diff --git a/lib/features/label-editing/cmd/UpdateLabelHandler.js b/lib/features/label-editing/cmd/UpdateLabelHandler.js
index 04f2a382..6d12a2e9 100644
--- a/lib/features/label-editing/cmd/UpdateLabelHandler.js
+++ b/lib/features/label-editing/cmd/UpdateLabelHandler.js
@@ -104,11 +104,6 @@ export default function UpdateLabelHandler(modeling, textRenderer) {
 
     var text = getLabel(label);
 
-    // don't resize without text
-    if (!text) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     // resize element based on label _or_ pre-defined bounds
     if (typeof newBounds === 'undefined') {
       newBounds = textRenderer.getExternalLabelBounds(label, text);
diff --git a/test/spec/features/modeling/UpdateLabelSpec.js b/test/spec/features/modeling/UpdateLabelSpec.js
index ac2e8bd9..6f8259d4 100644
--- a/test/spec/features/modeling/UpdateLabelSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/features/modeling/UpdateLabelSpec.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('features/modeling - update label', function() {
 
 
   it('should change name of start event', inject(
-    function(modeling, elementRegistry, eventBus) {
+    function(modeling, elementRegistry) {
 
       // given
       var startEvent_1 = elementRegistry.get('StartEvent_1');
@@ -190,4 +190,19 @@ describe('features/modeling - update label', function() {
     }
   ));
 
+
+  it('should resize empty text annotation', inject(function(modeling, elementRegistry) {
+
+    // given
+    var element = elementRegistry.get('TextAnnotation_1');
+
+    var newBounds = { x: 100, y: 100, width: 100, height: 30 };
+
+    // when
+    modeling.updateLabel(element, null, newBounds);
+
+    // then
+    expect(element).to.have.bounds(newBounds);
+  }));
+
 });
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