diff --git a/lib/features/modeling/BpmnUpdater.js b/lib/features/modeling/BpmnUpdater.js
index 2aa9c34b..ca402189 100644
--- a/lib/features/modeling/BpmnUpdater.js
+++ b/lib/features/modeling/BpmnUpdater.js
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ function BpmnUpdater(eventBus, bpmnFactory, connectionDocking) {
     self.updateBounds(e.context.shape);
   }
 
-  this.executed([ 'shape.move' ], updateBounds);
-  this.reverted([ 'shape.move' ], updateBounds);
+  this.executed([ 'shape.move', 'shape.create' ], updateBounds);
+  this.reverted([ 'shape.move', 'shape.create' ], updateBounds);
 
 
   // attach / detach connection
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ BpmnUpdater.prototype.updateBounds = function(shape) {
 
   _.extend(bounds, {
     x: shape.x,
-    y: shape.y
+    y: shape.y,
+    width: shape.width,
+    height: shape.height
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/test/spec/features/modeling/AppendShapeSpec.js b/test/spec/features/modeling/AppendShapeSpec.js
index d32d7d19..63d3d8fd 100644
--- a/test/spec/features/modeling/AppendShapeSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/features/modeling/AppendShapeSpec.js
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ describe('features/modeling - append shape', function() {
       // then
       expect(target.di).toBeDefined();
       expect(target.di.$parent).toBe(startEvent.di.$parent);
+
+      expect(target.di.bounds.x).toBe(targetShape.x);
+      expect(target.di.bounds.y).toBe(targetShape.y);
+      expect(target.di.bounds.width).toBe(targetShape.width);
+      expect(target.di.bounds.height).toBe(targetShape.height);
     }));