diff --git a/lib/node-labels.js b/lib/node-labels.js
index b8714504..3197ad5b 100644
--- a/lib/node-labels.js
+++ b/lib/node-labels.js
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ const jsSubsystemList = [
 
 const exclusiveLabelsMap = new Map([
   [/^test\//, 'test'],
+  // specific map for modules.md as it should be labeled 'module' not 'modules'
+  [/^doc\/api\/modules.md$/, ['doc', 'module']],
   // automatically tag subsystem-specific API doc changes
   [/^doc\/api\/(\w+).md$/, ['doc', '$1']],
   [/^doc\//, 'doc'],
diff --git a/test/node-js-subsystem-labels.test.js b/test/node-js-subsystem-labels.test.js
index 1ed6f395..0831add2 100644
--- a/test/node-js-subsystem-labels.test.js
+++ b/test/node-js-subsystem-labels.test.js
@@ -152,3 +152,12 @@ tap.test('label: only "doc" with multiple API doc files changed', (t) => {
   t.end()
 })
 
+tap.test('label: "doc,module" when doc/api/modules.md was changed', (t) => {
+  const labels = nodeLabels.resolveLabels([
+    'doc/api/modules.md'
+  ], false)
+
+  t.same(labels, ['doc', 'module'])
+
+  t.end()
+})