diff --git a/src/app/qgsapplayertreeviewmenuprovider.cpp b/src/app/qgsapplayertreeviewmenuprovider.cpp
index dfb804d3b0c..02412829ad4 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsapplayertreeviewmenuprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgsapplayertreeviewmenuprovider.cpp
@@ -199,13 +199,16 @@ QMenu *QgsAppLayerTreeViewMenuProvider::createContextMenu()
         QAction *showFeatureCount = actions->actionShowFeatureCount( menu );
         menu->addAction( showFeatureCount );
         showFeatureCount->setEnabled( vlayer->isValid() );
+      }
 
-        const QString iconName = vlayer && vlayer->labeling() && vlayer->labeling()->type() == QLatin1String( "rule-based" )
+      if ( vlayer || vectorTileLayer )
+      {
+        const QString iconName = vectorTileLayer || ( vlayer && vlayer->labeling() && vlayer->labeling()->type() == QLatin1String( "rule-based" ) )
                                  ? QStringLiteral( "labelingRuleBased.svg" )
                                  : QStringLiteral( "labelingSingle.svg" );
         QAction *actionShowLabels = new QAction( QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( iconName ), tr( "Show &Labels" ), menu );
         actionShowLabels->setCheckable( true );
-        actionShowLabels->setChecked( vlayer->labelsEnabled() );
+        actionShowLabels->setChecked( vectorTileLayer ? vectorTileLayer->labelsEnabled() : vlayer->labelsEnabled() );
         connect( actionShowLabels, &QAction::toggled, this, &QgsAppLayerTreeViewMenuProvider::toggleLabels );
         menu->addAction( actionShowLabels );
       }
@@ -1335,22 +1338,30 @@ void QgsAppLayerTreeViewMenuProvider::toggleLabels( bool enabled )
   const QList<QgsLayerTreeLayer *> selectedLayerNodes = mView->selectedLayerNodes();
   for ( QgsLayerTreeLayer *l : selectedLayerNodes )
   {
-    QgsVectorLayer *vlayer = qobject_cast< QgsVectorLayer * >( l->layer() );
-    if ( !vlayer || !vlayer->isSpatial() )
-      continue;
+    if ( QgsVectorLayer *vlayer = qobject_cast< QgsVectorLayer * >( l->layer() ) )
+    {
+      if ( !vlayer->isSpatial() )
+        continue;
 
-    if ( enabled && !vlayer->labeling() )
-    {
-      // no labeling setup - create default labeling for layer
-      const QgsPalLayerSettings settings = QgsAbstractVectorLayerLabeling::defaultSettingsForLayer( vlayer );
-      vlayer->setLabeling( new QgsVectorLayerSimpleLabeling( settings ) );
-      vlayer->setLabelsEnabled( true );
+      if ( enabled && !vlayer->labeling() )
+      {
+        // no labeling setup - create default labeling for layer
+        const QgsPalLayerSettings settings = QgsAbstractVectorLayerLabeling::defaultSettingsForLayer( vlayer );
+        vlayer->setLabeling( new QgsVectorLayerSimpleLabeling( settings ) );
+        vlayer->setLabelsEnabled( true );
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        vlayer->setLabelsEnabled( enabled );
+      }
+      vlayer->emitStyleChanged();
+      vlayer->triggerRepaint();
     }
-    else
+    else if ( QgsVectorTileLayer *vectorTilelayer = qobject_cast< QgsVectorTileLayer * >( l->layer() ) )
     {
-      vlayer->setLabelsEnabled( enabled );
+      vectorTilelayer->setLabelsEnabled( enabled );
+      vectorTilelayer->emitStyleChanged();
+      vectorTilelayer->triggerRepaint();
     }
-    vlayer->emitStyleChanged();
-    vlayer->triggerRepaint();
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/vectortile/qgsvectortilebasiclabelingwidget.cpp b/src/gui/vectortile/qgsvectortilebasiclabelingwidget.cpp
index 2b03dca7e9b..e90375e339b 100644
--- a/src/gui/vectortile/qgsvectortilebasiclabelingwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/vectortile/qgsvectortilebasiclabelingwidget.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@
 
 #include "qgsvectortilebasiclabelingwidget.h"
 
+#include "qgis.h"
+#include "qgsapplication.h"
 #include "qgsvectortilebasiclabeling.h"
 #include "qgsvectortilelayer.h"
-
 #include "qgslabelinggui.h"
 #include "qgsmapcanvas.h"
 #include "qgsvectortileutils.h"
@@ -332,6 +333,10 @@ QgsVectorTileBasicLabelingWidget::QgsVectorTileBasicLabelingWidget( QgsVectorTil
   connect( btnEditRule, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &QgsVectorTileBasicLabelingWidget::editStyle );
   connect( btnRemoveRule, &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, &QgsVectorTileBasicLabelingWidget::removeStyle );
 
