diff --git a/client/app/components/RpcLabel.vue b/client/app/components/RpcLabel.vue
index f66953c65..ea9c01201 100644
--- a/client/app/components/RpcLabel.vue
+++ b/client/app/components/RpcLabel.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <template>
   <BaseBadge :color="label?.color">
-    <Icon v-if="label?.isException" class="mr-2" name="pajamas:warning" />
+    <Icon v-if="label?.isException" class="mr-1" name="pajamas:warning" title="Exception" />
+    <Icon v-if="label?.isComplexity" class="mr-1" name="uil:layer-group" title="Complexity" />
+    <Icon v-if="label?.isPublic" class="mr-1" name="uil:globe" title="Public" />
     {{ label?.slug }}
   </BaseBadge>
 </template>
diff --git a/client/app/components/RpcLabelEditDialog.vue b/client/app/components/RpcLabelEditDialog.vue
index cb32866d0..402552d63 100644
--- a/client/app/components/RpcLabelEditDialog.vue
+++ b/client/app/components/RpcLabelEditDialog.vue
@@ -150,6 +150,23 @@
             <p class="text-gray-500">This label is assignable and actively in use.</p>
           </div>
         </div>
+
+        <div class="sm:grid sm:grid-cols-3 sm:items-start sm:gap-4 sm:py-6">
+          <label
+            for="is-public"
+            class="block text-sm font-medium leading-6 text-gray-900 sm:pt-1.5">
+            Is Public
+          </label>
+          <div class="mt-2 sm:col-span-2 sm:mt-0">
+            <input
+              id="is-public"
+              v-model="label.isPublic"
+              name="is-public"
+              type="checkbox"
+              class="h-4 w-4 rounded border-gray-300 text-indigo-600 focus:ring-indigo-600" />
+            <p class="text-gray-500">This label is exposed on the public queue.</p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </form>
@@ -177,7 +194,8 @@ const NEW_LABEL_DEFAULTS: Label = {
   slug: '',
   isException: false,
   color: 'slate',
-  used: true
+  used: true,
+  isPublic: false
 }
 
 const label = reactive<Label>(props.label ? { ...props.label } : NEW_LABEL_DEFAULTS)
diff --git a/client/app/pages/labels/index.vue b/client/app/pages/labels/index.vue
index dd41d6f04..f42c7d89e 100644
--- a/client/app/pages/labels/index.vue
+++ b/client/app/pages/labels/index.vue
@@ -15,6 +15,23 @@
         </button>
       </div>
     </div>
+    <div class="mt-4 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+      <span class="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-neutral-400">Filter:</span>
+      <button
+        v-for="t in filterToggles"
+        :key="t.key"
+        type="button"
+        :aria-pressed="filters[t.key]"
+        :class="[
+          'inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-md border px-2.5 py-1 text-sm transition-colors',
+          filters[t.key]
+            ? 'bg-violet-100 border-violet-400 text-violet-900 dark:bg-violet-900/30 dark:border-violet-500 dark:text-violet-200'
+            : 'border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-gray-700'
+        ]"
+        @click="filters[t.key] = !filters[t.key]">
+        <Icon :name="t.icon" />{{ t.label }}
+      </button>
+    </div>
     <ErrorAlert v-if="labelsError" title="API Error">
       API error while requesting labels: {{ labelsError }}
     </ErrorAlert>
@@ -36,8 +53,28 @@ const snackbar = useSnackbar()
 const sortedLabels = computed(
   () => labels.value?.toSorted((a, b) => a.slug.localeCompare(b.slug, 'en')) ?? []
 )
-const labelsInUse = computed(() => sortedLabels.value.filter((l) => l.used))
-const labelsNotInUse = computed(() => sortedLabels.value.filter((l) => !l.used))
+const filterToggles = [
+  { key: 'isException', label: 'Exception', icon: 'pajamas:warning' },
+  { key: 'isComplexity', label: 'Complexity', icon: 'uil:layer-group' },
+  { key: 'isPublic', label: 'Public', icon: 'uil:globe' }
+] as const
+
+const filters = reactive({ isException: false, isComplexity: false, isPublic: false })
+
+// No toggle active → show all; otherwise show labels matching any active flag.
+const filteredLabels = computed(() => {
+  if (!filters.isException && !filters.isComplexity && !filters.isPublic) {
+    return sortedLabels.value
+  }
+  return sortedLabels.value.filter(
+    (l) =>
+      (filters.isException && l.isException) ||
+      (filters.isComplexity && l.isComplexity) ||
+      (filters.isPublic && l.isPublic)
+  )
+})
+const labelsInUse = computed(() => filteredLabels.value.filter((l) => l.used))
+const labelsNotInUse = computed(() => filteredLabels.value.filter((l) => !l.used))
 
