diff --git a/check_graphite_data b/check_graphite_data
index 80a2f13..0b24705 100755
--- a/check_graphite_data
+++ b/check_graphite_data
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def usage():
     print 'Options:'
     print '\t-c <num> --crit=<num>\t\tCritical threshold'
     print '\t-w <num> --warn=<num>\t\tWarning threshold'
+    print '\t-l <label> --label <label>\tMetric label'
     print '\t-u <url> --url=<url>\t\tGraphite graph URL'
     print '\t-r\t\t\t\tReverse - Alert when the value is UNDER warn/crit instead of OVER'
     print '\t-s <secs> --seconds=<secs>\tAverage over the last N seconds of data'
@@ -104,9 +105,9 @@ def get_value(url, seconds=0):
 
 def main(argv):
     try:
-        opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv, 'hWULru:c:w:s:',
+        opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv, 'hWULru:l:c:w:s:',
                                     ['help', 'holt-winters', 'critupper',
-                                     'critlower', 'url=', 'crit=', 'warn=',
+                                     'critlower', 'url=', 'label=', 'crit=', 'warn=',
                                      'seconds=', 'd1=', 'd2='
 				     ,'scale=' ,'scale-invert='
 				     ])
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ def main(argv):
     url = None
     warn = None
     crit = None
+    label = ''
     seconds = 0
     diff1 = None
     diff2 = None
@@ -131,6 +133,8 @@ def main(argv):
             sys.exit()
         elif opt in ('-u', '--url'):
             url = arg
+        elif opt in ('-l', '--label'):
+            label = arg
         elif opt in ('-w', '--warn'):
             warn = float(arg)
         elif opt in ('-c', '--crit'):
@@ -164,8 +168,8 @@ def main(argv):
 
     if hw:
         graphite_data, graphite_lower, graphite_upper = get_hw_value(url, seconds)
-        print 'Current value: %s, lower band: %s, upper band: %s' % \
-               (graphite_data, graphite_lower, graphite_upper)
+        print '%s Current value: %s, lower band: %s, upper band: %s' % \
+               (label, graphite_data, graphite_lower, graphite_upper)
         if (graphite_data > graphite_upper) or (graphite_data < graphite_lower):
             if critupper or critlower:
                 sys.exit(STATE_CRITICAL)
@@ -181,21 +185,25 @@ def main(argv):
         graphite_data = get_value(url, seconds)
     graphite_data *= scale
 
-    print 'Current value: %s, warn threshold: %s, crit threshold: %s' % \
-           (graphite_data, warn, crit)
     if reverse == True:
         if crit >= graphite_data:
+            print '%s CRITICAL: Current value: %s, low crit threshold: %s' % (label, graphite_data, crit)
             sys.exit(STATE_CRITICAL)
         elif warn >= graphite_data:
+            print '%s WARNING: Current value: %s, low warn threshold: %s' % (label, graphite_data, warn)
             sys.exit(STATE_WARNING)
         else:
+            print '%s OK: Current value: %s, low warn threshold: %s' % (label, graphite_data, warn)
             sys.exit(STATE_OK)
     else:
         if graphite_data >= crit:
+            print '%s CRITICAL: Current value: %s, high crit threshold: %s' % (label, graphite_data, crit)
             sys.exit(STATE_CRITICAL)
         elif graphite_data >= warn:
+            print '%s WARNING: Current value: %s, high warn threshold: %s' % (label, graphite_data, warn)
             sys.exit(STATE_WARNING)
         else:
+            print '%s OK: Current value: %s, high warn threshold: %s' % (label, graphite_data, warn)
             sys.exit(STATE_OK)