diff --git a/src/main/scala/app/LabelsController.scala b/src/main/scala/app/LabelsController.scala
index 652674b..f84012d 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/app/LabelsController.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/app/LabelsController.scala
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import util.{ReferrerAuthenticator, CollaboratorsAuthenticator}
 import util.Implicits._
 import org.scalatra.i18n.Messages
+import org.scalatra.Ok
 
 class LabelsController extends LabelsControllerBase
   with LabelsService with IssuesService with RepositoryService with AccountService
@@ -16,14 +17,9 @@
 
   case class LabelForm(labelName: String, color: String)
 
-  val newForm = mapping(
-    "newLabelName" -> trim(label("Label name", text(required, labelName, maxlength(100)))),
-    "newColor"     -> trim(label("Color",      text(required, color)))
-  )(LabelForm.apply)
-
-  val editForm = mapping(
-    "editLabelName" -> trim(label("Label name", text(required, labelName, maxlength(100)))),
-    "editColor"     -> trim(label("Color",      text(required, color)))
+  val labelForm = mapping(
+    "labelName"  -> trim(label("Label name", text(required, labelName, maxlength(100)))),
+    "labelColor" -> trim(label("Color",      text(required, color)))
   )(LabelForm.apply)
 
   get("/:owner/:repository/issues/labels")(referrersOnly { repository =>
@@ -38,9 +34,14 @@
     issues.labels.html.edit(None, repository)
   })
 
-  post("/:owner/:repository/issues/labels/new", newForm)(collaboratorsOnly { (form, repository) =>
-    createLabel(repository.owner, repository.name, form.labelName, form.color.substring(1))
-    redirect(s"/${repository.owner}/${repository.name}/issues/labels")
+  ajaxPost("/:owner/:repository/issues/labels/new", labelForm)(collaboratorsOnly { (form, repository) =>
+    val labelId = createLabel(repository.owner, repository.name, form.labelName, form.color.substring(1))
+    issues.labels.html.label(
+      getLabel(repository.owner, repository.name, labelId).get,
+      // TODO futility
+      countIssueGroupByLabels(repository.owner, repository.name, IssuesService.IssueSearchCondition()),
+      repository,
+      hasWritePermission(repository.owner, repository.name, context.loginAccount))
   })
 
   ajaxGet("/:owner/:repository/issues/labels/:labelId/edit")(collaboratorsOnly { repository =>
@@ -49,14 +50,19 @@
     } getOrElse NotFound()
   })
 
-  post("/:owner/:repository/issues/labels/:labelId/edit", editForm)(collaboratorsOnly { (form, repository) =>
+  ajaxPost("/:owner/:repository/issues/labels/:labelId/edit", labelForm)(collaboratorsOnly { (form, repository) =>
     updateLabel(repository.owner, repository.name, params("labelId").toInt, form.labelName, form.color.substring(1))
-    redirect(s"/${repository.owner}/${repository.name}/issues/labels")
+    issues.labels.html.label(
+      getLabel(repository.owner, repository.name, params("labelId").toInt).get,
+      // TODO futility
+      countIssueGroupByLabels(repository.owner, repository.name, IssuesService.IssueSearchCondition()),
+      repository,
+      hasWritePermission(repository.owner, repository.name, context.loginAccount))
   })
 
-  get("/:owner/:repository/issues/labels/:labelId/delete")(collaboratorsOnly { repository =>
+  ajaxPost("/:owner/:repository/issues/labels/:labelId/delete")(collaboratorsOnly { repository =>
     deleteLabel(repository.owner, repository.name, params("labelId").toInt)
-    redirect(s"/${repository.owner}/${repository.name}/issues/labels")
+    Ok()
   })
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/main/scala/model/Labels.scala b/src/main/scala/model/Labels.scala
index e36746a..73ba1b7 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/model/Labels.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/model/Labels.scala
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
     val b = color.substring(4, 6)
 
     if(Integer.parseInt(r, 16) + Integer.parseInt(g, 16) + Integer.parseInt(b, 16) > 408){
-      "000000"
+      "black"
     } else {
-      "FFFFFF"
+      "white"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/service/LabelsService.scala b/src/main/scala/service/LabelsService.scala
index 37c3d35..de1dcb8 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/service/LabelsService.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/service/LabelsService.scala
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
   def getLabel(owner: String, repository: String, labelId: Int)(implicit s: Session): Option[Label] =
     Labels.filter(_.byPrimaryKey(owner, repository, labelId)).firstOption
 