 const {
   data: labels,
diff --git a/purple_api.yaml b/purple_api.yaml
index c308c3420..61969aa41 100644
--- a/purple_api.yaml
+++ b/purple_api.yaml
@@ -4633,6 +4633,8 @@ components:
           $ref: "#/components/schemas/ColorEnum"
         used:
           type: boolean
+        is_public:
+          type: boolean
       required:
         - slug
     LabelRequest:
@@ -4650,6 +4652,8 @@ components:
           $ref: "#/components/schemas/ColorEnum"
         used:
           type: boolean
+        is_public:
+          type: boolean
       required:
         - slug
     LabelStat:
@@ -5134,6 +5138,8 @@ components:
           $ref: "#/components/schemas/ColorEnum"
         used:
           type: boolean
+        is_public:
+          type: boolean
     PatchedRfcAuthorRequest:
       type: object
       properties:
diff --git a/rpc/migrations/0012_historicallabel_is_public_label_is_public.py b/rpc/migrations/0012_historicallabel_is_public_label_is_public.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3229aac85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpc/migrations/0012_historicallabel_is_public_label_is_public.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Copyright The IETF Trust 2026, All Rights Reserved
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+def set_existing_labels_public(apps, schema_editor):
+    # Existing labels were all public before this flag existed; the field
+    # default (False) applies only to labels created afterwards.
+    Label = apps.get_model("rpc", "Label")
+    Label.objects.update(is_public=True)
+
+
+def noop(apps, schema_editor):
+    pass
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("rpc", "0011_historicalactionholder_historicalrpcauthorcomment_and_more"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="historicallabel",
+            name="is_public",
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="label",
+            name="is_public",
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+        migrations.RunPython(set_existing_labels_public, noop),
+    ]
diff --git a/rpc/models.py b/rpc/models.py
index c68e5b604..ec8285e0b 100644
--- a/rpc/models.py
+++ b/rpc/models.py
@@ -1208,6 +1208,7 @@ class Label(models.Model):
         choices=zip(TAILWIND_COLORS, TAILWIND_COLORS, strict=False),
     )
     used = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+    is_public = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     history = HistoricalRecords()
 
     def __str__(self):
diff --git a/rpc/serializers.py b/rpc/serializers.py
index 45b784da8..c3bccbb99 100644
--- a/rpc/serializers.py
+++ b/rpc/serializers.py
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ class Meta:
             "is_complexity",
             "color",
             "used",
+            "is_public",
         ]
 
 
@@ -2605,6 +2606,13 @@ class PublicQueueItemSerializer(QueueItemSerializer):
     disposition_name = serializers.SlugRelatedField(
         source="disposition", slug_field="name", read_only=True
     )
+    # only expose labels flagged public.
+    labels = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
+
+    @extend_schema_field(LabelSerializer(many=True))
+    def get_labels(self, obj):
+        public = [label for label in obj.labels.all() if label.is_public]
+        return LabelSerializer(public, many=True).data
 
     @extend_schema_field(RpcRelatedDocumentSerializer(many=True))
     def get_references(self, obj):