diff --git a/src/handlers/graphical.rs b/src/handlers/graphical.rs
index 44d92b77..144eb0da 100644
--- a/src/handlers/graphical.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/graphical.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ This printer can be customized by using [`new_themed()`](GraphicalReportHandler:
 
 See [`set_hook()`](crate::set_hook) for more details on customizing your global
 printer.
-*/
+ */
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct GraphicalReportHandler {
     pub(crate) links: LinkStyle,
@@ -487,7 +487,13 @@ impl GraphicalReportHandler {
                 // no line number!
                 self.write_no_linum(f, linum_width)?;
                 // gutter _again_
-                self.render_highlight_gutter(f, max_gutter, line, &labels)?;
+                self.render_highlight_gutter(
+                    f,
+                    max_gutter,
+                    line,
+                    &labels,
+                    LabelRenderMode::SingleLine,
+                )?;
                 self.render_single_line_highlights(
                     f,
                     line,
@@ -499,11 +505,7 @@ impl GraphicalReportHandler {
             }
             for hl in multi_line {
                 if hl.label().is_some() && line.span_ends(hl) && !line.span_starts(hl) {
-                    // no line number!
-                    self.write_no_linum(f, linum_width)?;
-                    // gutter _again_
-                    self.render_highlight_gutter(f, max_gutter, line, &labels)?;
-                    self.render_multi_line_end(f, hl)?;
+                    self.render_multi_line_end(f, &labels, max_gutter, linum_width, line, hl)?;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -517,6 +519,91 @@ impl GraphicalReportHandler {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    fn render_multi_line_end(
+        &self,
+        f: &mut impl fmt::Write,
+        labels: &[FancySpan],
+        max_gutter: usize,
+        linum_width: usize,
+        line: &Line,
+        label: &FancySpan,
+    ) -> fmt::Result {
+        // no line number!
+        self.write_no_linum(f, linum_width)?;
+
+        if let Some(label_parts) = label.label_parts() {
+            // if it has a label, how long is it?
+            let (first, rest) = label_parts
+                .split_first()
+                .expect("cannot crash because rest would have been None, see docs on the `label` field of FancySpan");
+
+            if rest.is_empty() {
+                // gutter _again_
+                self.render_highlight_gutter(
+                    f,
+                    max_gutter,
+                    line,
+                    &labels,
+                    LabelRenderMode::SingleLine,
+                )?;
+
+                self.render_multi_line_end_single(
+                    f,
+                    first,
+                    label.style,
+                    LabelRenderMode::SingleLine,
+                )?;
+            } else {
+                // gutter _again_
+                self.render_highlight_gutter(
+                    f,
+                    max_gutter,
+                    line,
+                    &labels,
+                    LabelRenderMode::MultiLineFirst,
+                )?;
+
+                self.render_multi_line_end_single(
+                    f,
+                    first,
+                    label.style,
+                    LabelRenderMode::MultiLineFirst,
+                )?;
+                for label_line in rest {
+                    // no line number!
+                    self.write_no_linum(f, linum_width)?;
+                    // gutter _again_
+                    self.render_highlight_gutter(
+                        f,
+                        max_gutter,
+                        line,
+                        &labels,
+                        LabelRenderMode::MultiLineRest,
+                    )?;
+                    self.render_multi_line_end_single(
+                        f,
+                        label_line,
+                        label.style,
+                        LabelRenderMode::MultiLineRest,
+                    )?;
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            // gutter _again_
+            self.render_highlight_gutter(
+                f,
+                max_gutter,
+                line,
+                &labels,
+                LabelRenderMode::SingleLine,
+            )?;
+            // has no label
+            writeln!(f, "{}", self.theme.characters.hbar.style(label.style))?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn render_line_gutter(
         &self,
         f: &mut impl fmt::Write,
@@ -585,6 +672,7 @@ impl GraphicalReportHandler {
         max_gutter: usize,
         line: &Line,
         highlights: &[FancySpan],
+        render_mode: LabelRenderMode,
     ) -> fmt::Result {
         if max_gutter == 0 {
             return Ok(());
@@ -594,15 +682,33 @@ impl GraphicalReportHandler {
         let applicable = highlights.iter().filter(|hl| line.span_applies(hl));
         for (i, hl) in applicable.enumerate() {
             if !line.span_line_only(hl) && line.span_ends(hl) {
-                gutter.push_str(&chars.lbot.style(hl.style).to_string());
-                gutter.push_str(
-                    &chars
-                        .hbar
-                        .to_string()
-                        .repeat(max_gutter.saturating_sub(i) + 2)
-                        .style(hl.style)
-                        .to_string(),
-                );
+                if render_mode == LabelRenderMode::MultiLineRest {
+                    // this is to make multiline labels work. We want to make the right amount
+                    // of horizontal space for them, but not actually draw the lines
+                    for _ in 0..max_gutter.saturating_sub(i) + 2 {
+                        gutter.push(' ');
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    gutter.push_str(&chars.lbot.style(hl.style).to_string());
+
+                    gutter.push_str(
+                        &chars
+                            .hbar
+                            .to_string()
+                            .repeat(
+                                max_gutter.saturating_sub(i)
+                                    // if we are rendering a multiline label, then leave a bit of space for the
+                                    // rcross character
+                                    + if render_mode == LabelRenderMode::MultiLineFirst {
+                                        1
+                                    } else {
+                                        2
+                                    },
+                            )
+                            .style(hl.style)
+                            .to_string(),
+                    );
+                }
                 break;
             } else {
                 gutter.push_str(&chars.vbar.style(hl.style).to_string());
@@ -751,27 +857,40 @@ impl GraphicalReportHandler {
         writeln!(f, "{}", underlines)?;
 
