diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/nodes.js b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/nodes.js
index 218551aac..80a082930 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/nodes.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/nodes.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import { taggedRect } from './shapes/taggedRect.js';
 import { multiRect } from './shapes/multiRect.js';
 import { linedCylinder } from './shapes/linedCylinder.js';
 import { waveEdgedRectangle } from './shapes/waveEdgedRectangle.js';
+import { lightningBolt } from './shapes/lightningBolt.js';
 
 const shapes = {
   state,
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ const shapes = {
   multiRect,
   linedCylinder,
   waveEdgedRectangle,
+  lightningBolt,
 };
 
 const nodeElems = new Map();
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/lightningBolt.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/lightningBolt.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d69967b82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/lightningBolt.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { log } from '$root/logger.js';
+import { labelHelper, getNodeClasses, updateNodeBounds } from './util.js';
+import type { Node } from '$root/rendering-util/types.d.ts';
+import {
+  styles2String,
+  userNodeOverrides,
+} from '$root/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/handDrawnShapeStyles.js';
+import rough from 'roughjs';
+import intersect from '../intersect/index.js';
+import { createPathFromPoints } from './util.js';
+
+export const lightningBolt = async (parent: SVGAElement, node: Node) => {
+  const { labelStyles, nodeStyles } = styles2String(node);
+  node.label = '';
+  node.labelStyle = labelStyles;
+  const { shapeSvg } = await labelHelper(parent, node, getNodeClasses(node));
+  const { cssStyles } = node;
+  const height = 80;
+  const width = 80;
+  const gap = 16;
+
+  const points = [
+    { x: width, y: 0 },
+    { x: 0, y: height + gap / 2 },
+    { x: width - 2 * gap, y: height + gap / 2 },
+    { x: 0, y: 2 * height },
+    { x: width, y: height - gap / 2 },
+    { x: 2 * gap, y: height - gap / 2 },
+  ];
+
+  // @ts-ignore - rough is not typed
+  const rc = rough.svg(shapeSvg);
+  const options = userNodeOverrides(node, {});
+
+  if (node.look !== 'handDrawn') {
+    options.roughness = 0;
+    options.fillStyle = 'solid';
+  }
+
+  const linePath = createPathFromPoints(points);
+  const lineNode = rc.path(linePath, options);
+
+  const lightningBolt = shapeSvg.insert('g', ':first-child');
+  lightningBolt.insert(() => lineNode, ':first-child');
+
+  lightningBolt.attr('class', 'basic label-container');
+
+  if (cssStyles) {
+    lightningBolt.attr('style', cssStyles);
+  }
+
+  if (nodeStyles) {
+    lightningBolt.attr('style', nodeStyles);
+  }
+  lightningBolt.attr('transform', `translate(-${width / 2},${-height})`);
+
+  updateNodeBounds(node, lightningBolt);
+
+  node.intersect = function (point) {
+    log.info('lightningBolt intersect', node, point);
+    const pos = intersect.polygon(node, points, point);
+
+    return pos;
+  };
+
+  return shapeSvg;
+};