diff --git a/src/c3nav/editor/forms.py b/src/c3nav/editor/forms.py
index 984b9377..fa002845 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/editor/forms.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/editor/forms.py
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ class EditorFormBase(I18nModelFormMixin, ModelForm):
 def create_editor_form(editor_model):
     possible_fields = ['slug', 'name', 'title', 'title_plural', 'help_text', 'icon', 'join_edges', 'up_separate',
                        'walk', 'ordering', 'category', 'width', 'groups', 'color', 'priority', 'hierarchy', 'icon_name',
+                       'show_labels', 'show_label',
                        'base_altitude', 'waytype', 'access_restriction', 'height', 'default_height', 'door_height',
                        'outside', 'can_search', 'can_describe', 'geometry', 'single', 'altitude', 'short_label',
                        'origin_space', 'target_space', 'data', 'comment', 'slow_down_factor',
diff --git a/src/c3nav/mapdata/migrations/0074_show_labels.py b/src/c3nav/mapdata/migrations/0074_show_labels.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8721a25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/c3nav/mapdata/migrations/0074_show_labels.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.2.8 on 2019-12-21 21:47
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('mapdata', '0073_locationgroup_hierarchy'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='area',
+            name='show_label',
+            field=models.CharField(choices=[('inherit', 'inherit from groups (default)'), ('show_text', 'yes, show the title'), ('no', "don't show")], default='inherit', max_length=16, verbose_name='show label'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='level',
+            name='show_label',
+            field=models.CharField(choices=[('inherit', 'inherit from groups (default)'), ('show_text', 'yes, show the title'), ('no', "don't show")], default='inherit', max_length=16, verbose_name='show label'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='locationgroup',
+            name='show_labels',
+            field=models.CharField(choices=[('no', 'no (default)'), ('show_text', 'yes, show the title')], default='no', help_text='unless location specifies otherwise', max_length=16, verbose_name='show labels'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='poi',
+            name='show_label',
+            field=models.CharField(choices=[('inherit', 'inherit from groups (default)'), ('show_text', 'yes, show the title'), ('no', "don't show")], default='inherit', max_length=16, verbose_name='show label'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='space',
+            name='show_label',
+            field=models.CharField(choices=[('inherit', 'inherit from groups (default)'), ('show_text', 'yes, show the title'), ('no', "don't show")], default='inherit', max_length=16, verbose_name='show label'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/c3nav/mapdata/models/locations.py b/src/c3nav/mapdata/models/locations.py
index 2d430aef..ec4567b5 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/mapdata/models/locations.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/mapdata/models/locations.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class Location(LocationSlug, AccessRestrictionMixin, TitledMixin, models.Model):
         result = super().serialize(detailed=detailed, **kwargs)
         if not detailed:
             fields = ('id', 'type', 'slug', 'title', 'subtitle', 'icon', 'point', 'bounds', 'grid_square',
-                      'locations', 'on_top_of')
+                      'locations', 'on_top_of', 'show_label')
             result = {name: result[name] for name in fields if name in result}
         return result
 
@@ -158,7 +158,14 @@ class Location(LocationSlug, AccessRestrictionMixin, TitledMixin, models.Model):
 
 
 class SpecificLocation(Location, models.Model):
+    SHOW_LABEL_OPTIONS = (
+        ('inherit', _('inherit from groups (default)')),
+        ('show_text', _('yes, show the title')),
+        ('no', _('don\'t show')),
+    )
+
     groups = models.ManyToManyField('mapdata.LocationGroup', verbose_name=_('Location Groups'), blank=True)
+    show_label = models.CharField(_('show label'), max_length=16, default='inherit', choices=SHOW_LABEL_OPTIONS)
 
     class Meta:
         abstract = True
@@ -177,8 +184,19 @@ class SpecificLocation(Location, models.Model):
                       for category, items in groups.items()
                       if getattr(category, 'allow_'+self.__class__._meta.default_related_name)}
             result['groups'] = groups
+        result['show_label'] = self.get_show_label()
         return result
 
+    def get_show_label(self):
+        if self.show_label == 'inherit':
+            for group in self.groups.all():
+                if group.show_labels != 'no':
+                    return group.show_labels
+            return None
+        if self.show_label == 'no':
+            return None
+        return self.show_label
+
     def details_display(self, **kwargs):
         result = super().details_display(**kwargs)
 
@@ -286,10 +304,17 @@ class LocationGroupManager(models.Manager):
 
 
 class LocationGroup(Location, models.Model):
+    SHOW_LABELS_OPTIONS = (
+        ('no', _('no (default)')),
+        ('show_text', _('yes, show the title')),
+    )
+
     category = models.ForeignKey(LocationGroupCategory, related_name='groups', on_delete=models.PROTECT,
                                  verbose_name=_('Category'))
     priority = models.IntegerField(default=0, db_index=True)
     hierarchy = models.IntegerField(default=0, db_index=True, verbose_name=_('hierarchy'))
+    show_labels = models.CharField(_('show labels'), max_length=16, default='no', choices=SHOW_LABELS_OPTIONS,
+                                   help_text=_('unless location specifies otherwise'))
     color = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=32, verbose_name=_('background color'))
 
     objects = LocationGroupManager()
diff --git a/src/c3nav/site/static/site/js/c3nav.js b/src/c3nav/site/static/site/js/c3nav.js
index 04a5d60d..fe3829ce 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/site/static/site/js/c3nav.js
+++ b/src/c3nav/site/static/site/js/c3nav.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ c3nav = {
             location.match = ' ' + location.title_words.join(' ') + ' ' + location.subtitle_words.join(' ') + '  ' + location.slug;
             locations.push(location);
             locations_by_id[location.id] = location;
-            if (location.point ) {
+            if (location.point && location.show_label) {
                 location.label = c3nav._build_location_label(location);
                 if (!(location.point[0] in labels)) labels[location.point[0]] = [];
                 labels[location.point[0]].push(location);
@@ -302,10 +302,14 @@ c3nav = {
 
     update_location_labels: function() {
         c3nav._labelLayer.clearLayers();
-        var labels = c3nav.labels[c3nav._levelControl.currentLevel];
+        var labels = c3nav.labels[c3nav._levelControl.currentLevel],
+            bounds = c3nav.map.getBounds();
         if (!labels) return;
+
         for (var location of labels) {
-            c3nav._labelLayer._maybeAddLayerToRBush(location.label);
+            if (bounds.contains(location.label.getLatLng())) {
+                c3nav._labelLayer._maybeAddLayerToRBush(location.label);
+            }
         }
     },