode,configNode.id);
         }
         input.val(label);
     }
@@ -1209,17 +1200,7 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
 
                 RED.nodes.eachConfig(function(config) {
                     if (config.type == type && (!config.z || config.z === activeWorkspace.id)) {
-                        var label = "";
-                        if (typeof node_def.label == "function") {
-                            try {
-                                label = node_def.label.call(config);
-                            } catch(err) {
-                                console.log("Definition error: "+node_def.type+".label",err);
-                                label = node_def.type;
-                            }
-                        } else {
-                            label = node_def.label;
-                        }
+                        var label = RED.utils.getNodeLabel(config,config.id);
                         config.__label__ = label;
                         configNodes.push(config);
                     }
diff --git a/editor/js/ui/search.js b/editor/js/ui/search.js
index 032fc69b7..bfc7b0f6c 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/search.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/search.js
@@ -27,19 +27,11 @@ RED.search = (function() {
     var results = [];
 
     function indexNode(n) {
-        var l = "";
-        if (n._def && n._def.label) {
-            l = n._def.label;
-            try {
-                l = (typeof l === "function" ? l.call(n) : l);
-                if (l) {
-                    l = (""+l).toLowerCase();
-                    index[l] = index[l] || {};
-                    index[l][n.id] = {node:n,label:l}
-                }
-            } catch(err) {
-                console.log("Definition error: "+n.type+".label",err);
-            }
+        var l = RED.utils.getNodeLabel(n);
+        if (l) {
+            l = (""+l).toLowerCase();
+            index[l] = index[l] || {};
+            index[l][n.id] = {node:n,label:l}
         }
         l = l||n.label||n.name||n.id||"";
 
diff --git a/editor/js/ui/tab-config.js b/editor/js/ui/tab-config.js
index 68b7dc90e..4d34d5c3f 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/tab-config.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/tab-config.js
@@ -131,19 +131,7 @@ RED.sidebar.config = (function() {
         } else {
             var currentType = "";
             nodes.forEach(function(node) {
-                var label = "";
-                if (typeof node._def.label == "function") {
-                    try {
-                        label = node._def.label.call(node);
-                    } catch(err) {
-                        console.log("Definition error: "+node._def.type+".label",err);
-                        label = node._def.type;
-                    }
-
-                } else {
-                    label = node._def.label;
-                }
-                label = label || node.id;
+                var label = RED.utils.getNodeLabel(node,node.id);
                 if (node.type != currentType) {
                     $('<li class="config_node_type">'+node.type+'</li>').appendTo(list);
                     currentType = node.type;
diff --git a/editor/js/ui/utils.js b/editor/js/ui/utils.js
index 24227dd04..2260deb38 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/utils.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/utils.js
@@ -267,7 +267,20 @@ RED.utils = (function() {
         return element;
     }
 
+    function getNodeLabel(node,defaultLabel) {
+        defaultLabel = defaultLabel||"";
+        var l = node._def.label;
+        try {
+            l = (typeof l === "function" ? l.call(node) : l)||defaultLabel;
+        } catch(err) {
+            console.log("Definition error: "+node.type+".label",err);
+            l = defaultLabel;
+        }
+        return RED.text.bidi.enforceTextDirectionWithUCC(l);
+    }
+
     return {
         createObjectElement: buildMessageElement,
+        getNodeLabel: getNodeLabel
     }
 })();
diff --git a/editor/js/ui/view.js b/editor/js/ui/view.js
index c76f775e7..c62cfa116 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/view.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/view.js
@@ -1725,14 +1725,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                     var node = d3.select(this);
                     var isLink = d.type === "link in" || d.type === "link out";
                     node.attr("id",d.id);
-                    var l = d._def.label;
-                    try {
-                        l = (typeof l === "function" ? l.call(d) : l)||"";
-                    } catch(err) {
-                        console.log("Definition error: "+d.type+".label",err);
-                        l = d.type;
-                    }
-
+                    var l = RED.utils.getNodeLabel(d);
                     if (isLink) {
                         d.w = node_height;
                     } else {
@@ -1920,13 +1913,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                         dirtyNodes[d.id] = d;
                         //if (d.x < -50) deleteSelection();  // Delete nodes if dragged back to palette
                         if (!isLink && d.resize) {
-                            var l = d._def.label;
-                            try {
-                                l = (typeof l === "function" ? l.call(d) : l)||"";
-                            } catch(err) {
-                                console.log("Definition error: "+d.type+".label",err);
-                                l = d.type;
-                            }
+                            var l = RED.utils.getNodeLabel(d);
                             var ow = d.w;
                             d.w = Math.max(node_width,gridSize*(Math.ceil((calculateTextWidth(l, "node_label", 50)+(d._def.inputs>0?7:0))/gridSize)) );
                             d.h = Math.max(node_height,(d.outputs||0) * 15);