diff --git a/recording-daemon/metafile.c b/recording-daemon/metafile.c
index 6b7853761..2faf549d0 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/metafile.c
+++ b/recording-daemon/metafile.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void meta_stream_interface(metafile_t *mf, unsigned long snum, char *cont
 	if (output_enabled && output_mixed) {
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&mf->mix_lock);
 		if (!mf->mix) {
-			mf->mix_out = output_new(output_dir, mf->parent, "mix");
+			mf->mix_out = output_new(output_dir, mf->parent, "mix", "mix");
 			if (mix_method == MM_CHANNELS)
 				mf->mix_out->channel_mult = MIX_NUM_INPUTS;
 			mf->mix = mix_new();
diff --git a/recording-daemon/output.c b/recording-daemon/output.c
index da67a879b..97ddd1fae 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/output.c
+++ b/recording-daemon/output.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static output_t *output_alloc(const char *path, const char *name) {
 	return ret;
 }
 
-output_t *output_new(const char *path, const char *call, const char *type) {
+output_t *output_new(const char *path, const char *call, const char *type, const char *label) {
 	// construct output file name
 	struct timeval now;
 	struct tm tm;
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ output_t *output_new(const char *path, const char *call, const char *type) {
 			case 't':
 				g_string_append(f, type);
 				break;
+			case 'l':
+				g_string_append(f, label);
+				break;
 			case 'Y':
 				g_string_append_printf(f, "%04i", tm.tm_year + 1900);
 				break;
diff --git a/recording-daemon/output.h b/recording-daemon/output.h
index 6ff30322e..759a2f504 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/output.h
+++ b/recording-daemon/output.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ extern int mp3_bitrate;
 
 void output_init(const char *format);
 
-output_t *output_new(const char *path, const char *call, const char *type);
+output_t *output_new(const char *path, const char *call, const char *type, const char *label);
 output_t *output_new_from_full_path(const char *path, char *name);
 void output_close(output_t *);
 
diff --git a/recording-daemon/packet.c b/recording-daemon/packet.c
index 160a69901..aafe5b3af 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/packet.c
+++ b/recording-daemon/packet.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "db.h"
 #include "streambuf.h"
 #include "resample.h"
+#include "tag.h"
 
 
 static ssize_t ssrc_tls_write(void *, const void *, size_t);
@@ -194,7 +195,8 @@ out:
 		else {
 			char buf[16];
 			snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%08lx", ssrc);
-			ret->output = output_new(output_dir, mf->parent, buf);
+			tag_t *tag = tag_get(mf, stream->tag);
+			ret->output = output_new(output_dir, mf->parent, buf, tag->label);
 		}
 		db_do_stream(mf, ret->output, "single", stream, ssrc);
 	}
diff --git a/recording-daemon/rtpengine-recording.pod b/recording-daemon/rtpengine-recording.pod
index 992a6d68b..6dbe73291 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/rtpengine-recording.pod
+++ b/recording-daemon/rtpengine-recording.pod
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ The stream type. For B<single> streams this is the SSRC written as hexadecimal;
 for B<mix> stream this is the string B<mix>. It is mandatory for the output
 pattern to include this format sequence.
 
+=item B<%l>
+
+The label for the participating party as communicated from the controlling
+daemon.
+
 =item B<%Y>
 
 =item B<%m>