diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/survey.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/survey.go
index 86b8f9021..48f621619 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/survey.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/survey.go
@@ -244,22 +244,20 @@ func MetadataSurvey(p Prompt, io *iostreams.IOStreams, baseRepo ghrepo.Interface
 			fmt.Fprintln(io.ErrOut, "warning: no assignable users")
 		}
 	}
-	var mqs []*survey.Question
 	if isChosen("Labels") {
 		if len(labels) > 0 {
-			mqs = append(mqs, &survey.Question{
-				Name: "labels",
-				Prompt: &survey.MultiSelect{
-					Message: "Labels",
-					Options: labels,
-					Default: state.Labels,
-					Filter:  prompter.LatinMatchingFilter,
-				},
-			})
+			selected, err := p.MultiSelect("Labels", state.Labels, labels)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			for _, i := range selected {
+				values.Labels = append(values.Labels, labels[i])
+			}
 		} else {
 			fmt.Fprintln(io.ErrOut, "warning: no labels in the repository")
 		}
 	}
+	var mqs []*survey.Question
 	if isChosen("Projects") {
 		if len(projects) > 0 {
 			mqs = append(mqs, &survey.Question{
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/survey_test.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/survey_test.go
index 790bbcd2e..91fbed6ee 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/survey_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/survey_test.go
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ func TestMetadataSurvey_selectAll(t *testing.T) {
 	pm.RegisterMultiSelect("Assignees", []string{}, []string{"hubot", "monalisa"}, func(_ string, _, _ []string) ([]int, error) {
 		return []int{0}, nil
 	})
+	pm.RegisterMultiSelect("Labels", []string{}, []string{"help wanted", "good first issue"}, func(_ string, _, _ []string) ([]int, error) {
+		return []int{1}, nil
+	})
 
 	//nolint:staticcheck // SA1019: prompt.InitAskStubber is deprecated: use NewAskStubber
 	as, restoreAsk := prompt.InitAskStubber()
@@ -62,10 +65,6 @@ func TestMetadataSurvey_selectAll(t *testing.T) {
 
 	//nolint:staticcheck // SA1019: as.Stub is deprecated: use StubPrompt
 	as.Stub([]*prompt.QuestionStub{
-		{
-			Name:  "labels",
-			Value: []string{"good first issue"},
-		},
 		{
 			Name:  "projects",
 			Value: []string{"The road to 1.0"},
@@ -115,6 +114,9 @@ func TestMetadataSurvey_keepExisting(t *testing.T) {
 	pm.RegisterMultiSelect("What would you like to add?", []string{}, []string{"Assignees", "Labels", "Projects", "Milestone"}, func(_ string, _, _ []string) ([]int, error) {
 		return []int{1, 2}, nil
 	})
+	pm.RegisterMultiSelect("Labels", []string{}, []string{"help wanted", "good first issue"}, func(_ string, _, _ []string) ([]int, error) {
+		return []int{1}, nil
+	})
 
 	//nolint:staticcheck // SA1019: prompt.InitAskStubber is deprecated: use NewAskStubber
 	as, restoreAsk := prompt.InitAskStubber()
@@ -122,10 +124,6 @@ func TestMetadataSurvey_keepExisting(t *testing.T) {
 
 	//nolint:staticcheck // SA1019: as.Stub is deprecated: use StubPrompt
 	as.Stub([]*prompt.QuestionStub{
-		{
-			Name:  "labels",
-			Value: []string{"good first issue"},
-		},
 		{
 			Name:  "projects",
 			Value: []string{"The road to 1.0"},