diff --git a/src/BottomTabs.res b/src/BottomTabs.res
index c1dca65..65195ca 100644
--- a/src/BottomTabs.res
+++ b/src/BottomTabs.res
@@ -18,9 +18,19 @@ module TabBarBadge = {
   external string: string => t = "%identity"
 }
 
+type tabBarLabelArgs = {
+  focused: bool,
+  color: string,
+  position: tabBarLabelPosition,
+  children: string,
+}
+
+@unboxed
+type tabBarLabel = String(string) | Function(tabBarLabelArgs => React.element)
+
 type rec options = {
   title?: string,
-  tabBarLabel?: string,
+  tabBarLabel?: tabBarLabel,
   tabBarShowLabel?: bool,
   tabBarLabelPosition?: tabBarLabelPosition,
   tabBarLabelStyle?: Style.t,
diff --git a/src/MaterialBottomTabs.res b/src/MaterialBottomTabs.res
index cda340d..721453f 100644
--- a/src/MaterialBottomTabs.res
+++ b/src/MaterialBottomTabs.res
@@ -16,11 +16,20 @@ module TabBarBadge = {
   external string: string => t = "%identity"
 }
 
+type tabBarLabelArgs = {
+  focused: bool,
+  color: string,
+  children: string,
+}
+
+@unboxed
+type tabBarLabel = String(string) | Function(tabBarLabelArgs => React.element)
+
 type options = {
   title?: string,
   tabBarIcon?: tabBarIconOptions => React.element,
   tabBarColor?: Color.t,
-  tabBarLabel?: string,
+  tabBarLabel?: tabBarLabel,
   tabBarBadge?: TabBarBadge.t,
   tabBarAccessibilityLabel?: string,
   tabBarTestID?: string,