diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/ScannerModel.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/ScannerModel.java
index 6067b305e76..2ffdd4f719a 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/ScannerModel.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/ScannerModel.java
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ public class ScannerModel implements ProtobufMessageHandler, Serializable {
     return columns;
   }
   
-  @XmlElement(name="label")
+  @XmlElement(name="labels")
   public List<String> getLabels() {
     return labels;
   }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/TestScannerModel.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/TestScannerModel.java
index ef0696d8edd..a5ac2caaeb2 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/TestScannerModel.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/TestScannerModel.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class TestScannerModel extends TestModelBase<ScannerModel> {
         + "endTime=\"1245393318192\" maxVersions=\"2147483647\" startRow=\"YWJyYWNhZGFicmE=\" "
         + "startTime=\"1245219839331\">"
         + "<column>Y29sdW1uMQ==</column><column>Y29sdW1uMjpmb28=</column>"
-        + "<label>private</label><label>public</label>"
+        + "<labels>private</labels><labels>public</labels>"
         + "</Scanner>";
 
     AS_JSON = "{\"batch\":100,\"caching\":1000,\"cacheBlocks\":false,\"endRow\":\"enp5eng=\","