diff --git a/projects/element-ng/form/si-form-item/si-form-item.component.html b/projects/element-ng/form/si-form-item/si-form-item.component.html
index c60de3c22..4e144656c 100644
--- a/projects/element-ng/form/si-form-item/si-form-item.component.html
+++ b/projects/element-ng/form/si-form-item/si-form-item.component.html
@@ -17,27 +17,25 @@
 }
 
 <ng-template #labelTemplate>
-  @if (label()) {
-    @let labeledBy = formItemLabelledBy;
-    @if (labeledBy) {
-      <span
-        class="text-break"
-        [id]="labeledBy"
-        [class.form-label]="!fieldControl()?.isFormCheck"
-        [class.form-check-label]="fieldControl()?.isFormCheck"
-        [class.required]="required() && !this.fieldset?.hasOnlyRadios()"
-        >{{ label()! | translate }}</span
-      >
-    } @else {
-      <label
-        class="text-break"
-        [for]="formItemId"
-        [class.form-label]="!fieldControl()?.isFormCheck"
-        [class.form-check-label]="fieldControl()?.isFormCheck"
-        [class.required]="required() && !this.fieldset?.hasOnlyRadios()"
-        >{{ label()! | translate }}</label
-      >
-    }
+  @let labeledBy = formItemLabelledBy;
+  @if (labeledBy) {
+    <span
+      class="text-break"
+      [id]="labeledBy"
+      [class.form-label]="!fieldControl()?.isFormCheck"
+      [class.form-check-label]="fieldControl()?.isFormCheck"
+      [class.required]="required() && !this.fieldset?.hasOnlyRadios()"
+      >{{ label()! | translate }}</span
+    >
+  } @else {
+    <label
+      class="text-break"
+      [for]="formItemId"
+      [class.form-label]="!fieldControl()?.isFormCheck"
+      [class.form-check-label]="fieldControl()?.isFormCheck"
+      [class.required]="required() && !this.fieldset?.hasOnlyRadios()"
+      >{{ label()! | translate }}</label
+    >
   }
 </ng-template>
 <ng-template #feedbackTemplate>
diff --git a/projects/element-ng/form/si-form-item/si-form-item.component.spec.ts b/projects/element-ng/form/si-form-item/si-form-item.component.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c1931e512..000000000
--- a/projects/element-ng/form/si-form-item/si-form-item.component.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) Siemens 2016 - 2025
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
- */
-import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, signal, viewChild } from '@angular/core';
-import { ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
-
-import { SiFormItemComponent } from './si-form-item.component';
-
-@Component({
-  imports: [SiFormItemComponent],
-  template: `
-    <si-form-item [label]="label()">
-      <input type="text" id="name" class="form-control" />
-    </si-form-item>
-  `,
-  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush
-})
-export class TestHostComponent {
-  readonly formItem = viewChild.required(SiFormItemComponent);
-  readonly label = signal<string | null | undefined>(null);
-}
-
-describe('SiFormItemComponent', () => {
-  let component: TestHostComponent;
-  let fixture: ComponentFixture<TestHostComponent>;
-
-  const getLabel = (): HTMLElement | null => {
-    return fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('label');
-  };
-
-  beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
-    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [TestHostComponent]
-    }).compileComponents();
-  }));
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestHostComponent);
-    component = fixture.componentInstance;
-    fixture.detectChanges();
-  });
-
-  it('should create', fakeAsync(() => {
-    expect(component).toBeDefined();
-    expect(getLabel()).toBeDefined();
-  }));
-
-  it('should display the bound label value', () => {
-    component.label.set('Testlabel');
-    fixture.detectChanges();
-    expect(getLabel()?.textContent).toContain(component.formItem().label());
-  });
-
-  it('should not display label colon with no label set', () => {
-    fixture.detectChanges();
-    expect(getLabel()).toBeFalsy();
-  });
-
-  it('should not display label colon with empty label set', () => {
-    component.label.set('');
-    fixture.detectChanges();
-    expect(getLabel()).toBeFalsy();
-  });
-
-  it('should not display label colon with undefined label set', () => {
-    component.label.set(undefined);
-    fixture.detectChanges();
-    expect(getLabel()).toBeFalsy();
-  });
-
-  it('should not display label colon with null label set', () => {
-    component.label.set(null);
-    fixture.detectChanges();
-    expect(getLabel()).toBeFalsy();
-  });
-});
diff --git a/projects/element-ng/form/si-form-item/si-form-item.component.ts b/projects/element-ng/form/si-form-item/si-form-item.component.ts
index d42b974ad..692da9287 100644
--- a/projects/element-ng/form/si-form-item/si-form-item.component.ts
+++ b/projects/element-ng/form/si-form-item/si-form-item.component.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {
   ValidationErrors,
   ValidatorFn
 } from '@angular/forms';
-import { SiTranslatePipe } from '@siemens/element-translate-ng/translate';
+import { SiTranslatePipe, TranslatableString } from '@siemens/element-translate-ng/translate';
 
