diff --git a/Adafruit_GFX.h b/Adafruit_GFX.h
index 63c6ab68..bc2b2d6e 100644
--- a/Adafruit_GFX.h
+++ b/Adafruit_GFX.h
@@ -271,6 +271,9 @@ class Adafruit_GFX_Button {
                     uint8_t textsize_y);
   void drawButton(bool inverted = false);
   bool contains(int16_t x, int16_t y);
+  // Public methods to access button label to reuse the Button object.
+  char* getLabel() { return _label;}
+  void setLabel(char* label) {strncpy(_label, label, 9);_label[9]=0;}
 
   /**********************************************************************/
   /*!