diff --git a/config/vufind/config.ini b/config/vufind/config.ini
index 330b99adc99c2d119c9a9608d9a84a15c339e6ca..116322d8627a772002b05731070322dffc7246ae 100644
--- a/config/vufind/config.ini
+++ b/config/vufind/config.ini
@@ -881,4 +881,13 @@ max_tag_length = 64
 [SearchTabs]
 ;Solr = Catalog
 ;Summon = Summon
-;WorldCat = WorldCat
\ No newline at end of file
+;WorldCat = WorldCat
+
+; Uncomment portions of this section to label searches from particular sources in the
+; search history display.  Keys are search backend names, values are labels for use in
+; the user interface (subject to translation).
+[SearchHistoryLabels]
+;Solr = Catalog
+;Summon = Summon
+;WorldCat = WorldCat
+;SolrWeb = "Library Website"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/HistoryLabel.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/HistoryLabel.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a0cf0bb1cf463d4a84c77fd66af85ab3c8ee8c88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/HistoryLabel.php
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * "Search history label" view helper
+ *
+ * PHP version 5
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) Villanova University 2010.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * @category VuFind2
+ * @package  View_Helpers
+ * @author   Demian Katz <demian.katz@villanova.edu>
+ * @license  http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License
+ * @link     http://vufind.org/wiki/vufind2:developer_manual Wiki
+ */
+namespace VuFind\View\Helper\Root;
+
+/**
+ * "Search history label" view helper
+ *
+ * @category VuFind2
+ * @package  View_Helpers
+ * @author   Demian Katz <demian.katz@villanova.edu>
+ * @license  http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License
+ * @link     http://vufind.org/wiki/vufind2:developer_manual Wiki
+ */
+class HistoryLabel extends \Zend\View\Helper\AbstractHelper
+{
+    /**
+     * Label configuration
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $config;
+
+    /**
+     * Translation helper
+     *
+     * @var TransEsc
+     */
+    protected $translator;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     *
+     * @param array    $config Label configuration
+     * @param TransEsc $url    Translation helper
+     */
+    public function __construct(array $config, TransEsc $translator)
+    {
+        $this->config = $config;
+        $this->translator = $translator;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return a label for the specified class (if configured).
+     *
+     * @param string $class The search class ID of the active search
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function __invoke($class)
+    {
+        if (isset($this->config[$class])) {
+            return $this->translator->__invoke($this->config[$class]) . ':';
+        }
+        return '';
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/themes/blueprint/templates/search/history-table.phtml b/themes/blueprint/templates/search/history-table.phtml
index a79cb4f02eb969e0ce480363b66004620c9a1211..b3cd1b643d9d9f74f29d31e3609ee6794fe30f54 100644
--- a/themes/blueprint/templates/search/history-table.phtml
+++ b/themes/blueprint/templates/search/history-table.phtml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     <tr class="<?=$iteration % 2 == 1 ? 'even' : 'odd'?>row">
       <td><?=$this->escapeHtml(date("g:ia, jS M y", $info->getStartTime()))?></td>
       <td>
+        <?=$this->historylabel($info->getParams()->getSearchClassId())?>
         <a href="<?=$this->url($info->getOptions()->getSearchAction()) . $info->getUrlQuery()->getParams()?>"><?
           $desc = $info->getParams()->getDisplayQuery();
           echo empty($desc) ? $this->transEsc("history_empty_search") : $this->escapeHtml($desc);
diff --git a/themes/jquerymobile/templates/search/history-table.phtml b/themes/jquerymobile/templates/search/history-table.phtml
index 6c6dfe3609ab701b3daa6df125deb394e6a8ca50..eee9e65abf8c98c5c8c53fcc284b559002bf63c6 100644
--- a/themes/jquerymobile/templates/search/history-table.phtml
+++ b/themes/jquerymobile/templates/search/history-table.phtml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <a rel="external" href="<?=$this->url($info->getOptions()->getSearchAction()) . $info->getUrlQuery()->getParams()?>">
     <div class="result">
     <h3><?
+      echo $this->historylabel($info->getParams()->getSearchClassId()) . ' ';
       $desc = $info->getParams()->getDisplayQuery();
       echo empty($desc) ? $this->transEsc("history_empty_search") : $this->escapeHtml($desc);
     ?></h3>
diff --git a/themes/root/theme.config.php b/themes/root/theme.config.php
index 8f705fdf90662491865e4b8755adcd39d6bfd482..4e0670b1baa81e3102cc47f0f2ce4707b2dbe4e0 100644
--- a/themes/root/theme.config.php
+++ b/themes/root/theme.config.php
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ return array(
                     ? $config->GoogleAnalytics->apiKey : false;
                 return new \VuFind\View\Helper\Root\GoogleAnalytics($key);
             },
+            'historylabel' => function ($sm) {
+                $config = $sm->getServiceLocator()->get('VuFind\Config')->get('config');
+                $config = isset($config->SearchHistoryLabels)
+                    ? $config->SearchHistoryLabels->toArray() : array();
+                return new VuFind\View\Helper\Root\HistoryLabel(
+                    $config, $sm->get('transesc')
+                );
+            },
             'ils' => function ($sm) {
                 return new \VuFind\View\Helper\Root\Ils(
                     $sm->getServiceLocator()->get('VuFind\ILSConnection')