diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/Label.qml b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/Label.qml
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/Label.qml
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/Label.qml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  2.010-1301, USA.
 */
 
-import QtQuick 2.1
+import QtQuick 2.12
 import QtQuick.Window 2.2
 import QtQuick.Controls 1.0
 import QtQuick.Controls.Private 1.0 as QtQuickControlsPrivate
@@ -62,4 +62,41 @@
 
     Accessible.role: Accessible.StaticText
     Accessible.name: text
+
+    states: [
+        State {
+            name: "right"
+            PropertyChanges {
+                target: root
+                x: root.width - metrics.width
+            }
+        },
+        State {
+            name: "left"
+            PropertyChanges {
+                target: root
+                x: 0
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+
+    transitions: Transition {
+        id: transition
+        NumberAnimation {
+            properties: "x"
+            easing.type: Easing.Linear
+            duration: (metrics.width - root.width) * 50
+        }
+    }
+
+    TextMetrics {
+        id: metrics
+        text: root.text
+        font: root.font
+    }
+
+    Timer {
+        running: root.width < metrics.width && !transition.running
+        onTriggered: root.state = root.state === "right" ? "left" : "right"
+    }
 }