diff --git a/R/label-glue.R b/R/label-glue.R
index 94765ca3..156d4be9 100644
--- a/R/label-glue.R
+++ b/R/label-glue.R
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #' @param pattern A glue string used for formatting. The `x` variable holds the
 #'   breaks, so that `"{x}"` (default) returns the breaks as-is.
 #' @param ... Arguments passed on to [`glue::glue()`].
+#' @param parse Whether to return labels as expressions.
 #' @inheritParams glue::glue
 #'
 #' @return A labeller function that takes a vector of breaks and returns a
@@ -25,10 +26,14 @@
 #' demo_discrete(species[-3], labels =  label_glue("The {x}\n{animal}"))
 #' # Contrary to directly glueing species + animal, which results in mislabelling!
 #' demo_discrete(species[-3], labels = glue::glue("The {species}\n{animal}"))
-label_glue <- function(pattern = "{x}", ..., .envir = caller_env()) {
+label_glue <- function(pattern = "{x}", ..., parse = FALSE, .envir = caller_env()) {
   args <- list2(...)
-  force_all(pattern, .envir)
+  force_all(pattern, parse, .envir)
   function(x) {
-    inject(glue::glue_data(list(x = x), pattern, !!!args, .envir = .envir))
+    x <- inject(glue::glue_data(list(x = x), pattern, !!!args, .envir = .envir))
+    if (parse) {
+      x <- parse_safe(x)
+    }
+    x
   }
 }
diff --git a/man/label_glue.Rd b/man/label_glue.Rd
index ed10e3f8..3b88d0ca 100644
--- a/man/label_glue.Rd
+++ b/man/label_glue.Rd
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 \alias{label_glue}
 \title{Interpolated labels}
 \usage{
-label_glue(pattern = "{x}", ..., .envir = caller_env())
+label_glue(pattern = "{x}", ..., parse = FALSE, .envir = caller_env())
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{pattern}{A glue string used for formatting. The \code{x} variable holds the
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ breaks, so that \code{"{x}"} (default) returns the breaks as-is.}
 
 \item{...}{Arguments passed on to \code{\link[glue:glue]{glue::glue()}}.}
 
+\item{parse}{Whether to return labels as expressions.}
+
 \item{.envir}{[\code{environment}: \code{parent.frame()}]\cr Environment to evaluate each expression in. Expressions are
 evaluated from left to right. If \code{.x} is an environment, the expressions are
 evaluated in that environment and \code{.envir} is ignored. If \code{NULL} is passed, it is equivalent to \code{\link[=emptyenv]{emptyenv()}}.}