 import { SiFormFieldsetComponent } from '../form-fieldset/si-form-fieldset.component';
 import { SiFormContainerComponent } from '../si-form-container/si-form-container.component';
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export class SiFormItemComponent
    * The label to be displayed in the form item.
    * It will be translated if a translation key is available.
    */
-  readonly label = input<string | null>();
+  readonly label = input.required<TranslatableString>();
 
   /**
    * A custom width value to be applied to the label.
diff --git a/projects/element-ng/formly/wrapper/si-formly-wrapper.component.html b/projects/element-ng/formly/wrapper/si-formly-wrapper.component.html
index ebbe2460b..c95f0adcd 100644
--- a/projects/element-ng/formly/wrapper/si-formly-wrapper.component.html
+++ b/projects/element-ng/formly/wrapper/si-formly-wrapper.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <si-form-item
   [class.ms-n8]="field.type === 'checkbox'"
-  [label]="label"
+  [label]="props.label ?? ''"
   [labelWidth]="labelWidth"
   [required]="props.required"
 >
diff --git a/projects/element-ng/formly/wrapper/si-formly-wrapper.component.ts b/projects/element-ng/formly/wrapper/si-formly-wrapper.component.ts
index d66ecaa2a..b1fc37c05 100644
--- a/projects/element-ng/formly/wrapper/si-formly-wrapper.component.ts
+++ b/projects/element-ng/formly/wrapper/si-formly-wrapper.component.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ import { SiFormlyFormFieldProviderDirective } from './si-formly-form-field-provi
   templateUrl: './si-formly-wrapper.component.html'
 })
 export class SiFormlyWrapperComponent extends FieldWrapper {
-  protected get label(): string | undefined {
-    return this.props.label && this.props.hideLabel !== true ? this.props.label : undefined;
-  }
-
   protected get labelWidth(): number | undefined {
     return this.props.labelWidth;
   }
diff --git a/src/app/examples/si-formly/si-dynamic-form-fields.ts b/src/app/examples/si-formly/si-dynamic-form-fields.ts
index d3578f84d..541d8c6bd 100644
--- a/src/app/examples/si-formly/si-dynamic-form-fields.ts
+++ b/src/app/examples/si-formly/si-dynamic-form-fields.ts
@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ export class SampleComponent {
       type: 'button',
       className: 'd-block mb-4',
       props: {
-        hideLabel: true, // Hide wrapper label
         label: 'Button function handler',
         clickListener: (a: string, b: string) => {
           alert(
@@ -461,7 +460,6 @@ export class SampleComponent {
       type: 'button',
       className: 'd-block mb-4',
       props: {
-        hideLabel: true, // Hide wrapper label
         label: 'Button expression handler',
         clickListener: 'formState.btnClicked',
         clickArgs: ['1st', 23]
@@ -472,7 +470,6 @@ export class SampleComponent {
       type: 'button',
       className: 'd-block mb-4',
       props: {
-        hideLabel: true, // Hide wrapper label
         label: 'Primary',
         clickListener: 'formState.btnClicked',
         clickArgs: ['primary', 23],
@@ -484,7 +481,6 @@ export class SampleComponent {
       type: 'button',
       className: 'd-block mb-4',
       props: {
-        hideLabel: true, // Hide wrapper label
         label: 'Secondary (Default)',
         clickListener: 'formState.btnClicked',
         clickArgs: ['secondary', 23],
@@ -496,7 +492,6 @@ export class SampleComponent {
       type: 'button',
       className: 'd-block mb-4',
       props: {
-        hideLabel: true, // Hide wrapper label
         label: 'Tertiary',
         clickListener: 'formState.btnClicked',
         clickArgs: ['tertiary', 23],
@@ -508,7 +503,6 @@ export class SampleComponent {
       type: 'button',
       className: 'd-block mb-4',
       props: {
-        hideLabel: true, // Hide wrapper label
         label: 'Warning',
         clickListener: 'formState.btnClicked',
         clickArgs: ['warning', 23],
@@ -520,7 +514,6 @@ export class SampleComponent {
       type: 'button',
       className: 'd-block mb-4',
       props: {
-        hideLabel: true, // Hide wrapper label
         label: 'Danger',
         clickListener: 'formState.btnClicked',
         clickArgs: ['danger', 23],