         for hl in single_liners.iter().rev() {
-            if let Some(label) = hl.label() {
-                self.write_no_linum(f, linum_width)?;
-                self.render_highlight_gutter(f, max_gutter, line, all_highlights)?;
-                let mut curr_offset = 1usize;
-                for (offset_hl, vbar_offset) in &vbar_offsets {
-                    while curr_offset < *vbar_offset + 1 {
-                        write!(f, " ")?;
-                        curr_offset += 1;
-                    }
-                    if *offset_hl != hl {
-                        write!(f, "{}", chars.vbar.to_string().style(offset_hl.style))?;
-                        curr_offset += 1;
-                    } else {
-                        let lines = format!(
-                            "{}{} {}",
-                            chars.lbot,
-                            chars.hbar.to_string().repeat(2),
-                            label,
-                        );
-                        writeln!(f, "{}", lines.style(hl.style))?;
-                        break;
+            if let Some(label) = hl.label_parts() {
+                if label.len() == 1 {
+                    self.write_label_text(
+                        f,
+                        line,
+                        linum_width,
+                        max_gutter,
+                        all_highlights,
+                        chars,
+                        &vbar_offsets,
+                        hl,
+                        &label[0],
+                        LabelRenderMode::SingleLine,
+                    )?;
+                } else {
+                    let mut first = true;
+                    for label_line in &label {
+                        self.write_label_text(
+                            f,
+                            line,
+                            linum_width,
+                            max_gutter,
+                            all_highlights,
+                            chars,
+                            &vbar_offsets,
+                            hl,
+                            label_line,
+                            if first {
+                                LabelRenderMode::MultiLineFirst
+                            } else {
+                                LabelRenderMode::MultiLineRest
+                            },
+                        )?;
+                        first = false;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -779,13 +898,80 @@ impl GraphicalReportHandler {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn render_multi_line_end(&self, f: &mut impl fmt::Write, hl: &FancySpan) -> fmt::Result {
-        writeln!(
+    // I know it's not good practice, but making this a function makes a lot of sense
+    // and making a struct for this does not...
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+    fn write_label_text(
+        &self,
+        f: &mut impl fmt::Write,
+        line: &Line,
+        linum_width: usize,
+        max_gutter: usize,
+        all_highlights: &[FancySpan],
+        chars: &ThemeCharacters,
+        vbar_offsets: &[(&&FancySpan, usize)],
+        hl: &&FancySpan,
+        label: &str,
+        render_mode: LabelRenderMode,
+    ) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.write_no_linum(f, linum_width)?;
+        self.render_highlight_gutter(
             f,
-            "{} {}",
-            self.theme.characters.hbar.style(hl.style),
-            hl.label().unwrap_or_else(|| "".into()),
+            max_gutter,
+            line,
+            all_highlights,
+            LabelRenderMode::SingleLine,
         )?;
+        let mut curr_offset = 1usize;
+        for (offset_hl, vbar_offset) in vbar_offsets {
+            while curr_offset < *vbar_offset + 1 {
+                write!(f, " ")?;
+                curr_offset += 1;
+            }
+            if *offset_hl != hl {
+                write!(f, "{}", chars.vbar.to_string().style(offset_hl.style))?;
+                curr_offset += 1;
+            } else {
+                let lines = match render_mode {
+                    LabelRenderMode::SingleLine => format!(
+                        "{}{} {}",
+                        chars.lbot,
+                        chars.hbar.to_string().repeat(2),
+                        label,
+                    ),
+                    LabelRenderMode::MultiLineFirst => {
+                        format!("{}{}{} {}", chars.lbot, chars.hbar, chars.rcross, label,)
+                    }
+                    LabelRenderMode::MultiLineRest => {
+                        format!("  {} {}", chars.vbar, label,)
+                    }
+                };
+                writeln!(f, "{}", lines.style(hl.style))?;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn render_multi_line_end_single(
+        &self,
+        f: &mut impl fmt::Write,
+        label: &str,
+        style: Style,
+        render_mode: LabelRenderMode,
+    ) -> fmt::Result {
+        match render_mode {
+            LabelRenderMode::SingleLine => {
+                writeln!(f, "{} {}", self.theme.characters.hbar.style(style), label)?;
+            }
+            LabelRenderMode::MultiLineFirst => {
+                writeln!(f, "{} {}", self.theme.characters.rcross.style(style), label)?;
+            }
+            LabelRenderMode::MultiLineRest => {
+                writeln!(f, "{} {}", self.theme.characters.vbar.style(style), label)?;
+            }
+        }
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -864,6 +1050,16 @@ impl ReportHandler for GraphicalReportHandler {
 Support types
 */
 
