diff --git a/lib/util/Label.js b/lib/util/Label.js
index 97d3e7f1..76c6fced 100644
--- a/lib/util/Label.js
+++ b/lib/util/Label.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ module.exports.getExternalLabelBounds = function(semantic, element) {
 
     mid = {
       x: bounds.x + bounds.width / 2,
-      y: bounds.y
+      y: bounds.y + bounds.height / 2
     };
   } else {
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/bpmn/import/labels/external.bpmn b/test/fixtures/bpmn/import/labels/external.bpmn
index 162e91eb..a3a29a89 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/bpmn/import/labels/external.bpmn
+++ b/test/fixtures/bpmn/import/labels/external.bpmn
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
     <bpmn2:sequenceFlow id="SequenceFlow_1" name="a sequence flow" sourceRef="StartEvent_1" targetRef="IntermediateThrowEvent_1"/>
     <bpmn2:exclusiveGateway id="ExclusiveGateway_1" name="a gateway"/>
     <bpmn2:dataObjectReference id="DataObjectReference_1" name="a data object&#xD;&#xA;reference" dataObjectRef="DataObject_1"/>
+    <bpmn2:endEvent id="EndEvent_1" name="Loan Request&#xD;&#xA;Approved">
+      <bpmn2:incoming>SequenceFlow_5</bpmn2:incoming>
+    </bpmn2:endEvent>
   </bpmn2:process>
   <bpmn2:dataStore id="DataStore_1" name="Data Store 1"/>
   <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BPMNDiagram_1">
@@ -56,6 +59,12 @@
           <dc:Bounds height="22.0" width="99.0" x="432.0" y="317.0"/>
         </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
       </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="_BPMNShape_EndEvent_2" bpmnElement="EndEvent_1">
+        <dc:Bounds height="36.0" width="36.0" x="252.0" y="215.0"/>
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+          <dc:Bounds height="44.0" width="119.0" x="211.0" y="256.0"/>
+        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
     </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
   </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
 </bpmn2:definitions>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/spec/import/elements/LabelImportSpec.js b/test/spec/import/elements/LabelImportSpec.js
index 698eddd2..b0e2b603 100644
--- a/test/spec/import/elements/LabelImportSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/import/elements/LabelImportSpec.js
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 'use strict';
 
-var Matchers = require('../../../Matchers'),
-    TestHelper = require('../../../TestHelper');
+var TestHelper = require('../../../TestHelper');
 
 /* global bootstrapViewer, inject */
 
 
+var _ = require('lodash');
+
 var fs = require('fs');
 
 
-describe('import - labels', function() {
+function bounds(element) {
+  return _.pick(element, [ 'x', 'y', 'width', 'height' ]);
+}
 
-  beforeEach(Matchers.addDeepEquals);
+
+describe('import - labels', function() {
 
 
   describe('should import embedded labels', function() {
@@ -40,7 +44,28 @@ describe('import - labels', function() {
 
     it('with di', function(done) {
       var xml = fs.readFileSync('test/fixtures/bpmn/import/labels/external.bpmn', 'utf8');
-      bootstrapViewer(xml)(done);
+
+      // given
+      bootstrapViewer(xml)(function(err) {
+
+        if (err) {
+          return done(err);
+        }
+
+        // when
+        inject(function(elementRegistry) {
+
+          var endEvent = elementRegistry.getById('EndEvent_1'),
+              sequenceFlow = elementRegistry.getById('SequenceFlow_1');
+
+          // then
+          expect(bounds(endEvent.label)).toEqual({ x: 211, y: 256, width: 119, height: 44 });
+          expect(bounds(sequenceFlow.label)).toEqual({ x: 432, y: 317, width: 99, height: 22 });
+
+          done();
+        })();
+
+      });
     });