diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-proxy-server/src/middlewares/joi/index.ts b/packages/netlify-cms-proxy-server/src/middlewares/joi/index.ts
index b2cdd4b0..6189a2e0 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-proxy-server/src/middlewares/joi/index.ts
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-proxy-server/src/middlewares/joi/index.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const defaultSchema = ({ path = requiredString } = {}) => {
         is: 'entriesByFiles',
         then: defaultParams.keys({
           files: Joi.array()
-            .items(Joi.object({ path }))
+            .items(Joi.object({ path, label: Joi.string() }))
             .required(),
         }),
       },
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-proxy-server/src/middlewares/localFs/index.ts b/packages/netlify-cms-proxy-server/src/middlewares/localFs/index.ts
index f52e6514..8b87e8be 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-proxy-server/src/middlewares/localFs/index.ts
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-proxy-server/src/middlewares/localFs/index.ts
@@ -38,23 +38,23 @@ export const localFsMiddleware = ({ repoPath }: Options) => {
           const payload = body.params as EntriesByFolderParams;
           const { folder, extension, depth } = payload;
           const entries = await listRepoFiles(repoPath, folder, extension, depth).then(files =>
-            entriesFromFiles(repoPath, files),
+            entriesFromFiles(
+              repoPath,
+              files.map(file => ({ path: file })),
+            ),
           );
           res.json(entries);
           break;
         }
         case 'entriesByFiles': {
           const payload = body.params as EntriesByFilesParams;
-          const entries = await entriesFromFiles(
-            repoPath,
-            payload.files.map(file => file.path),
-          );
+          const entries = await entriesFromFiles(repoPath, payload.files);
           res.json(entries);
           break;
         }
         case 'getEntry': {
           const payload = body.params as GetEntryParams;
-          const [entry] = await entriesFromFiles(repoPath, [payload.path]);
+          const [entry] = await entriesFromFiles(repoPath, [{ path: payload.path }]);
           res.json(entry);
           break;
         }
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-proxy-server/src/middlewares/localGit/index.ts b/packages/netlify-cms-proxy-server/src/middlewares/localGit/index.ts
index ad103105..ee73c155 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-proxy-server/src/middlewares/localGit/index.ts
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-proxy-server/src/middlewares/localGit/index.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const entriesFromDiffs = async (
     );
     const entryPath = data.metaData.objects.entry.path;
     const [entry] = await runOnBranch(git, cmsBranch, () =>
-      entriesFromFiles(repoPath, [entryPath]),
+      entriesFromFiles(repoPath, [{ path: entryPath }]),
     );
 
     const rawDiff = await git.diff([branch, cmsBranch, '--', entryPath]);
@@ -218,7 +218,10 @@ export const localGitMiddleware = ({ repoPath }: Options) => {
           const { folder, extension, depth } = payload;
           const entries = await runOnBranch(git, branch, () =>
             listRepoFiles(repoPath, folder, extension, depth).then(files =>
-              entriesFromFiles(repoPath, files),
+              entriesFromFiles(
+                repoPath,
+                files.map(file => ({ path: file })),
+              ),
             ),
           );
           res.json(entries);
@@ -227,10 +230,7 @@ export const localGitMiddleware = ({ repoPath }: Options) => {
         case 'entriesByFiles': {
           const payload = body.params as EntriesByFilesParams;
           const entries = await runOnBranch(git, branch, () =>
-            entriesFromFiles(
-              repoPath,
-              payload.files.map(file => file.path),
-            ),
+            entriesFromFiles(repoPath, payload.files),
           );
           res.json(entries);
           break;
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ export const localGitMiddleware = ({ repoPath }: Options) => {
         case 'getEntry': {
           const payload = body.params as GetEntryParams;
           const [entry] = await runOnBranch(git, branch, () =>
-            entriesFromFiles(repoPath, [payload.path]),
+            entriesFromFiles(repoPath, [{ path: payload.path }]),
           );
           res.json(entry);
           break;
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-proxy-server/src/middlewares/utils/entries.ts b/packages/netlify-cms-proxy-server/src/middlewares/utils/entries.ts
index 741b2549..6c066a6e 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-proxy-server/src/middlewares/utils/entries.ts
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-proxy-server/src/middlewares/utils/entries.ts
@@ -12,17 +12,23 @@ const sha256 = (buffer: Buffer) => {
 // normalize windows os path format
 const normalizePath = (path: string) => path.replace(/\\/g, '/');
 
-export const entriesFromFiles = async (repoPath: string, files: string[]) => {
+export const entriesFromFiles = async (
+  repoPath: string,
+  files: { path: string; label?: string }[],
+) => {
   return Promise.all(
     files.map(async file => {
       try {
-        const content = await fs.readFile(path.join(repoPath, file));
+        const content = await fs.readFile(path.join(repoPath, file.path));
         return {
           data: content.toString(),
-          file: { path: normalizePath(file), id: sha256(content) },
+          file: { path: normalizePath(file.path), id: sha256(content) },
         };
       } catch (e) {
-        return { data: null, file: { path: file, id: null } };
+        return {
+          data: null,
+          file: { path: normalizePath(file.path), label: file.label, id: null },
+        };
       }
     }),
   );