diff --git a/cypress/platform/per.html b/cypress/platform/per.html
index a6d3397c3..b2484e848 100644
--- a/cypress/platform/per.html
+++ b/cypress/platform/per.html
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ stateDiagram-v2
 
     <pre id="diagram" class="mermaid">
       stateDiagram
-       StateID
+       StateA
 
 
 
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts
index afe636144..0da68187a 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export interface MermaidConfig {
    * Defines which main look to use for the diagram.
    *
    */
-  look?: 'classic' | 'handdrawn';
+  look?: 'classic' | 'handdrawn' | 'neo';
   /**
    * Defines the seed to be used when using handdrawn look. This is important for the automated tests as they will always find differences without the seed. The default value is 0 which gives a random seed.
    *
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateRenderer-v3-unified.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateRenderer-v3-unified.ts
index 8d3421ed0..df4695f88 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateRenderer-v3-unified.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateRenderer-v3-unified.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { setupViewPortForSVG } from '../../rendering-util/setupViewPortForSVG.js
 import type { LayoutData } from '../../rendering-util/types.js';
 import utils from '../../utils.js';
 import { CSS_DIAGRAM, DEFAULT_NESTED_DOC_DIR } from './stateCommon.js';
+import { lookUpDomId } from '../flowchart/flowDb';
 
 /**
  * Get the direction from the statement items.
@@ -83,11 +84,14 @@ export const draw = async function (
   const config = getConfig();
   if (config.look === 'neo') {
     data4Layout.markers = ['barbNeo'];
+    data4Layout.nodes.forEach((node) => {
+      node.look = 'neo';
+    });
   } else {
     data4Layout.markers = ['barb'];
   }
   data4Layout.diagramId = id;
-  // console.log('REF1:', data4Layout);
+  console.log('REF1:', data4Layout);
   await render(data4Layout, svg, element, positions);
   const padding = 8;
   utils.insertTitle(
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/drawRect.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/drawRect.ts
index 0f98f4d19..2e765d9fe 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/drawRect.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/drawRect.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export const drawRect = async (parent: SVGAElement, node: Node, options: RectOpt
   const y = -totalHeight / 2;
 
   let rect;
-  node.look = look;
   let { rx, ry } = node;
   const { cssStyles } = node;
 
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/roundedRect.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/roundedRect.ts
index d275f77cb..0704df05b 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/roundedRect.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/roundedRect.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { getConfig } from '$root/diagram-api/diagramAPI.js';
 
 export const roundedRect = async (parent: SVGAElement, node: Node) => {
   const { look } = getConfig();
-  node.look = look;
   const options = {
     rx: node.look === 'neo' ? 3 : 5,
     ry: node.look === 'neo' ? 3 : 5,
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/state.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/state.ts
index dbb080894..4cd505801 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/state.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/state.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import { getConfig } from '$root/diagram-api/diagramAPI.js';
 
 export const state = async (parent: SVGAElement, node: Node) => {
   const { look } = getConfig();
-  node.look = look;
-
   const options = {
     rx: node.look === 'neo' ? 3 : 5,
     ry: node.look === 'neo' ? 3 : 5,
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/schemas/config.schema.yaml b/packages/mermaid/src/schemas/config.schema.yaml
index 107a0e2ec..37d06cea4 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/schemas/config.schema.yaml
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/schemas/config.schema.yaml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ properties:
     enum:
       - classic
       - handdrawn
+      - neo
     default: 'classic'
   handdrawnSeed:
     description: |