diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmapRenderer.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmapRenderer.ts
index b1c85d6bf..26482ca60 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmapRenderer.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmapRenderer.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ export const draw: DrawDefinition = async (text, id, _version, diagObj) => {
       node.height = 46;
       node.width = 92;
       node.from = 'mindmap';
+    } else if (node.shape === 'circle') {
+      node.from = 'mindmap';
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/circle.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/circle.ts
index b4486ecac..782ae72a2 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/circle.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/circle.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ export async function circle<T extends SVGGraphicsElement>(parent: D3Selection<T
   node.labelStyle = labelStyles;
   const { shapeSvg, bbox, halfPadding } = await labelHelper(parent, node, getNodeClasses(node));
 
-  const radius = bbox.width / 2 + halfPadding;
+  const radius =
+    node.from === 'mindmap' ? bbox.width / 2 + halfPadding * 2 : bbox.width / 2 + halfPadding;
   let circleElem;
   const { cssStyles } = node;