diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts
index d1cd880e6b..4f2ec64745 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ export class InjectedScript {
         const allElements = this._evaluator._queryCSS({ scope: root as Document | Element, pierceShadow: true }, '*');
         return allElements.filter(element => {
           let labels: Element[] | NodeListOf<Element> | null | undefined = getAriaLabelledByElements(element);
+          if (labels === null) {
+            const ariaLabel = element.getAttribute('aria-label');
+            if (ariaLabel !== null)
+              return matcher({ full: ariaLabel, immediate: [ariaLabel] });
+          }
           if (labels === null)
             labels = (element as HTMLInputElement).labels;
           return !!labels && [...labels].some(label => matcher(elementText(this._evaluator._cacheText, label)));
diff --git a/tests/page/selectors-get-by.spec.ts b/tests/page/selectors-get-by.spec.ts
index a6012888f8..4ff4d3ed37 100644
--- a/tests/page/selectors-get-by.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/page/selectors-get-by.spec.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,16 @@ it('getByLabel should prioritize aria-labelledby over native label', async ({ pa
   expect(await page.getByLabel('Name').evaluate(e => e.textContent)).toBe('Click me');
 });
 
+it('getByLabel should work with aria-label', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.setContent(`<input id=target aria-label="Name">`);
+  expect(await page.getByLabel('Name').evaluate(e => e.id)).toBe('target');
+});
+
+it('getByLabel should prioritize aria-labelledby over aria-label', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.setContent(`<label id=other-label>Other</label><input id=target aria-label="Name" aria-labelledby=other-label>`);
+  expect(await page.getByLabel('Other').evaluate(e => e.id)).toBe('target');
+});
+
 it('getByPlaceholder should work', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.setContent(`<div>
     <input placeholder='Hello'>