diff --git a/lib/features/modeling/rules/BpmnRules.js b/lib/features/modeling/rules/BpmnRules.js
index d2d03c78..3a4d7f53 100644
--- a/lib/features/modeling/rules/BpmnRules.js
+++ b/lib/features/modeling/rules/BpmnRules.js
@@ -301,6 +301,11 @@ function canDrop(element, target) {
     return is(target, 'bpmn:Process') || is(target, 'bpmn:Collaboration');
   }
 
+  // allow creating lanes on participants and other lanes only
+  if (is(element, 'bpmn:Lane')) {
+    return is(target, 'bpmn:Participant') || is(target, 'bpmn:Lane');
+  }
+
   if (is(element, 'bpmn:BoundaryEvent')) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -312,7 +317,7 @@ function canDrop(element, target) {
       return isExpanded(target) !== false;
     }
 
-    return is(target, 'bpmn:Participant');
+    return is(target, 'bpmn:Participant') || is(target, 'bpmn:Lane');
   }
 
   if (is(element, 'bpmn:Artifact')) {
@@ -493,6 +498,10 @@ function canResize(shape, newBounds) {
     );
   }
 
+  if (is(shape, 'bpmn:Lane')) {
+    return !newBounds || (newBounds.width >= 130 && newBounds.height >= 60);
+  }
+
   if (is(shape, 'bpmn:Participant')) {
     return !newBounds || (newBounds.width >= 100 && newBounds.height >= 80);
   }
diff --git a/test/spec/features/modeling/rules/BpmnRulesSpec.js b/test/spec/features/modeling/rules/BpmnRulesSpec.js
index 7a8de5b2..b1fccfad 100644
--- a/test/spec/features/modeling/rules/BpmnRulesSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/features/modeling/rules/BpmnRulesSpec.js
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ describe('features/modeling/rules - BpmnRules', function() {
       var canAttach = bpmnRules.canAttach([ eventShape ], subProcessElement, null, position);
 
       // then
-      expect(canAttach).to.equal(false);
+      expect(canAttach).to.be.false;
     }));
 
 
@@ -722,8 +722,8 @@ describe('features/modeling/rules - BpmnRules', function() {
           canCreate = bpmnRules.canCreate(eventShape, subProcessElement, null, position);
 
       // then
-      expect(canAttach).to.equal(false);
-      expect(canCreate).to.equal(true);
+      expect(canAttach).to.be.false;
+      expect(canCreate).to.be.true;
     }));
 
   });
@@ -757,8 +757,8 @@ describe('features/modeling/rules - BpmnRules', function() {
           canCreate = bpmnRules.canCreate(eventShape, subProcessElement, taskElement, position);
 
       // then
-      expect(canAttach).to.equal(false);
-      expect(canCreate).to.equal(true);
+      expect(canAttach).to.be.false;
+      expect(canCreate).to.be.true;
     }));
 
 
@@ -778,10 +778,158 @@ describe('features/modeling/rules - BpmnRules', function() {
           canCreate = bpmnRules.canCreate(eventShape, taskElement, boundaryElement);
 
       // then
-      expect(canAttach).to.equal(false);
-      expect(canCreate).to.equal(false);
+      expect(canAttach).to.be.false;
+      expect(canCreate).to.be.false;
     }));
 
   });
 