-  def createLabel(owner: String, repository: String, labelName: String, color: String)(implicit s: Session): Unit =
-    Labels insert Label(
+  def createLabel(owner: String, repository: String, labelName: String, color: String)(implicit s: Session): Int =
+    Labels returning Labels.map(_.labelId) += Label(
       userName       = owner,
       repositoryName = repository,
       labelName      = labelName,
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/issues/labels/edit.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/issues/labels/edit.scala.html
index c420b8d..b21d33d 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/issues/labels/edit.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/issues/labels/edit.scala.html
@@ -1,41 +1,61 @@
 @(label: Option[model.Label], repository: service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo)(implicit context: app.Context)
 @import context._
 @import view.helpers._
-@defining(if(label.isEmpty) "new" else "edit"){ mode =>
-<div id="@(mode)-label-area">
-  <form method="POST" id="edit-label-form" validate="true" style="margin-bottom: 0px;"
-        action="@url(repository)/issues/labels/@{if(mode == "new") "new" else label.get.labelId + "/edit"}">
-    <span id="error-@(mode)LabelName" class="error"></span>
-    <input type="text" name="@(mode)LabelName" id="@(mode)LabelName" style="width: 300px; margin-bottom: 0px;" value="@label.map(_.labelName)"@if(mode == "new"){ placeholder="New label name"}/>
-    <span id="error-@(mode)Color" class="error"></span>
-    <div class="input-append color bscp" data-color="#@label.map(_.color).getOrElse("888888")" data-color-format="hex" id="@(mode)Color" style="width: 100px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
-      <input type="text" class="span3" name="@(mode)Color" value="#@label.map(_.color)" readonly style="width: 100px;">
+@defining(label.map(_.labelId).getOrElse("new")){ labelId =>
+<div id="edit-label-area-@labelId">
+  <form style="margin-bottom: 0px;">
+    <input type="text" id="labelName-@labelId" style="width: 300px; margin-bottom: 0px;" value="@label.map(_.labelName)"@if(labelId == "new"){ placeholder="New label name"}/>
+    <div id="label-color-@labelId" class="input-append color bscp" data-color="#@label.map(_.color).getOrElse("888888")" data-color-format="hex" style="width: 100px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
+      <input type="text" class="span3" id="labelColor-@labelId" value="#@label.map(_.color)" readonly style="width: 100px;">
       <span class="add-on"><i style="background-color: #@label.map(_.color).getOrElse("888888");"></i></span>
     </div>
+    <script>
+    $('div#label-color-@labelId').colorpicker();
+    </script>
+    <span id="label-error-@labelId" class="error" style="padding-left: 40px;"></span>
     <span class="pull-right">
-      <input type="button" class="btn label-edit-cancel" value="Cancel">
-      <input type="submit" class="btn btn-success" style="margin-bottom: 0px;" value="@(if(mode == "new") "Create label"  else "Save changes")"/>
+      <input type="button" id="cancel-@labelId" class="btn label-edit-cancel" value="Cancel">
+      <input type="button" id="submit-@labelId" class="btn btn-success" style="margin-bottom: 0px;" value="@(if(labelId == "new") "Create label"  else "Save changes")"/>
     </span>
-    @if(mode == "edit"){
-      <input type="hidden" name="editLabelId" value="@label.map(_.labelId)"/>
-    }
   </form>
-  <script>
-  $(function(){
-    @if(mode == "new"){
-      $('#newColor').colorpicker();
-    } else {
-      $('#editColor').colorpicker();
-    }
-
-    $.each($('form[validate=true]'), function(i, form){
-      $(form).submit(validate);
-    });
-
-    $('.label-edit-cancel').click(function(e){
-      closeLabelForm();
-    });
-  });
-  </script>
 </div>
+<script>
+$(function(){
+  $('#submit-@labelId').click(function(e){
+    $.post('@url(repository)/issues/labels/@{if(labelId == "new") "new" else labelId + "/edit"}', {
+      'labelName' : $('#labelName-@labelId').val(),
+      'labelColor': $('#labelColor-@labelId').val()
+    }, function(data, status){
+      $('div#edit-label-area-@labelId').remove();
+      @if(labelId == "new"){
+        $('#new-label-table').hide();
+        // Insert row into the top of table
+        $('#label-row-header').after(data);
+      } else {
+        // Replace table row
+        $('#label-row-@labelId').after(data).remove();
+      }
+    }).fail(function(xhr, status, error){
+      var errors = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
+      if(errors.labelName){
+        $('span#label-error-@labelId').text(errors.labelName);
+      } else if(errors.labelColor){
+        $('span#label-error-@labelId').text(errors.labelColor);
+      } else {
+        $('span#label-error-@labelId').text('error');
+      }
+    });
+    return false;
+  });
+
+  $('#cancel-@labelId').click(function(e){
+    $('div#edit-label-area-@labelId').remove();
+    @if(labelId == "new"){
+      $('#new-label-table').hide();
+    } else {
+      $('#label-@labelId').show();
+    }
+  });
+});
+</script>
 }