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+enum LabelRenderMode {
+    /// we're rendering a single line label (or not rendering in any special way)
+    SingleLine,
+    /// we're rendering a multiline label
+    MultiLineFirst,
+    /// we're rendering the rest of a multiline label
+    MultiLineRest,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct Line {
     line_number: usize,
@@ -881,10 +1077,10 @@ impl Line {
         let spanlen = if span.len() == 0 { 1 } else { span.len() };
         // Span starts in this line
         (span.offset() >= self.offset && span.offset() < self.offset + self.length)
-        // Span passes through this line
-        || (span.offset() < self.offset && span.offset() + spanlen > self.offset + self.length) //todo
-        // Span ends on this line
-        || (span.offset() + spanlen > self.offset && span.offset() + spanlen <= self.offset + self.length)
+            // Span passes through this line
+            || (span.offset() < self.offset && span.offset() + spanlen > self.offset + self.length) //todo
+            // Span ends on this line
+            || (span.offset() + spanlen > self.offset && span.offset() + spanlen <= self.offset + self.length)
     }
 
     // A 'flyby' is a multi-line span that technically covers this line, but
@@ -914,7 +1110,10 @@ impl Line {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 struct FancySpan {
-    label: Option<String>,
+    /// this is deliberately an option of a vec because I wanted to be very explicit
+    /// that there can also be *no* label. If there is a label, it can have multiple
+    /// lines which is what the vec is for.
+    label: Option<Vec<String>>,
     span: SourceSpan,
     style: Style,
 }
@@ -925,9 +1124,17 @@ impl PartialEq for FancySpan {
     }
 }
 
+fn split_label(v: String) -> Vec<String> {
+    v.split('\n').map(|i| i.to_string()).collect()
+}
+
 impl FancySpan {
     fn new(label: Option<String>, span: SourceSpan, style: Style) -> Self {
-        FancySpan { label, span, style }
+        FancySpan {
+            label: label.map(split_label),
+            span,
+            style,
+        }
     }
 
     fn style(&self) -> Style {
@@ -937,7 +1144,15 @@ impl FancySpan {
     fn label(&self) -> Option<String> {
         self.label
             .as_ref()
-            .map(|l| l.style(self.style()).to_string())
+            .map(|l| l.join("\n").style(self.style()).to_string())
+    }
+
+    fn label_parts(&self) -> Option<Vec<String>> {
+        self.label.as_ref().map(|l| {
+            l.iter()
+                .map(|i| i.style(self.style()).to_string())
+                .collect()
+        })
     }
 
