diff --git a/lib/draw/BpmnRenderer.js b/lib/draw/BpmnRenderer.js
index c29e5cd7..ebbb3ae9 100644
--- a/lib/draw/BpmnRenderer.js
+++ b/lib/draw/BpmnRenderer.js
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ export default function BpmnRenderer(
     return renderLabel(parentGfx, semantic.name, {
       box: element,
       align: align,
-      padding: 5,
+      padding: align === 'center-middle' ? 0 : 5,
       style: {
         fill: getStrokeColor(element, defaultStrokeColor)
       }