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/issues/labels/label.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/issues/labels/label.scala.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ff82b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/twirl/issues/labels/label.scala.html
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+@(label: model.Label,
+  counts: Map[String, Int],
+  repository: service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo,
+  hasWritePermission: Boolean)(implicit context: app.Context)
+@import context._
+@import view.helpers._
+<tr id="label-row-@label.labelId">
+  <td style="padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px;">
+    <div class="milestone row-fluid" id="label-@label.labelId">
+      <div class="span8">
+        <div style="margin-top: 6px">
+          <a href="@url(repository)/issues?labels=@urlEncode(label.labelName)" id="label-row-content-@label.labelId">
+            <span style="background-color: #@label.color; color: @label.fontColor; padding: 8px; font-size: 120%; border-radius: 4px;">
+              <img src="@assets/common/images/label_@(label.fontColor).png" style="width: 12px;"/>
+              @label.labelName
+            </span>
+          </a>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="@if(hasWritePermission){span2} else {span4}">
+        <div class="pull-right">
+          <span class="muted">@counts.get(label.labelName).getOrElse(0) open issues</span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      @if(hasWritePermission){
+        <div class="span2">
+          <div class="pull-right">
+            <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="editLabel(@label.labelId)">Edit</a>
+            &nbsp;&nbsp;
+            <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="deleteLabel(@label.labelId)">Delete</a>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      }
+    </div>
+  </td>
+</tr>
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/issues/labels/list.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/issues/labels/list.scala.html
index 7d0ac2b..a9a8129 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/issues/labels/list.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/issues/labels/list.scala.html
@@ -11,41 +11,15 @@
       <tr><td></td></tr>
     </table>
     <table class="table table-bordered table-hover table-issues">
-      <tr>
+      <tr id="label-row-header">
         <th style="background-color: #eee;">
           <span class="small">@labels.size labels</span>
         </th>
       </tr>
       @labels.map { label =>
-        <tr>
-          <td style="padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px;">
-            <div class="milestone row-fluid" id="label-@label.labelId">
-              <div class="span8">
-                <div style="margin-top: 6px">
-                  <a href="@url(repository)/issues?labels=@urlEncode(label.labelName)">
-                    <span style="background-color: #@label.color; color: #@label.fontColor; padding: 8px; font-size: 120%; border-radius: 4px;">@label.labelName</span>
-                  </a>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-              <div class="@if(hasWritePermission){span2} else {span4}">
-                <div class="pull-right">
-                  <span class="muted">@counts.get(label.labelName).getOrElse(0) open issues</span>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-              @if(hasWritePermission){
-                <div class="span2">
-                  <div class="pull-right">
-                    <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="label-edit-link" data-label-id="@label.labelId">Edit</a>
-                    &nbsp;&nbsp;
-                    <a href="@url(repository)/issues/labels/@label.labelId/delete" class="delete">Delete</a>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-              }
-            </div>
-          </td>
-        </tr>
-        }
-        @if(labels.isEmpty){
+        @_root_.issues.labels.html.label(label, counts, repository, hasWritePermission)
+      }
+      @if(labels.isEmpty){
         <tr>
           <td style="padding: 20px; background-color: #eee; text-align: center;">
             No labels to show.
@@ -60,15 +34,11 @@
 }
 <script>
 $(function(){
-  $('a.delete').click(function(){
-    return confirm('Once you delete this label, there is no going back.\nAre you sure?');
-  });
-
   $('#new-label-button').click(function(e){
     if($('#new-label-area').size() != 0){
-      closeLabelForm();
+      $('#new-label-table').hide();
+      $('#new-label-area').remove();
     } else {
-      closeLabelForm();
       $.get('@url(repository)/issues/labels/new',
           function(data){
             $('#new-label-table').show().find('tr td').append(data);
@@ -76,29 +46,21 @@
       );
     }
   });
-
-  $('a.label-edit-link').click(function(e){
-    closeLabelForm();
-    var labelId = $(this).data('label-id');
-    $.get('@url(repository)/issues/labels/' + labelId + '/edit',
-      function(data){
-        $('#label-' + labelId).hide().parent().append(data);
-      }
-    );
-  });
 });
 