+
+  describe('lanes', function() {
+
+    var testXML = require('./BpmnRules.collaboration-lanes.bpmn');
+
+    beforeEach(bootstrapModeler(testXML, { modules: testModules }));
+
+
+    describe('should add', function() {
+
+      it('Lane -> Participant', inject(function(elementFactory, elementRegistry, bpmnRules) {
+
+        // given
+        var participantElement = elementRegistry.get('Participant');
+
+        var laneShape = elementFactory.createShape({
+          type: 'bpmn:Lane',
+          x: 413, y: 250
+        });
+
+        // when
+        var canCreate = bpmnRules.canCreate(laneShape, participantElement);
+
+        // then
+        expect(canCreate).to.be.true;
+      }));
+
+
+      it('Lane -> Participant_Lane', inject(function(elementFactory, elementRegistry, bpmnRules) {
+
+        // given
+        var participantElement = elementRegistry.get('Participant_Lane');
+
+        var laneShape = elementFactory.createShape({
+          type: 'bpmn:Lane',
+          x: 413, y: 250
+        });
+
+        // when
+        var canCreate = bpmnRules.canCreate(laneShape, participantElement);
+
+        // then
+        expect(canCreate).to.be.true;
+      }));
+
+
+      it('[not] Lane -> SubProcess', inject(function(elementFactory, elementRegistry, bpmnRules) {
+
+        // given
+        var subProcessElement = elementRegistry.get('SubProcess');
+
+        var laneShape = elementFactory.createShape({
+          type: 'bpmn:Lane',
+          x: 413, y: 250
+        });
+
+        // when
+        var canCreate = bpmnRules.canCreate(laneShape, subProcessElement);
+
+        // then
+        expect(canCreate).to.be.false;
+      }));
+
+    });
+
+
+    describe('should move', function() {
+
+      it('Lane -> Participant', inject(function(elementFactory, elementRegistry, bpmnRules) {
+
+        // given
+        var participantElement = elementRegistry.get('Participant'),
+            laneElement = elementRegistry.get('Lane');
+
+        // when
+        var canMove = bpmnRules.canMove([ laneElement ], participantElement);
+
+        // then
+        expect(canMove).to.be.true;
+      }));
+
+
+      it('[not] Lane -> SubProcess', inject(function(elementFactory, elementRegistry, bpmnRules) {
+
+        // given
+        var subProcessElement = elementRegistry.get('SubProcess'),
+            laneElement = elementRegistry.get('Lane');
+
+        // when
+        var canMove = bpmnRules.canMove([ laneElement ], subProcessElement);
+
+        // then
+        expect(canMove).to.be.false;
+      }));
+
+    });
+
+
+    describe('should resize', function() {
+
+      it('Lane', inject(function(bpmnRules) {
+
+        // given
+        var laneElement = elementRegistry.get('Lane');
+
+        // when
+        var canResize = bpmnRules.canResize(laneElement);
+
+        // then
+        expect(canResize).to.be.true;
+      }));
+
+    });
+
+
+    describe('should allow drop', function() {
+
+      it('SubProcess -> Lane', inject(function(elementFactory, elementRegistry, bpmnRules) {
+
+        // given
+        var element = elementRegistry.get('SubProcess'),
+            laneElement = elementRegistry.get('Lane');
+
+        // when
+        var canMove = bpmnRules.canMove([ element ], laneElement);
+
+        // then
+        expect(canMove).to.be.true;
+      }));
+
+
+      it('Task_in_SubProcess -> Lane', inject(function(elementFactory, elementRegistry, bpmnRules) {
+
+        // given
+        var element = elementRegistry.get('Task_in_SubProcess'),
+            laneElement = elementRegistry.get('Lane');
+
+        // when
+        var canMove = bpmnRules.canMove([ element ], laneElement);
+
+        // then
+        expect(canMove).to.be.true;
+      }));
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/test/spec/features/rules/BpmnRules.collaboration-lanes.bpmn b/test/spec/features/rules/BpmnRules.collaboration-lanes.bpmn
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2fb45355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/features/rules/BpmnRules.collaboration-lanes.bpmn
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<bpmn2:definitions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:bpmn2="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL" xmlns:bpmndi="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI" xmlns:dc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC" xmlns:di="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DI" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL BPMN20.xsd" id="_4bAZoD9WEeWLcNBL4nCk1A" exporter="camunda modeler" exporterVersion="2.6.0" targetNamespace="http://activiti.org/bpmn">
