diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline.vim
index 167cf8a9..60d2d2f9 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline.vim
@@ -201,3 +201,10 @@ function! airline#extensions#tabline#group_of_bufnr(tab_bufs, bufnr)
   endif
   return group
 endfunction
+
+function! airline#extensions#tabline#add_label(dict, type)
+  if get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#show_tab_type', 1)
+    call a:dict.add_section_spaced('airline_tab', 
+          \ get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#'.a:type.'_label', '['.a:type.']'))
+  endif
+endfunction
diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/buffers.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/buffers.vim
index 706f2971..28467341 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/buffers.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/buffers.vim
@@ -97,10 +97,7 @@ function! airline#extensions#tabline#buffers#get()
   call b.add_section('airline_tabfill', '')
   call b.split()
   call b.add_section('airline_tabfill', '')
-  if get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#show_tab_type', 1)
-    call b.add_section_spaced('airline_tab', 
-          \ get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#buffers_label', '[buffers]'))
-  endif
+  call airline#extensions#tabline#add_label(b, 'buffers')
 
   if tabpagenr('$') > 1
     call b.add_section_spaced('airline_tabmod', printf('%s %d/%d', "tab", tabpagenr(), tabpagenr('$')))
diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/tabs.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/tabs.vim
index 79f3f007..f4ff6748 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/tabs.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/tabs.vim
@@ -42,10 +42,7 @@ function! airline#extensions#tabline#tabs#get()
   let tab_nr_type = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#tab_nr_type', 0)
   let b = airline#extensions#tabline#new_builder()
 
-  if get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#show_tab_type', 1)
-    call b.add_section_spaced('airline_tab', 
-          \ get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#buffers_label', '[buffers]'))
-  endif
+  call airline#extensions#tabline#add_label(b, 'buffers')
   for i in range(1, tabpagenr('$'))
     if i == curtab
       let group = 'airline_tabsel'
@@ -90,10 +87,7 @@ function! airline#extensions#tabline#tabs#get()
       call b.add_section_spaced(group, '%(%{airline#extensions#tabline#get_buffer_name('.nr.')}%)')
     endfor
   endif
-  if get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#show_tab_type', 1) == 1
-    call b.add_section_spaced('airline_tab',
-          \ get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#tabs_label', '[tabs]'))
-  endif
+  call airline#extensions#tabline#add_label(b, 'tabs')
 
   let s:current_bufnr = curbuf
   let s:current_tabnr = curtab