diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 419308d..6b04454 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * #860: Fix interaction between environment variable interpolation in constants and shell escaping.
  * #863: When color output is disabled (explicitly or implicitly), don't prefix each log line with
    the log level.
+ * #874: Add configured repository "label" to the interpolated variables passed to before/after
+   command hooks.
 
 1.8.11
  * #815: Add optional Healthchecks auto-provisioning via "create_slug" option.
diff --git a/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py b/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
index 2c23ad0..bbaeb2c 100644
--- a/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
+++ b/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
@@ -286,10 +286,11 @@ def run_actions(
     global_arguments = arguments['global']
     dry_run_label = ' (dry run; not making any changes)' if global_arguments.dry_run else ''
     hook_context = {
-        'repository': repository_path,
+        'label': repository.get('label', ''),
+        'log_file': global_arguments.log_file if global_arguments.log_file else '',
         # Deprecated: For backwards compatibility with borgmatic < 1.6.0.
         'repositories': ','.join([repo['path'] for repo in config['repositories']]),
-        'log_file': global_arguments.log_file if global_arguments.log_file else '',
+        'repository': repository_path,
     }
     skip_actions = set(get_skip_actions(config, arguments))
 
diff --git a/docs/how-to/add-preparation-and-cleanup-steps-to-backups.md b/docs/how-to/add-preparation-and-cleanup-steps-to-backups.md
index 2c71a41..aec7319 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/add-preparation-and-cleanup-steps-to-backups.md
+++ b/docs/how-to/add-preparation-and-cleanup-steps-to-backups.md
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ variables you can use here:
 
  * `configuration_filename`: borgmatic configuration filename in which the
    hook was defined
+ * `label` <span class="minilink minilink-addedin">New in version
+   1.8.12</span>: label of the current repository as configured in the current
+   borgmatic configuration file
  * `log_file`
    <span class="minilink minilink-addedin">New in version 1.7.12</span>:
    path of the borgmatic log file, only set when the `--log-file` flag is used
diff --git a/tests/unit/commands/test_borgmatic.py b/tests/unit/commands/test_borgmatic.py
index 911e2ad..f49f314 100644
--- a/tests/unit/commands/test_borgmatic.py
+++ b/tests/unit/commands/test_borgmatic.py
@@ -487,6 +487,40 @@ def test_run_actions_runs_rcreate():
     )
 
 
+def test_run_actions_adds_label_file_to_hook_context():
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('add_custom_log_levels')
+    flexmock(module).should_receive('get_skip_actions').and_return([])
+    flexmock(module.command).should_receive('execute_hook')
+    expected = flexmock()
+    flexmock(borgmatic.actions.create).should_receive('run_create').with_args(
+        config_filename=object,
+        repository={'path': 'repo', 'label': 'my repo'},
+        config={'repositories': []},
+        config_paths=[],
+        hook_context={'label': 'my repo', 'log_file': '', 'repositories': '', 'repository': 'repo'},
+        local_borg_version=object,
+        create_arguments=object,
+        global_arguments=object,
+        dry_run_label='',
+        local_path=object,
+        remote_path=object,
+    ).once().and_return(expected)
+
+    result = tuple(
+        module.run_actions(
+            arguments={'global': flexmock(dry_run=False, log_file=None), 'create': flexmock()},
+            config_filename=flexmock(),
+            config={'repositories': []},
+            config_paths=[],
+            local_path=flexmock(),
+            remote_path=flexmock(),
+            local_borg_version=flexmock(),
+            repository={'path': 'repo', 'label': 'my repo'},
+        )
+    )
+    assert result == (expected,)
+
+
 def test_run_actions_adds_log_file_to_hook_context():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('add_custom_log_levels')
     flexmock(module).should_receive('get_skip_actions').and_return([])
@@ -497,7 +531,7 @@ def test_run_actions_adds_log_file_to_hook_context():
         repository={'path': 'repo'},
         config={'repositories': []},
         config_paths=[],
-        hook_context={'repository': 'repo', 'repositories': '', 'log_file': 'foo'},
+        hook_context={'label': '', 'log_file': 'foo', 'repositories': '', 'repository': 'repo'},
         local_borg_version=object,
         create_arguments=object,
         global_arguments=object,