diff --git a/apisix/admin/v3_adapter.lua b/apisix/admin/v3_adapter.lua
index 8941eef3fde9..472f90380622 100644
--- a/apisix/admin/v3_adapter.lua
+++ b/apisix/admin/v3_adapter.lua
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ local function filter(body, args, resource)
         if args.label then
             label_matched = false
             if body.list[i].value.labels then
-                for k, _ in pairs(body.list[i].value.labels) do
-                    if k == args.label then
+                for k, v in pairs(body.list[i].value.labels) do
+                    if k == args.label or k .. ":" .. v == args.label then
                         label_matched = true
                         break
                     end
diff --git a/t/admin/filter.t b/t/admin/filter.t
index 075af699af4a..4b14b1c2848d 100644
--- a/t/admin/filter.t
+++ b/t/admin/filter.t
@@ -549,6 +549,14 @@ passed
             res = json.decode(res)
             assert(#res.list == 0)
 
+            -- match labels' key and value
+            code, body, res = t('/apisix/admin/routes/?label=env2:production',
+                ngx.HTTP_GET
+            )
+            res = json.decode(res)
+            assert(#res.list == 1)
+            assert(res.list[1].value.id == "2")
+
             ngx.status = code
             ngx.say(body)
         }