diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/legend.py b/lib/matplotlib/legend.py
index 20d4a76e0db3..d0590824ad84 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/legend.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/legend.py
@@ -562,10 +562,24 @@ def val_or_rc(val, rc_name):
         if isinstance(labelcolor, str) and labelcolor in color_getters:
             getter_names = color_getters[labelcolor]
             for handle, text in zip(self.legendHandles, self.texts):
+                try:
+                    if handle.get_array() is not None:
+                        continue
+                except AttributeError:
+                    pass
                 for getter_name in getter_names:
                     try:
                         color = getattr(handle, getter_name)()
-                        text.set_color(color)
+                        if isinstance(color, np.ndarray):
+                            if (
+                                    color.shape[0] == 1
+                                    or np.isclose(color, color[0]).all()
+                            ):
+                                text.set_color(color[0])
+                            else:
+                                pass
+                        else:
+                            text.set_color(color)
                         break
                     except AttributeError:
                         pass
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py
index c0c5f79d71d8..6660b91ecdd9 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py
@@ -671,6 +671,41 @@ def test_legend_labelcolor_linecolor():
         assert mpl.colors.same_color(text.get_color(), color)
 
 
+def test_legend_pathcollection_labelcolor_linecolor():
+    # test the labelcolor for labelcolor='linecolor' on PathCollection
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    ax.scatter(np.arange(10), np.arange(10)*1, label='#1', c='r')
+    ax.scatter(np.arange(10), np.arange(10)*2, label='#2', c='g')
+    ax.scatter(np.arange(10), np.arange(10)*3, label='#3', c='b')
+
+    leg = ax.legend(labelcolor='linecolor')
+    for text, color in zip(leg.get_texts(), ['r', 'g', 'b']):
+        assert mpl.colors.same_color(text.get_color(), color)
+
+
+def test_legend_pathcollection_labelcolor_linecolor_iterable():
+    # test the labelcolor for labelcolor='linecolor' on PathCollection
+    # with iterable colors
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    colors = np.random.default_rng().choice(['r', 'g', 'b'], 10)
+    ax.scatter(np.arange(10), np.arange(10)*1, label='#1', c=colors)
+
+    leg = ax.legend(labelcolor='linecolor')
+    text, = leg.get_texts()
+    assert mpl.colors.same_color(text.get_color(), 'black')
+
+
+def test_legend_pathcollection_labelcolor_linecolor_cmap():
+    # test the labelcolor for labelcolor='linecolor' on PathCollection
+    # with a colormap
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    ax.scatter(np.arange(10), np.arange(10), c=np.arange(10), label='#1')
+
+    leg = ax.legend(labelcolor='linecolor')
+    text, = leg.get_texts()
+    assert mpl.colors.same_color(text.get_color(), 'black')
+
+
 def test_legend_labelcolor_markeredgecolor():
     # test the labelcolor for labelcolor='markeredgecolor'
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
@@ -683,6 +718,49 @@ def test_legend_labelcolor_markeredgecolor():
         assert mpl.colors.same_color(text.get_color(), color)
 
 
+def test_legend_pathcollection_labelcolor_markeredgecolor():
+    # test the labelcolor for labelcolor='markeredgecolor' on PathCollection
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    ax.scatter(np.arange(10), np.arange(10)*1, label='#1', edgecolor='r')
+    ax.scatter(np.arange(10), np.arange(10)*2, label='#2', edgecolor='g')
+    ax.scatter(np.arange(10), np.arange(10)*3, label='#3', edgecolor='b')
+
+    leg = ax.legend(labelcolor='markeredgecolor')
+    for text, color in zip(leg.get_texts(), ['r', 'g', 'b']):
+        assert mpl.colors.same_color(text.get_color(), color)
+
+
+def test_legend_pathcollection_labelcolor_markeredgecolor_iterable():
+    # test the labelcolor for labelcolor='markeredgecolor' on PathCollection
+    # with iterable colors
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    colors = np.random.default_rng().choice(['r', 'g', 'b'], 10)
+    ax.scatter(np.arange(10), np.arange(10)*1, label='#1', edgecolor=colors)
+
+    leg = ax.legend(labelcolor='markeredgecolor')
+    for text, color in zip(leg.get_texts(), ['k']):
+        assert mpl.colors.same_color(text.get_color(), color)
+
+
+def test_legend_pathcollection_labelcolor_markeredgecolor_cmap():
+    # test the labelcolor for labelcolor='markeredgecolor' on PathCollection
+    # with a colormap
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    edgecolors = mpl.cm.viridis(np.random.rand(10))
+    ax.scatter(
+        np.arange(10),
+        np.arange(10),
+        label='#1',
+        c=np.arange(10),
+        edgecolor=edgecolors,
+        cmap="Reds"
+    )
+
+    leg = ax.legend(labelcolor='markeredgecolor')
+    for text, color in zip(leg.get_texts(), ['k']):
+        assert mpl.colors.same_color(text.get_color(), color)
+
+
 def test_legend_labelcolor_markerfacecolor():
     # test the labelcolor for labelcolor='markerfacecolor'
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
@@ -695,6 +773,48 @@ def test_legend_labelcolor_markerfacecolor():
         assert mpl.colors.same_color(text.get_color(), color)
 
 
+def test_legend_pathcollection_labelcolor_markerfacecolor():
+    # test the labelcolor for labelcolor='markerfacecolor' on PathCollection
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    ax.scatter(np.arange(10), np.arange(10)*1, label='#1', facecolor='r')
+    ax.scatter(np.arange(10), np.arange(10)*2, label='#2', facecolor='g')
+    ax.scatter(np.arange(10), np.arange(10)*3, label='#3', facecolor='b')
+
+    leg = ax.legend(labelcolor='markerfacecolor')
+    for text, color in zip(leg.get_texts(), ['r', 'g', 'b']):
+        assert mpl.colors.same_color(text.get_color(), color)
+
+
+def test_legend_pathcollection_labelcolor_markerfacecolor_iterable():
+    # test the labelcolor for labelcolor='markerfacecolor' on PathCollection
+    # with iterable colors
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    colors = np.random.default_rng().choice(['r', 'g', 'b'], 10)
+    ax.scatter(np.arange(10), np.arange(10)*1, label='#1', facecolor=colors)
+
+    leg = ax.legend(labelcolor='markerfacecolor')
+    for text, color in zip(leg.get_texts(), ['k']):
+        assert mpl.colors.same_color(text.get_color(), color)
+
+
+def test_legend_pathcollection_labelcolor_markfacecolor_cmap():
+    # test the labelcolor for labelcolor='markerfacecolor' on PathCollection
+    # with colormaps
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    facecolors = mpl.cm.viridis(np.random.rand(10))
+    ax.scatter(
+        np.arange(10),
+        np.arange(10),
+        label='#1',
+        c=np.arange(10),
+        facecolor=facecolors
+    )
+
+    leg = ax.legend(labelcolor='markerfacecolor')
+    for text, color in zip(leg.get_texts(), ['k']):
+        assert mpl.colors.same_color(text.get_color(), color)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('color', ('red', 'none', (.5, .5, .5)))
 def test_legend_labelcolor_rcparam_single(color):
     # test the rcParams legend.labelcolor for a single color