diff --git a/core/src/components/label/label.md.scss b/core/src/components/label/label.md.scss
index 0b6347604c..217e3a7a4c 100644
--- a/core/src/components/label/label.md.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/label/label.md.scss
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@
   color: #{current-color(base)};
 }
 
-:host-context(.ion-invalid).label-stacked:not(.ion-color),
-:host-context(.ion-invalid).label-floating:not(.ion-color) {
+:host-context(.ion-invalid.ion-touched).label-stacked:not(.ion-color),
+:host-context(.ion-invalid.ion-touched).label-floating:not(.ion-color) {
   color: var(--highlight-color-invalid);
 }