+  mLabelModeComboBox->addItem( QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( QStringLiteral( "labelingNone.svg" ) ), tr( "No Labels" ) );
+  mLabelModeComboBox->addItem( QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( QStringLiteral( "labelingRuleBased.svg" ) ), tr( "Rule-based Labeling" ) );
+  connect( mLabelModeComboBox, static_cast<void ( QComboBox::* )( int )>( &QComboBox::currentIndexChanged ), this, &QgsVectorTileBasicLabelingWidget::labelModeChanged );
+
   connect( viewStyles, &QAbstractItemView::doubleClicked, this, &QgsVectorTileBasicLabelingWidget::editStyleAtIndex );
 
   if ( mMapCanvas )
@@ -374,16 +379,25 @@ QgsVectorTileBasicLabelingWidget::QgsVectorTileBasicLabelingWidget( QgsVectorTil
 
 void QgsVectorTileBasicLabelingWidget::setLayer( QgsVectorTileLayer *layer )
 {
+  if ( mVTLayer )
+  {
+    disconnect( mVTLayer );
+  }
+
   mVTLayer = layer;
+  connect( mVTLayer, &QgsMapLayer::styleChanged, this, [ = ]() { setLayer( mVTLayer ); } );
 
   if ( layer && layer->labeling() && layer->labeling()->type() == QLatin1String( "basic" ) )
   {
     mLabeling.reset( static_cast<QgsVectorTileBasicLabeling *>( layer->labeling()->clone() ) );
+    whileBlocking( mLabelModeComboBox )->setCurrentIndex( layer->labelsEnabled() ? 1 : 0 );
   }
   else
   {
     mLabeling.reset( new QgsVectorTileBasicLabeling() );
+    whileBlocking( mLabelModeComboBox )->setCurrentIndex( 1 );
   }
+  mOptionsStackedWidget->setCurrentIndex( mLabelModeComboBox->currentIndex() );
 
   mModel = new QgsVectorTileBasicLabelingListModel( mLabeling.get(), viewStyles );
   mProxyModel = new QgsVectorTileBasicLabelingProxyModel( mModel, viewStyles );
@@ -411,6 +425,13 @@ QgsVectorTileBasicLabelingWidget::~QgsVectorTileBasicLabelingWidget() = default;
 void QgsVectorTileBasicLabelingWidget::apply()
 {
   mVTLayer->setLabeling( mLabeling->clone() );
+  mVTLayer->setLabelsEnabled( mLabelModeComboBox->currentIndex() == 1 );
+}
+
+void QgsVectorTileBasicLabelingWidget::labelModeChanged()
+{
+  mOptionsStackedWidget->setCurrentIndex( mLabelModeComboBox->currentIndex() );
+  emit widgetChanged();
 }
 
 void QgsVectorTileBasicLabelingWidget::addStyle( Qgis::GeometryType geomType )
diff --git a/src/gui/vectortile/qgsvectortilebasiclabelingwidget.h b/src/gui/vectortile/qgsvectortilebasiclabelingwidget.h
index ab3e3b73568..b979fb38d0f 100644
--- a/src/gui/vectortile/qgsvectortilebasiclabelingwidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/vectortile/qgsvectortilebasiclabelingwidget.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsVectorTileBasicLabelingWidget : public QgsMapLayerConfigWidg
     void editStyleAtIndex( const QModelIndex &index );
     void removeStyle();
 
+    void labelModeChanged();
     void updateLabelingFromWidget();
 
