6 files changed, 13 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/app/views/groups/labels/index.html.haml b/app/views/groups/labels/index.html.haml
index 4df3d831942..5cf3193bc62 100644
--- a/app/views/groups/labels/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/groups/labels/index.html.haml
@@ -6,15 +6,10 @@
 - subscribed = params[:subscribed]
 - labels_or_filters = @labels.exists? || search.present? || subscribed.present?
 
-- if @labels.present? && can_admin_label
-  - content_for(:header_content) do
-    .nav-controls
-      = link_to _('New label'), new_group_label_path(@group), class: "btn btn-success"
-
 - if labels_or_filters
   #promote-label-modal
   %div{ class: container_class }
-    = render 'shared/labels/nav'
+    = render 'shared/labels/nav', labels_or_filters: labels_or_filters, can_admin_label: can_admin_label
 
     .labels-container.prepend-top-5
       - if @labels.any?
diff --git a/app/views/projects/labels/index.html.haml b/app/views/projects/labels/index.html.haml
index 56b06374d6d..bb7c297ba1f 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/labels/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/labels/index.html.haml
@@ -5,15 +5,10 @@
 - subscribed = params[:subscribed]
 - labels_or_filters = @labels.exists? || @prioritized_labels.exists? || search.present? || subscribed.present?
 
-- if labels_or_filters && can_admin_label
-  - content_for(:header_content) do
-    .nav-controls
-      = link_to _('New label'), new_project_label_path(@project), class: "btn btn-success qa-label-create-new"
-
 - if labels_or_filters
   #promote-label-modal
   %div{ class: container_class }
-    = render 'shared/labels/nav'
+    = render 'shared/labels/nav', labels_or_filters: labels_or_filters, can_admin_label: can_admin_label
 
     .labels-container.prepend-top-10
       - if can_admin_label
diff --git a/app/views/shared/labels/_nav.html.haml b/app/views/shared/labels/_nav.html.haml
index 98572db738b..e69246dd0eb 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/labels/_nav.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/labels/_nav.html.haml
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@
           %button.btn.btn-default{ type: "submit", "aria-label" => _('Submit search') }
             = icon("search")
     = render 'shared/labels/sort_dropdown'
+    - if labels_or_filters && can_admin_label && @project
+      = link_to _('New label'), new_project_label_path(@project), class: "btn btn-success qa-label-create-new"
+    - if labels_or_filters && can_admin_label && @group
+      = link_to _('New label'), new_group_label_path(@group), class: "btn btn-success qa-label-create-new"
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/fix-56558-move-primary-button.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/fix-56558-move-primary-button.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4dcc896b327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/fix-56558-move-primary-button.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Moved primary button for labels to follow the design patterns used on rest of the site
+merge_request:
+author: Martin Hobert
+type: fixed
diff --git a/qa/qa/page/label/index.rb b/qa/qa/page/label/index.rb
index 9344371a0b6..97ce8f0eba5 100644
--- a/qa/qa/page/label/index.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/page/label/index.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module QA
   module Page
     module Label
       class Index < Page::Base
-        view 'app/views/projects/labels/index.html.haml' do
+        view 'app/views/shared/labels/_nav.html.haml' do
           element :label_create_new
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/features/projects/labels/update_prioritization_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects/labels/update_prioritization_spec.rb
index 055a0c83a11..d36f043f880 100644
--- a/spec/features/projects/labels/update_prioritization_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/projects/labels/update_prioritization_spec.rb
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe 'Prioritize labels' do
         wait_for_requests
       end
 
-      page.within('.breadcrumbs-container') do
+      page.within('.top-area') do
         expect(page).to have_link('New label')
       end
     end