The Lao Song (Thai: ลาวโซ่ง, pronounced [lāːw sôːŋ]) are an ethnic group of Thailand.
The Lao Song are descendants of Lao peoples from the areas of Tonkin and areas east of Luang Prabang when they were forcibly removed to central Thailand as slaves and corvée labourers during Siamese annexation during the 18th and 19th centuries.
The preservation of their traditional dress, language, and culture is notable in the face of Thaification policies.
The Lao Song were used as guards for the royal courts and to help control the powerful Chinese minority, which explains their widespread distribution.
Although originally they believed in animism, most Lao Song are now Theravada Buddhists, but this often co-exists with the older religion.