   private:
diff --git a/src/ui/qgsvectortilebasiclabelingwidget.ui b/src/ui/qgsvectortilebasiclabelingwidget.ui
index 68209bcb733..b53f3f7e28b 100644
--- a/src/ui/qgsvectortilebasiclabelingwidget.ui
+++ b/src/ui/qgsvectortilebasiclabelingwidget.ui
@@ -12,115 +12,152 @@
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
-    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
-     <property name="bottomMargin">
-      <number>0</number>
-     </property>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QgsFilterLineEdit" name="mFilterLineEdit"/>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="mCheckVisibleOnly">
-       <property name="toolTip">
-        <string>Hides any rules which are invisible because they fall outside the current map canvas zoom level</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Visible rules only</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-    </layout>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QTreeView" name="viewStyles">
-     <property name="acceptDrops">
-      <bool>true</bool>
-     </property>
-     <property name="editTriggers">
-      <set>QAbstractItemView::EditKeyPressed|QAbstractItemView::SelectedClicked</set>
-     </property>
-     <property name="dragEnabled">
-      <bool>true</bool>
-     </property>
-     <property name="dragDropMode">
-      <enum>QAbstractItemView::InternalMove</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="selectionMode">
-      <enum>QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="rootIsDecorated">
-      <bool>false</bool>
+    <widget class="QComboBox" name="mLabelModeComboBox">
+     <property name="sizePolicy">
+     <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
+       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+     </sizepolicy>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item>
-    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QToolButton" name="btnAddRule">
-       <property name="toolTip">
-        <string>Add rule</string>
+   <item> 
+    <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="mOptionsStackedWidget">
+     <property name="lineWidth">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <property name="currentIndex">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="mNoLabelPage"/>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="mRuleBasedLabelPage">
+      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_1">
+       <property name="leftMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
        </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string/>
+       <property name="topMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
        </property>
-       <property name="icon">
-        <iconset resource="../../images/images.qrc">
-         <normaloff>:/images/themes/default/symbologyAdd.svg</normaloff>:/images/themes/default/symbologyAdd.svg</iconset>
+       <property name="rightMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
        </property>
-       <property name="popupMode">
-        <enum>QToolButton::InstantPopup</enum>
+       <property name="bottomMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
        </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QPushButton" name="btnRemoveRule">
-       <property name="toolTip">
-        <string>Remove selected rules</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string/>
-       </property>
-       <property name="icon">
-        <iconset resource="../../images/images.qrc">
-         <normaloff>:/images/themes/default/symbologyRemove.svg</normaloff>:/images/themes/default/symbologyRemove.svg</iconset>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QPushButton" name="btnEditRule">
-       <property name="toolTip">
-        <string>Edit current rule</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string/>
-       </property>
-       <property name="icon">
-        <iconset resource="../../images/images.qrc">
-         <normaloff>:/images/themes/default/symbologyEdit.svg</normaloff>:/images/themes/default/symbologyEdit.svg</iconset>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-       <property name="orientation">
-        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-       </property>
-       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-        <size>
-         <width>40</width>
-         <height>20</height>
-        </size>
-       </property>
-      </spacer>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QLabel" name="mLabelCurrentZoom">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string/>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-    </layout>
+       <item>
+        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+         <property name="bottomMargin">
+          <number>0</number>
+         </property>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QgsFilterLineEdit" name="mFilterLineEdit"/>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="mCheckVisibleOnly">
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>Hides any rules which are invisible because they fall outside the current map canvas zoom level</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Visible rules only</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+        </layout>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QTreeView" name="viewStyles">
+         <property name="acceptDrops">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+         <property name="editTriggers">
+          <set>QAbstractItemView::EditKeyPressed|QAbstractItemView::SelectedClicked</set>
+         </property>
+         <property name="dragEnabled">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+         <property name="dragDropMode">
+          <enum>QAbstractItemView::InternalMove</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="selectionMode">
+          <enum>QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="rootIsDecorated">
+          <bool>false</bool>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QToolButton" name="btnAddRule">
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>Add rule</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string/>
+           </property>
+           <property name="icon">
+            <iconset resource="../../images/images.qrc">
+             <normaloff>:/images/themes/default/symbologyAdd.svg</normaloff>:/images/themes/default/symbologyAdd.svg</iconset>
+           </property>
+           <property name="popupMode">
+            <enum>QToolButton::InstantPopup</enum>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="btnRemoveRule">
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>Remove selected rules</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string/>
+           </property>
+           <property name="icon">
+            <iconset resource="../../images/images.qrc">
+             <normaloff>:/images/themes/default/symbologyRemove.svg</normaloff>:/images/themes/default/symbologyRemove.svg</iconset>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="btnEditRule">
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>Edit current rule</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string/>
+           </property>
+           <property name="icon">
+            <iconset resource="../../images/images.qrc">
+             <normaloff>:/images/themes/default/symbologyEdit.svg</normaloff>:/images/themes/default/symbologyEdit.svg</iconset>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+           <property name="orientation">
+            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+           </property>
+           <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+            <size>
+             <width>40</width>
+             <height>20</height>
+            </size>
+           </property>
+          </spacer>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QLabel" name="mLabelCurrentZoom">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string/>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+        </layout>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+    </widget>
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
@@ -138,6 +175,7 @@
   <tabstop>btnAddRule</tabstop>
   <tabstop>btnRemoveRule</tabstop>
   <tabstop>btnEditRule</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>mCheckLabelsEnabled</tabstop>
  </tabstops>
  <resources>
   <include location="../../images/images.qrc"/>