diff --git a/tools/gn/function_toolchain.cc b/tools/gn/function_toolchain.cc
index 7068370..ed4bbc3 100644
--- a/tools/gn/function_toolchain.cc
+++ b/tools/gn/function_toolchain.cc
@@ -595,6 +595,13 @@
     "        omitted from the label for targets in the default toolchain, and\n"
     "        will be included for targets in other toolchains.\n"
     "\n"
+    "    {{label_name}}\n"
+    "        The short name of the label of the target. This is the part\n"
+    "        after the colon. For \"//foo/bar:baz\" this will be \"baz\".\n"
+    "        Unlike {{target_output_name}}, this is not affected by the\n"
+    "        \"output_prefix\" in the tool or the \"output_name\" set\n"
+    "        on the target.\n"
+    "\n"
     "    {{output}}\n"
     "        The relative path and name of the output(s) of the current\n"
     "        build step. If there is more than one output, this will expand\n"
@@ -612,6 +619,7 @@
     "        The short name of the current target with no path information,\n"
     "        or the value of the \"output_name\" variable if one is specified\n"
     "        in the target. This will include the \"output_prefix\" if any.\n"
+    "        See also {{label_name}}.\n"
     "        Example: \"libfoo\" for the target named \"foo\" and an\n"
     "        output prefix for the linker tool of \"lib\".\n"
     "\n"
diff --git a/tools/gn/ninja_target_writer.cc b/tools/gn/ninja_target_writer.cc
index cfc207c..7641307 100644
--- a/tools/gn/ninja_target_writer.cc
+++ b/tools/gn/ninja_target_writer.cc
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@
     written_anything = true;
   }
 
+  // Target label name
+  if (bits.used[SUBSTITUTION_LABEL_NAME]) {
+    WriteEscapedSubstitution(SUBSTITUTION_LABEL_NAME);
+    written_anything = true;
+  }
+
   // Root gen dir.
   if (bits.used[SUBSTITUTION_ROOT_GEN_DIR]) {
     WriteEscapedSubstitution(SUBSTITUTION_ROOT_GEN_DIR);
diff --git a/tools/gn/substitution_type.cc b/tools/gn/substitution_type.cc
index f67df26..c185ae1 100644
--- a/tools/gn/substitution_type.cc
+++ b/tools/gn/substitution_type.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   "{{source_out_dir}}",  // SUBSTITUTION_SOURCE_OUT_DIR
 
   "{{label}}",  // SUBSTITUTION_LABEL
+  "{{label_name}}",  // SUBSTITUTION_LABEL_NAME
   "{{root_gen_dir}}",  // SUBSTITUTION_ROOT_GEN_DIR
   "{{root_out_dir}}",  // SUBSTITUTION_ROOT_OUT_DIR
   "{{target_gen_dir}}",  // SUBSTITUTION_TARGET_GEN_DIR
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
     "source_out_dir",            // SUBSTITUTION_SOURCE_OUT_DIR
 
     "label",               // SUBSTITUTION_LABEL
+    "label_name",          // SUBSTITUTION_LABEL_NAME
     "root_gen_dir",        // SUBSTITUTION_ROOT_GEN_DIR
     "root_out_dir",        // SUBSTITUTION_ROOT_OUT_DIR
     "target_gen_dir",      // SUBSTITUTION_TARGET_GEN_DIR
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@
   return type == SUBSTITUTION_LITERAL ||
          type == SUBSTITUTION_OUTPUT ||
          type == SUBSTITUTION_LABEL ||
+         type == SUBSTITUTION_LABEL_NAME ||
          type == SUBSTITUTION_ROOT_GEN_DIR ||
          type == SUBSTITUTION_ROOT_OUT_DIR ||
          type == SUBSTITUTION_TARGET_GEN_DIR ||
diff --git a/tools/gn/substitution_type.h b/tools/gn/substitution_type.h
index 42040c9..7d7ea12 100644
--- a/tools/gn/substitution_type.h
+++ b/tools/gn/substitution_type.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   // Valid for all compiler and linker tools. These depend on the target and
   // no not vary on a per-file basis.
   SUBSTITUTION_LABEL,  // {{label}}
+  SUBSTITUTION_LABEL_NAME,  // {{label_name}}
   SUBSTITUTION_ROOT_GEN_DIR,  // {{root_gen_dir}}
   SUBSTITUTION_ROOT_OUT_DIR,  // {{root_out_dir}}
   SUBSTITUTION_TARGET_GEN_DIR,  // {{target_gen_dir}}
diff --git a/tools/gn/substitution_writer.cc b/tools/gn/substitution_writer.cc
index a642e47..0351eb1 100644
--- a/tools/gn/substitution_writer.cc
+++ b/tools/gn/substitution_writer.cc
@@ -422,6 +422,9 @@
       *result = target->label().GetUserVisibleName(
           !target->settings()->is_default());
       break;
+    case SUBSTITUTION_LABEL_NAME:
+      *result = target->label().name();
+      break;
     case SUBSTITUTION_ROOT_GEN_DIR:
       SetDirOrDotWithNoSlash(
           GetToolchainGenDirAsOutputFile(target->settings()).value(),
diff --git a/tools/gn/substitution_writer_unittest.cc b/tools/gn/substitution_writer_unittest.cc
index 6ae28ec..5abd619 100644
--- a/tools/gn/substitution_writer_unittest.cc
+++ b/tools/gn/substitution_writer_unittest.cc
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@
   EXPECT_EQ("//foo/bar:baz", result);
 
   EXPECT_TRUE(SubstitutionWriter::GetTargetSubstitution(
+      &target, SUBSTITUTION_LABEL_NAME, &result));
+  EXPECT_EQ("baz", result);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(SubstitutionWriter::GetTargetSubstitution(
       &target, SUBSTITUTION_ROOT_GEN_DIR, &result));
   EXPECT_EQ("gen", result);