-function closeLabelForm(){
-  // creation form
-  if($('#new-label-area').size() != 0){
-    $('#new-label-table').hide();
-    $('#new-label-area').remove();
+function deleteLabel(labelId){
+  if(confirm('Once you delete this label, there is no going back.\nAre you sure?')){
+    $.post('@url(repository)/issues/labels/' + labelId + '/delete', function(){
+      $('tr#label-row-' + labelId).remove();
+    });
   }
-  // editing form
-  var editingId = $('input[name=editLabelId]').val();
-  if(editingId){
-    $('#edit-label-area').remove();
-    $('#label-' + editingId).show();
-  }
+}
+
+function editLabel(labelId){
+  $.get('@url(repository)/issues/labels/' + labelId + '/edit',
+    function(data){
+      $('#label-' + labelId).hide().parent().append(data);
+    }
+  );
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/issues/tab.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/issues/tab.scala.html
index 4bb900f..80ee66f 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/issues/tab.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/issues/tab.scala.html
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@
     <div class="btn-group">
       @if(newButton){
         @if(active == "issues"){
-          <a class="btn btn-small btn-success" href="@url(repository)/issues/new">New issue</a>
+          <a class="btn btn-success" href="@url(repository)/issues/new">New issue</a>
         }
         @if(active == "pulls"){
-          <a class="btn btn-small btn-success" href="@url(repository)/compare">New pull request</a>
+          <a class="btn btn-success" href="@url(repository)/compare">New pull request</a>
         }
         @if(active == "labels"){
-          <a class="btn btn-small btn-success" href="javascript:void(0);" id="new-label-button">New label</a>
+          <a class="btn btn-success" href="javascript:void(0);" id="new-label-button">New label</a>
         }
         @if(active == "milestones"){
-          <a class="btn btn-small btn-success" href="@url(repository)/issues/milestones/new">New milestone</a>
+          <a class="btn btn-success" href="@url(repository)/issues/milestones/new">New milestone</a>
         }
       }
     </div>