| Conflict: | Labis incident |
| Partof: | Malayan Emergency |
| Date: | 22 January 1950 |
| Place: | Labis, Johore, Malaya |
| Result: | British victory |
| Combatant1: |  United Kingdom |
| Combatant2: | Malayan Communist Party |
| Commander1: | Unknown |
| Commander2: | Unknown |
| Strength1: | unknown |
| Strength2: | 40 insurgents |
| Casualties1: | 1 killed |
| Casualties2: | 22 killed 5 wounded |
The Labis incident took place during the Malayan Emergency in January 1950. British Gurkhas ambushed a group of communist guerillas five miles north of the Johore town of Labis. In the ensuring battle, 22 communists were killed and five wounded. It was described as the "first major success" by British security forces in the emergency.[1]