diff --git a/docs/docs/integrations/api.md b/docs/docs/integrations/api.md
index f36f33770..50b4e6d75 100644
--- a/docs/docs/integrations/api.md
+++ b/docs/docs/integrations/api.md
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ Sub labels must be 100 characters or shorter.
 
 ```json
 {
-  "subLabel": "some_string"
+  "subLabel": "some_string",
+  "subLabelScore": 0.79,
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/integrations/mqtt.md b/docs/docs/integrations/mqtt.md
index 43539d461..8f690bcaa 100644
--- a/docs/docs/integrations/mqtt.md
+++ b/docs/docs/integrations/mqtt.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Message published for each changed event. The first message is published when th
     "frame_time": 1607123962.082975,
     "snapshot_time": 1607123961.837752,
     "label": "person",
-    "sub_label": null,
+    "sub_label": ["John Smith", 0.79],
     "top_score": 0.958984375,
     "false_positive": false,
     "start_time": 1607123955.475377,
diff --git a/frigate/http.py b/frigate/http.py
index 95fd25502..08201b177 100644
--- a/frigate/http.py
+++ b/frigate/http.py
@@ -370,10 +370,9 @@ def set_sub_label(id):
             jsonify({"success": False, "message": "Event " + id + " not found"}), 404
         )
 
-    if request.json:
-        new_sub_label = request.json.get("subLabel")
-    else:
-        new_sub_label = None
+    json: dict[str, any] = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+    new_sub_label = json.get("subLabel")
+    new_score = json.get("subLabelScore")
 
     if new_sub_label and len(new_sub_label) > 100:
         return make_response(
@@ -387,6 +386,18 @@ def set_sub_label(id):
             400,
         )
 
+    if new_score is not None and (new_score > 1.0 or new_score < 0):
+        return make_response(
+            jsonify(
+                {
+                    "success": False,
+                    "message": new_score
+                    + " does not fit within the expected bounds 0 <= score <= 1.0",
+                }
+            ),
+            400,
+        )
+
     if not event.end_time:
         tracked_obj: TrackedObject = (
             current_app.detected_frames_processor.camera_states[
@@ -395,9 +406,15 @@ def set_sub_label(id):
         )
 
         if tracked_obj:
-            tracked_obj.obj_data["sub_label"] = new_sub_label
+            tracked_obj.obj_data["sub_label"] = (new_sub_label, new_score)
 
     event.sub_label = new_sub_label
+
+    if new_score:
+        data = event.data
+        data["sub_label_score"] = new_score
+        event.data = data
+
     event.save()
     return make_response(
         jsonify(