diff --git a/compose/service/record_datasource.go b/compose/service/record_datasource.go
index 4997d003b..52ae2d301 100644
--- a/compose/service/record_datasource.go
+++ b/compose/service/record_datasource.go
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ func (svc record) Datasource(ctx context.Context, ld *report.LoadStepDefinition)
 			c = report.MakeColumnOfKind(k)
 			c.Name = f.Name
 			c.Label = f.Label
+			if c.Label == "" {
+				c.Label = c.Name
+			}
 			cols = append(cols, c)
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/report/step_group.go b/pkg/report/step_group.go
index 6ef232d42..282baf12b 100644
--- a/pkg/report/step_group.go
+++ b/pkg/report/step_group.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ type (
 	GroupColumn struct {
 		// Name defines the alias for the new column
 		Name string `json:"name"`
+		// Label defines the user friendly name for the column
+		Label string `json:"label"`
 		// Expr defines the expression to transform the column
 		Expr string `json:"expr"`
 		// Aggregate defines the aggregation function to apply
diff --git a/store/rdbms/compose_record_datasource.go b/store/rdbms/compose_record_datasource.go
index eb16414a0..212e96c95 100644
--- a/store/rdbms/compose_record_datasource.go
+++ b/store/rdbms/compose_record_datasource.go
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ func (r *recordDatasource) Group(d report.GroupDefinition, name string) (bool, e
 		// @todo imply based on context
 		c := report.MakeColumnOfKind(g.Kind)
 		c.Name = g.Name
+		c.Label = g.Label
+		if c.Label == "" {
+			c.Label = c.Name
+		}
 		gCols = append(gCols, c)
 
 		r.levelColumns[g.Name] = true
@@ -153,6 +157,10 @@ func (r *recordDatasource) Group(d report.GroupDefinition, name string) (bool, e
 			col = report.MakeColumnOfKind("Number")
 		}
 		col.Name = c.Name
+		col.Label = c.Label
+		if col.Label == "" {
+			col.Label = col.Name
+		}
 		gCols = append(gCols, col)
 		r.levelColumns[c.Name] = true