diff --git a/isteven-multi-select.js b/isteven-multi-select.js
index b5d3465..1a736e1 100644
--- a/isteven-multi-select.js
+++ b/isteven-multi-select.js
@@ -518,7 +518,10 @@ angular.module( 'isteven-multi-select', ['ng'] ).directive( 'istevenMultiSelect'
                 var ctr                 = 0;                  
 
                 // refresh button label...
-                if ( $scope.outputModel.length === 0 ) {
+                if ( typeof $scope.lang.staticButtonLabel !== 'undefined' && $scope.lang.staticButtonLabel !== '' ) {
+                    $scope.varButtonLabel = $scope.lang.staticButtonLabel;
+                }
+                else if ( $scope.outputModel.length === 0 ) {
                     // https://github.com/isteven/angular-multi-select/pull/19                    
                     $scope.varButtonLabel = $scope.lang.nothingSelected;
                 }
@@ -954,14 +957,16 @@ angular.module( 'isteven-multi-select', ['ng'] ).directive( 'istevenMultiSelect'
                 $scope.lang.selectNone      = $sce.trustAsHtml( $scope.icon.selectNone + '  ' + $scope.translation.selectNone );
                 $scope.lang.reset           = $sce.trustAsHtml( $scope.icon.reset      + '  ' + $scope.translation.reset );
                 $scope.lang.search          = $scope.translation.search;                
-                $scope.lang.nothingSelected = $sce.trustAsHtml( $scope.translation.nothingSelected );                
+                $scope.lang.nothingSelected = $sce.trustAsHtml( $scope.translation.nothingSelected );
+                $scope.lang.staticButtonLabel = $sce.trustAsHtml( $scope.translation.staticButtonLabel );
             }
             else {
                 $scope.lang.selectAll       = $sce.trustAsHtml( $scope.icon.selectAll  + '  Select All' );                
                 $scope.lang.selectNone      = $sce.trustAsHtml( $scope.icon.selectNone + '  Select None' );
                 $scope.lang.reset           = $sce.trustAsHtml( $scope.icon.reset      + '  Reset' );
                 $scope.lang.search          = 'Search...';
-                $scope.lang.nothingSelected = 'None Selected';                
+                $scope.lang.nothingSelected = 'None Selected';
+                $scope.lang.staticButtonLabel = '';
             }
             $scope.icon.tickMark = $sce.trustAsHtml( $scope.icon.tickMark );