+  <bpmn2:collaboration id="Collaboration">
+    <bpmn2:participant id="Participant_Lane" name="Participant_Lane" processRef="Process_Lane"/>
+    <bpmn2:participant id="Participant" name="Participant" processRef="Process"/>
+  </bpmn2:collaboration>
+  <bpmn2:process id="Process_Lane" isExecutable="false">
+    <bpmn2:laneSet id="LaneSet_1" name="Lane Set 1">
+      <bpmn2:lane id="Lane" name="Lane">
+        <bpmn2:flowNodeRef>Boundary</bpmn2:flowNodeRef>
+        <bpmn2:flowNodeRef>Task_Boundary</bpmn2:flowNodeRef>
+        <bpmn2:flowNodeRef>Task</bpmn2:flowNodeRef>
+      </bpmn2:lane>
+    </bpmn2:laneSet>
+    <bpmn2:boundaryEvent id="Boundary" name="Boundary" attachedToRef="Task_Boundary">
+      <bpmn2:outgoing>SequenceFlow_from_Boundary</bpmn2:outgoing>
+    </bpmn2:boundaryEvent>
+    <bpmn2:sequenceFlow id="SequenceFlow_from_Boundary" name="" sourceRef="Boundary" targetRef="Task"/>
+    <bpmn2:task id="Task_Boundary" name="Task_Boundary">
+      <bpmn2:outgoing>SequenceFlow</bpmn2:outgoing>
+    </bpmn2:task>
+    <bpmn2:sequenceFlow id="SequenceFlow" name="" sourceRef="Task_Boundary" targetRef="Task"/>
+    <bpmn2:task id="Task" name="Task">
+      <bpmn2:incoming>SequenceFlow_from_Boundary</bpmn2:incoming>
+      <bpmn2:incoming>SequenceFlow</bpmn2:incoming>
+    </bpmn2:task>
+  </bpmn2:process>
+  <bpmn2:process id="Process" isExecutable="false">
+    <bpmn2:subProcess id="SubProcess" name="SubProcess">
+      <bpmn2:task id="Task_in_SubProcess" name="Task_in_SubProcess"/>
+    </bpmn2:subProcess>
+  </bpmn2:process>
+  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BPMNDiagram_1">
+    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BPMNPlane_1" bpmnElement="Collaboration">
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="_BPMNShape_Participant_2" bpmnElement="Participant_Lane" isHorizontal="true">
+        <dc:Bounds height="181.0" width="540.0" x="156.0" y="84.0"/>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="_BPMNShape_Task_2" bpmnElement="Task_Boundary">
+        <dc:Bounds height="80.0" width="100.0" x="348.0" y="114.0"/>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="_BPMNShape_BoundaryEvent_2" bpmnElement="Boundary">
+        <dc:Bounds height="36.0" width="36.0" x="395.0" y="176.0"/>
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+          <dc:Bounds height="21.0" width="61.0" x="336.0" y="211.0"/>
+        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="_BPMNShape_Task_3" bpmnElement="Task">
+        <dc:Bounds height="80.0" width="100.0" x="516.0" y="114.0"/>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="BPMNEdge_SequenceFlow_1" bpmnElement="SequenceFlow_from_Boundary" sourceElement="_BPMNShape_BoundaryEvent_2" targetElement="_BPMNShape_Task_3">
+        <di:waypoint xsi:type="dc:Point" x="413.0" y="212.0"/>
+        <di:waypoint xsi:type="dc:Point" x="413.0" y="242.0"/>
+        <di:waypoint xsi:type="dc:Point" x="566.0" y="242.0"/>
+        <di:waypoint xsi:type="dc:Point" x="566.0" y="194.0"/>
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+          <dc:Bounds height="6.0" width="6.0" x="458.0" y="242.0"/>
+        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="BPMNEdge_SequenceFlow_2" bpmnElement="SequenceFlow" sourceElement="_BPMNShape_Task_2" targetElement="_BPMNShape_Task_3">
+        <di:waypoint xsi:type="dc:Point" x="448.0" y="154.0"/>
+        <di:waypoint xsi:type="dc:Point" x="516.0" y="154.0"/>
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+          <dc:Bounds height="6.0" width="6.0" x="487.0" y="154.0"/>
+        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="_BPMNShape_Lane_3" bpmnElement="Lane" isHorizontal="true">
+        <dc:Bounds height="181.0" width="510.0" x="186.0" y="84.0"/>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="_BPMNShape_Participant_4" bpmnElement="Participant" isHorizontal="true">
+        <dc:Bounds height="181.0" width="540.0" x="156.0" y="384.0"/>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="_BPMNShape_SubProcess_3" bpmnElement="SubProcess" isExpanded="true">
+        <dc:Bounds height="150.0" width="200.0" x="384.0" y="396.0"/>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="_BPMNShape_Task_5" bpmnElement="Task_in_SubProcess">
+        <dc:Bounds height="80.0" width="100.0" x="472.0" y="443.0"/>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
+  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
+</bpmn2:definitions>
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