diff --git a/lib/features/snapping/BpmnSnapping.js b/lib/features/snapping/BpmnSnapping.js
index f5f3c50a..63c8ca1c 100644
--- a/lib/features/snapping/BpmnSnapping.js
+++ b/lib/features/snapping/BpmnSnapping.js
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ BpmnSnapping.prototype.initSnap = function(event) {
 BpmnSnapping.prototype.addTargetSnaps = function(snapPoints, shape, target) {
 
   // use target parent as snap target
-  if (is(shape, 'bpmn:BoundaryEvent')) {
+  if (is(shape, 'bpmn:BoundaryEvent') && shape.type !== 'label') {
     target = target.parent;
   }
 
@@ -385,4 +385,4 @@ function computeParticipantMinBounds(element) {
   if (childrenBoxes.length) {
     return getBBox(childrenBoxes);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/spec/features/snapping/BpmnSnapping.labels.bpmn b/test/spec/features/snapping/BpmnSnapping.labels.bpmn
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71b8bf56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/features/snapping/BpmnSnapping.labels.bpmn
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<bpmn:definitions xmlns:bpmn="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL" xmlns:bpmndi="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI" xmlns:di="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DI" xmlns:dc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC" id="Definitions_1" targetNamespace="http://bpmn.io/schema/bpmn">
+  <bpmn:process id="Process_1" isExecutable="false">
+    <bpmn:task id="Task_1" />
+    <bpmn:boundaryEvent id="BoundaryEvent_1" name="Label" attachedToRef="Task_1" />
+    <bpmn:startEvent id="StartEvent_1" name="Label" />
+  </bpmn:process>
+  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BPMNDiagram_1">
+    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BPMNPlane_1" bpmnElement="Process_1">
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Task_1_di" bpmnElement="Task_1">
+        <dc:Bounds x="156" y="70" width="100" height="80" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="BoundaryEvent_1_di" bpmnElement="BoundaryEvent_1">
+        <dc:Bounds x="218" y="132" width="36" height="36" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+          <dc:Bounds x="191" y="180" width="90" height="20" />
+        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="StartEvent_1_di" bpmnElement="StartEvent_1">
+        <dc:Bounds x="319" y="92" width="36" height="36" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+          <dc:Bounds x="292" y="135" width="90" height="20" />
+        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
+  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
+</bpmn:definitions>
diff --git a/test/spec/features/snapping/BpmnSnappingSpec.js b/test/spec/features/snapping/BpmnSnappingSpec.js
index 0023c60c..e6db5a0e 100644
--- a/test/spec/features/snapping/BpmnSnappingSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/features/snapping/BpmnSnappingSpec.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ var coreModule = require('../../../../lib/core'),
     moveModule = require('diagram-js/lib/features/move'),
     rulesModule = require('../../../../lib/features/rules');
 
-
 describe('features/snapping - BpmnSnapping', function() {
 
   var testModules = [ coreModule, snappingModule, modelingModule, createModule, rulesModule, moveModule ];
@@ -401,4 +400,81 @@ describe('features/snapping - BpmnSnapping', function() {
 
   });
 
+  describe('labels', function() {
+
+    var diagramXML = require('./BpmnSnapping.labels.bpmn');
+
+    beforeEach(bootstrapModeler(diagramXML, { modules: testModules }));
+
+    it('should snap to start events', inject(function(canvas, elementRegistry, move, dragging) {
+
+      var label = elementRegistry.get('StartEvent_1_label'),
+          rootElement = canvas.getRootElement();
+
+      var originalPosition = { x: label.x, y: label.y };
+
+      move.start(canvasEvent({ x: label.x+2, y: label.y+2 }), label);
+
+      dragging.hover({
+        element: rootElement,
+        gfx: elementRegistry.getGraphics(rootElement)
+      });
+
+      dragging.move(canvasEvent({ x: label.x+4, y: label.y+40 }));
+      dragging.move(canvasEvent({ x: label.x+4, y: label.y+40 }));
+
+      dragging.end();
+
+      expect(label.x).to.equal(originalPosition.x);
+
+    }));
+
+
+    it('should snap to boundary events', inject(function(canvas, elementRegistry, move, dragging) {
+
+      var label = elementRegistry.get('BoundaryEvent_1_label'),
+          rootElement = canvas.getRootElement();
+
+      var originalPosition = { x: label.x, y: label.y };
+
+      move.start(canvasEvent({ x: label.x+2, y: label.y+2 }), label);
+
+      dragging.hover({
+        element: rootElement,
+        gfx: elementRegistry.getGraphics(rootElement)
+      });
+
+      dragging.move(canvasEvent({ x: label.x+4, y: label.y+40 }));
+      dragging.move(canvasEvent({ x: label.x+4, y: label.y+40 }));
+
+      dragging.end();
+
+      expect(label.x).to.equal(originalPosition.x);
+
+    }));
+
+
+    it('should snap to siblings', inject(function(canvas, elementRegistry, move, dragging) {
+
+      var label = elementRegistry.get('BoundaryEvent_1_label'),
+          rootElement = canvas.getRootElement();
+
+      move.start(canvasEvent({ x: label.x+2, y: label.y+2 }), label);
+
+      dragging.hover({
+        element: rootElement,
+        gfx: elementRegistry.getGraphics(rootElement)
+      });
+
+      dragging.move(canvasEvent({ x: label.x-23, y: label.y+40 }));
+      dragging.move(canvasEvent({ x: label.x-23, y: label.y+40 }));
+
+      dragging.end();
+
+      expect(label.x).to.equal(161);
+
+    }));
+
+  });
+
 });