diff --git a/napari_ome_zarr/_reader.py b/napari_ome_zarr/_reader.py
index 51541c7..57c07e7 100644
--- a/napari_ome_zarr/_reader.py
+++ b/napari_ome_zarr/_reader.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 from ome_zarr.io import parse_url
-from ome_zarr.reader import Label, Node, Reader
+from ome_zarr.reader import Label, Node, PlateLabels, Reader
 from ome_zarr.types import LayerData, PathLike, ReaderFunction
 from vispy.color import Colormap
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def f(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> List[LayerData]:
 
                 transform_scale(node.metadata, metadata, channel_axis)
 
-                if node.load(Label):
+                if node.load(Label) or node.load(PlateLabels):
                     layer_type = "labels"
                     for x in METADATA_KEYS:
                         if x in node.metadata: