diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f4e80c5e..06611d05 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ All notable changes to [bpmn-js](https://github.com/bpmn-io/bpmn-js) are documen
 
 ___Note:__ Yet to be released changes appear here._
 
+## 5.1.2
+
+* `FIX`: account for label pasting in label behavior ([#1227](https://github.com/bpmn-io/bpmn-js/issues/1227))
+
 ## 5.1.1
 
 * `FIX`: re-select only existing elements when dragging is finished ([#1225](https://github.com/bpmn-io/bpmn-js/issues/1225))
diff --git a/lib/features/modeling/behavior/LabelBehavior.js b/lib/features/modeling/behavior/LabelBehavior.js
index 63dff55a..589fd8df 100644
--- a/lib/features/modeling/behavior/LabelBehavior.js
+++ b/lib/features/modeling/behavior/LabelBehavior.js
@@ -212,7 +212,12 @@ export default function LabelBehavior(
     var label = event.context.connection.label,
         labelAdjustment;
 
-    if (!label) {
+    // handle missing label as well as the case
+    // that the label parent does not exist (yet),
+    // because it is being pasted / created via multi element create
+    //
+    // Cf. https://github.com/bpmn-io/bpmn-js/pull/1227
+    if (!label || !label.parent) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -386,4 +391,4 @@ function getNearestLine(point, lines) {
   var sorted = sortBy(distances, 'distance');
 
   return sorted[0].line;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b706a86f..c2ecc2f9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bpmn-js",
-  "version": "5.1.1",
+  "version": "5.1.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 847a5437..86c8939d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bpmn-js",
-  "version": "5.1.1",
+  "version": "5.1.2",
   "description": "A bpmn 2.0 toolkit and web modeler",
   "scripts": {
     "all": "run-s lint test distro test:distro",
diff --git a/test/spec/features/modeling/behavior/LabelBehavior.copyPaste.bpmn b/test/spec/features/modeling/behavior/LabelBehavior.copyPaste.bpmn
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c77d4e29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/features/modeling/behavior/LabelBehavior.copyPaste.bpmn
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?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:dc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC" xmlns:di="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DI" id="Definitions_0cu5n0d" targetNamespace="http://bpmn.io/schema/bpmn" exporter="Camunda Modeler" exporterVersion="3.4.0">
+  <bpmn:process id="Process_1cirp64" isExecutable="true">
+    <bpmn:startEvent id="Source">
+      <bpmn:outgoing>SequenceFlow</bpmn:outgoing>
+    </bpmn:startEvent>
+    <bpmn:task id="Target">
+      <bpmn:incoming>SequenceFlow</bpmn:incoming>
+    </bpmn:task>
+    <bpmn:sequenceFlow id="SequenceFlow" name="A" sourceRef="Source" targetRef="Target" />
+  </bpmn:process>
+  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BPMNDiagram_1">
+    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BPMNPlane_1" bpmnElement="Process_1cirp64">
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="_BPMNShape_StartEvent_2" bpmnElement="Source">
+        <dc:Bounds x="179" y="79" width="36" height="36" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Task_1m56bsl_di" bpmnElement="Target">
+        <dc:Bounds x="300" y="250" width="100" height="80" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="SequenceFlow_di" bpmnElement="SequenceFlow">
+        <di:waypoint x="215" y="97" />
+        <di:waypoint x="258" y="97" />
+        <di:waypoint x="258" y="290" />
+        <di:waypoint x="300" y="290" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+          <dc:Bounds x="270" y="191" width="7" height="14" />
+        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
+  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
+</bpmn:definitions>
diff --git a/test/spec/features/modeling/behavior/LabelBehaviorSpec.js b/test/spec/features/modeling/behavior/LabelBehaviorSpec.js
index 21a5f767..9d43b448 100644
--- a/test/spec/features/modeling/behavior/LabelBehaviorSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/features/modeling/behavior/LabelBehaviorSpec.js
@@ -15,15 +15,19 @@ import {
 
 import modelingModule from 'lib/features/modeling';
 import coreModule from 'lib/core';
+import gridSnappingModule from 'lib/features/grid-snapping';
 
 
 describe('behavior - LabelBehavior', function() {
 
   var diagramXML = require('./LabelBehavior.bpmn');
 
-  var testModules = [ modelingModule, coreModule ];
-
-  beforeEach(bootstrapModeler(diagramXML, { modules: testModules }));
+  beforeEach(bootstrapModeler(diagramXML, {
+    modules: [
+      modelingModule,
+      coreModule
+    ]
+  }));
 
 
   describe('updating name property', function() {
@@ -669,6 +673,59 @@ describe('behavior - LabelBehavior', function() {
 
 });
 
+
+describe('behavior - LabelBehavior', function() {
+
+  describe('copy/paste integration', function() {
+
+    var diagramXML = require('./LabelBehavior.copyPaste.bpmn');
+
+    beforeEach(bootstrapModeler(diagramXML, {
+      modules: [
+        modelingModule,
+        coreModule,
+        gridSnappingModule
+      ]
+    }));
+
+
+    it('should skip adjustment during creation', inject(
+      function(elementRegistry, copyPaste, canvas, dragging) {
+
+        // given
+        var elements = [
+          elementRegistry.get('Source'),
+          elementRegistry.get('Target'),
+          elementRegistry.get('SequenceFlow'),
+          elementRegistry.get('SequenceFlow').label
+        ];
+
+        var rootElement = canvas.getRootElement();
+
+        copyPaste.copy(elements);
+
+        // when
+        var pastedElements = copyPaste.paste({
+          element: rootElement,
+          point: {
+            x: 700,
+            y: 300
+          }
+        });
+
+        var label = pastedElements[3];
+
+        // then
+        expect(label).to.exist;
+
+        expect(label).to.have.position({ x: 681, y: 287 });
+      }
+    ));
+
+  });
+
+});
+
 // helpers //////////
 
 function getBounds(element) {