diff --git a/lib/features/modeling/cmd/UpdatePropertiesHandler.js b/lib/features/modeling/cmd/UpdatePropertiesHandler.js
index 133675ad..6ddd2e63 100644
--- a/lib/features/modeling/cmd/UpdatePropertiesHandler.js
+++ b/lib/features/modeling/cmd/UpdatePropertiesHandler.js
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ UpdatePropertiesHandler.prototype.execute = function(context) {
 
   if (NAME in properties && element.label) {
     changed.push(element.label);
+
+    // show the label
+    element.label.hidden = false;
   }
 
   // update properties
diff --git a/test/spec/features/modeling/UpdatePropertiesSpec.js b/test/spec/features/modeling/UpdatePropertiesSpec.js
index 4f4ebe1d..ada698c5 100644
--- a/test/spec/features/modeling/UpdatePropertiesSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/features/modeling/UpdatePropertiesSpec.js
@@ -70,6 +70,22 @@ describe('features/modeling - update properties', function() {
     }));
 
 
+    it('setting name', inject(function(elementRegistry, modeling) {
+
+      // given
+      var flowConnection = elementRegistry.get('SequenceFlow_4');
+
+      // when
+      modeling.updateProperties(flowConnection, { name: 'FOO BAR' });
+
+      // then
+      expect(flowConnection.businessObject.name).to.equal('FOO BAR');
+
+      // flow label is now shown
+      expect(flowConnection.label.hidden).to.be.false;
+    }));
+
+
     it('updating name', inject(function(elementRegistry, modeling) {
 
       // given
@@ -96,6 +112,9 @@ describe('features/modeling - update properties', function() {
 
       // then
       expect(flowConnection.businessObject.name).not.to.be.defined;
+
+      // flow label is now hidden
+      expect(flowConnection.label.hidden).to.be.true;
     }));