diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateDb.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateDb.js
index 89bfb55d2..f1f7bc993 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateDb.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateDb.js
@@ -589,7 +589,8 @@ const dataFetcher = (parentId, doc, nodes, edges) => {
     } else {
       nodes.push({
         ...item,
-        labelText: item.id,
+        id: item.id,
+        labelText: item.descriptions?.length > 0 ? item.descriptions[0] : item.id,
         // description: item.id,
         labelType: 'text',
         labelStyle: '',