diff --git a/src/presenters/teaser-presenter.js b/src/presenters/teaser-presenter.js
index bce6876..b6b747d 100644
--- a/src/presenters/teaser-presenter.js
+++ b/src/presenters/teaser-presenter.js
@@ -7,9 +7,18 @@ const HEADSHOT_URL_PARAMS = '?source=next&fit=scale-down&compression=best&width=
 const TEMPLATES_WITH_HEADSHOTS = ['light','standard','lifestyle'];
 const TEMPLATES_WITH_IMAGES = ['heavy', 'top-story-heavy','lifestyle'];
 const LIVEBLOG_MAPPING = {
-	inprogress: 'last post',
-	comingsoon: 'coming soon',
-	closed: 'liveblog closed'
+	inprogress: {
+		timestampStatus: 	'last post',
+		labelModifier: 'live'
+	},
+	comingsoon: {
+		timestampStatus: 'coming soon',
+		labelModifier: 'pending'
+	},
+	closed: {
+		timestampStatus: 'liveblog closed',
+		labelModifier: 'closed'
+	}
 };
 
 const brandAuthorDouble = (data) => {
@@ -132,6 +141,11 @@ const TeaserPresenter = class TeaserPresenter {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// returns class modifier for live blog label
+	get liveBlogLabelModifier () {
+		return LIVEBLOG_MAPPING[this.data.status.toLowerCase()].labelModifier;
+	}
+
 	//returns prefix for timestamp (null / 'new' / 'updated')
 	timeStatus () {
 		const now = Date.now();
@@ -152,7 +166,7 @@ const TeaserPresenter = class TeaserPresenter {
 	liveBlog () {
 		return {
 			publishedDate: this.data.updates && this.data.updates[0].date,
-			status: LIVEBLOG_MAPPING[this.data.status.toLowerCase()],
+			status: LIVEBLOG_MAPPING[this.data.status.toLowerCase()].timestampStatus,
 			classModifier: this.data.status.toLowerCase()
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/templates/partials/display-tag.html b/templates/partials/display-tag.html
index 9554642..080c7b5 100644
--- a/templates/partials/display-tag.html
+++ b/templates/partials/display-tag.html
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {{#unless noTag}}
 	<div class="o-teaser__meta">
+		{{#if status}}
+			<span class="o-labels o-labels--{{@nTeaserPresenter.liveBlogLabelModifier}}" aria-label="Live blog with status of {{@nTeaserPresenter.liveBlogLabelModifier}}">Live</span>
+		{{/if}}
 		{{#if @nTeaserPresenter.displayTag}}
 			{{#if @nTeaserPresenter.genrePrefix}}
 				<span>
diff --git a/tests/presenters/teaser-presenter.spec.js b/tests/presenters/teaser-presenter.spec.js
index d1433ca..98deb18 100644
--- a/tests/presenters/teaser-presenter.spec.js
+++ b/tests/presenters/teaser-presenter.spec.js
@@ -299,6 +299,28 @@ describe('Teaser Presenter', () => {
 
 		});
 
+		context('label modifier', () => {
+
+			it('returns modifier of \'pending\' when \'comingsoon\'', () => {
+				const content = { status: 'ComingSoon' };
+				subject = new Presenter(content);
+				expect(subject.liveBlogLabelModifier).to.equal('pending');
+			});
+
+			it('returns modifier of \'live\' when \'inprogress\'', () => {
+				const content = { status: 'InProgress' };
+				subject = new Presenter(content);
+				expect(subject.liveBlogLabelModifier).to.equal('live');
+			});
+
+			it('returns modifier of \'closed\' when \'closed\'', () => {
+				const content = { status: 'Closed' };
+				subject = new Presenter(content);
+				expect(subject.liveBlogLabelModifier).to.equal('closed');
+			});
+
+		});
+
 	});
 
 	context('relatedContent', () => {