     fn offset(&self) -> usize {
diff --git a/tests/graphical.rs b/tests/graphical.rs
index 31db4dc1..12195010 100644
--- a/tests/graphical.rs
+++ b/tests/graphical.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,52 @@ fn empty_source() -> Result<(), MietteError> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn multiple_spans_multiline() {
+    #[derive(Error, Debug, Diagnostic)]
+    #[error("oops!")]
+    #[diagnostic(severity(Error))]
+    struct MyBad {
+        #[source_code]
+        src: NamedSource,
+        #[label("big")]
+        big: SourceSpan,
+        #[label("small")]
+        small: SourceSpan,
+    }
+    let err = MyBad {
+        src: NamedSource::new(
+            "issue",
+            "\
+if true {
+    a
+} else {
+    b
+}",
+        ),
+        big: (0, 32).into(),
+        small: (14, 1).into(),
+    };
+    let out = fmt_report(err.into());
+    println!("Error: {}", out);
+
+    let expected = r#"  × oops!
+   ╭─[issue:1:1]
+ 1 │ ╭─▶ if true {
+ 2 │ │╭▶     a
+   · ││    ┬
+   · ││    ╰── small
+ 3 │ │   } else {
+ 4 │ │       b
+ 5 │ ├─▶ }
+   · ╰──── big
+   ╰────
+"#
+    .to_string();
+
+    assert_eq!(expected, out);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn single_line_highlight_span_full_line() {
     #[derive(Error, Debug, Diagnostic)]
@@ -541,6 +587,94 @@ fn single_line_highlight_at_line_start() -> Result<(), MietteError> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn multiline_label() -> Result<(), MietteError> {
+    #[derive(Debug, Diagnostic, Error)]
+    #[error("oops!")]
+    #[diagnostic(code(oops::my::bad), help("try doing it better next time?"))]
+    struct MyBad {
+        #[source_code]
+        src: NamedSource,
+        #[label("this bit here\nand\nthis\ntoo")]
+        highlight: SourceSpan,
+    }
+
+    let src = "source\ntext\n  here".to_string();
+    let err = MyBad {
+        src: NamedSource::new("bad_file.rs", src),
+        highlight: (7, 4).into(),
+    };
+    let out = fmt_report(err.into());
+    println!("Error: {}", out);
+    let expected = r#"oops::my::bad
+
+  × oops!
+   ╭─[bad_file.rs:2:1]
+ 1 │ source
+ 2 │ text
+   · ──┬─
+   ·   ╰─┤ this bit here
+   ·     │ and
+   ·     │ this
+   ·     │ too
+ 3 │   here
+   ╰────
+  help: try doing it better next time?
+"#
+    .trim_start()
+    .to_string();
+    assert_eq!(expected, out);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn multiple_multi_line_labels() -> Result<(), MietteError> {
+    #[derive(Debug, Diagnostic, Error)]
+    #[error("oops!")]
+    #[diagnostic(code(oops::my::bad), help("try doing it better next time?"))]
+    struct MyBad {
+        #[source_code]
+        src: NamedSource,
+        #[label = "x\ny"]
+        highlight1: SourceSpan,
+        #[label = "z\nw"]
+        highlight2: SourceSpan,
+        #[label = "a\nb"]
+        highlight3: SourceSpan,
+    }
+
+    let src = "source\n  text text text text text\n    here".to_string();
+    let err = MyBad {
+        src: NamedSource::new("bad_file.rs", src),
+        highlight1: (9, 4).into(),
+        highlight2: (14, 4).into(),
+        highlight3: (24, 4).into(),
+    };
+    let out = fmt_report(err.into());
+    println!("Error: {}", out);
+    let expected = r#"oops::my::bad
+
+  × oops!
+   ╭─[bad_file.rs:2:3]
+ 1 │ source
+ 2 │   text text text text text
+   ·   ──┬─ ──┬─      ──┬─
+   ·     │    │         ╰─┤ a
+   ·     │    │           │ b
+   ·     │    ╰─┤ z
+   ·     │      │ w
+   ·     ╰─┤ x
+   ·       │ y
+ 3 │     here
+   ╰────
+  help: try doing it better next time?
+"#
+    .trim_start()
+    .to_string();
+    assert_eq!(expected, out);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn multiple_same_line_highlights() -> Result<(), MietteError> {
     #[derive(Debug, Diagnostic, Error)]
@@ -669,6 +803,43 @@ fn multiline_highlight_adjacent() -> Result<(), MietteError> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn multiline_highlight_multiline_label() -> Result<(), MietteError> {
+    #[derive(Debug, Diagnostic, Error)]
+    #[error("oops!")]
+    #[diagnostic(code(oops::my::bad), help("try doing it better next time?"))]
+    struct MyBad {
+        #[source_code]
+        src: NamedSource,
+        #[label = "these two lines\nare the problem"]
+        highlight: SourceSpan,
+    }
+
+    let src = "source\n  text\n    here".to_string();
+    let err = MyBad {
+        src: NamedSource::new("bad_file.rs", src),
+        highlight: (9, 11).into(),
+    };
+    let out = fmt_report(err.into());
+    println!("Error: {}", out);
+    let expected = r#"oops::my::bad
+
+  × oops!
+   ╭─[bad_file.rs:2:3]
+ 1 │     source
+ 2 │ ╭─▶   text
+ 3 │ ├─▶     here
+   · ╰──┤ these two lines
+   ·    │ are the problem
+   ╰────
+  help: try doing it better next time?
+"#
+    .trim_start()
+    .to_string();
+    assert_eq!(expected, out);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn multiline_highlight_flyby() -> Result<(), MietteError> {
     #[derive(Debug, Diagnostic, Error)]