diff --git a/.changeset/ten-plums-bet.md b/.changeset/ten-plums-bet.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f00a41090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/ten-plums-bet.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'mermaid': patch
+---
+
+fix: Support ComponentQueue_Ext to prevent parsing error
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/c4/parser/c4Component.spec.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/c4/parser/c4Component.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70d93d8be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/c4/parser/c4Component.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import c4Db from '../c4Db.js';
+import c4 from './c4Diagram.jison';
+import { setConfig } from '../../../config.js';
+
+setConfig({
+  securityLevel: 'strict',
+});
+
+describe.each([
+  ['Component', 'component'],
+  ['ComponentDb', 'component_db'],
+  ['ComponentQueue', 'component_queue'],
+  ['Component_Ext', 'external_component'],
+  ['ComponentDb_Ext', 'external_component_db'],
+  ['ComponentQueue_Ext', 'external_component_queue'],
+])('parsing a C4 %s', function (macroName, elementName) {
+  beforeEach(function () {
+    c4.parser.yy = c4Db;
+    c4.parser.yy.clear();
+  });
+
+  it('should parse a C4 diagram with one Component correctly', function () {
+    c4.parser.parse(`C4Component
+title Component diagram for Internet Banking Component
+${macroName}(ComponentAA, "Internet Banking Component", "Technology", "Allows customers to view information about their bank accounts, and make payments.")`);
+
+    const yy = c4.parser.yy;
+
+    const shapes = yy.getC4ShapeArray();
+    expect(shapes.length).toBe(1);
+    const onlyShape = shapes[0];
+
+    expect(onlyShape).toMatchObject({
+      alias: 'ComponentAA',
+      descr: {
+        text: 'Allows customers to view information about their bank accounts, and make payments.',
+      },
+      label: {
+        text: 'Internet Banking Component',
+      },
+      techn: {
+        text: 'Technology',
+      },
+      typeC4Shape: {
+        text: elementName,
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should handle a trailing whitespaces after Component', function () {
+    const whitespace = ' ';
+    const rendered = c4.parser.parse(`C4Component${whitespace}
+title Component diagram for Internet Banking Component${whitespace}
+${macroName}(ComponentAA, "Internet Banking Component", "Technology", "Allows customers to view information about their bank accounts, and make payments.")${whitespace}`);
+
+    expect(rendered).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/c4/parser/c4Diagram.jison b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/c4/parser/c4Diagram.jison
index 63856f044..f0ce80d33 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/c4/parser/c4Diagram.jison
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/c4/parser/c4Diagram.jison
@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ accDescr\s*"{"\s*                         { this.begin("acc_descr_multiline");}
 "UpdateRelStyle"                          { this.begin("update_rel_style"); return 'UPDATE_REL_STYLE';}
 "UpdateLayoutConfig"                      { this.begin("update_layout_config"); return 'UPDATE_LAYOUT_CONFIG';}
 
-<person,person_ext,system_ext_queue,system_ext_db,system_ext,system_queue,system_db,system,boundary,enterprise_boundary,system_boundary,container_ext_db,container_ext_queue,container_ext,container_queue,container_db,container,container_boundary,component_ext_db,component_ext,component_queue,component_db,component,node,node_l,node_r,rel,birel,rel_u,rel_d,rel_l,rel_r,rel_b,rel_index,update_el_style,update_rel_style,update_layout_config><<EOF>>                return "EOF_IN_STRUCT";
-<person,person_ext,system_ext_queue,system_ext_db,system_ext,system_queue,system_db,system,boundary,enterprise_boundary,system_boundary,container_ext_db,container_ext_queue,container_ext,container_queue,container_db,container,container_boundary,component_ext_db,component_ext,component_queue,component_db,component,node,node_l,node_r,rel,birel,rel_u,rel_d,rel_l,rel_r,rel_b,rel_index,update_el_style,update_rel_style,update_layout_config>[(][ ]*[,]             { this.begin("attribute"); return "ATTRIBUTE_EMPTY";}
-<person,person_ext,system_ext_queue,system_ext_db,system_ext,system_queue,system_db,system,boundary,enterprise_boundary,system_boundary,container_ext_db,container_ext_queue,container_ext,container_queue,container_db,container,container_boundary,component_ext_db,component_ext,component_queue,component_db,component,node,node_l,node_r,rel,birel,rel_u,rel_d,rel_l,rel_r,rel_b,rel_index,update_el_style,update_rel_style,update_layout_config>[(]                    { this.begin("attribute"); }
-<person,person_ext,system_ext_queue,system_ext_db,system_ext,system_queue,system_db,system,boundary,enterprise_boundary,system_boundary,container_ext_db,container_ext_queue,container_ext,container_queue,container_db,container,container_boundary,component_ext_db,component_ext,component_queue,component_db,component,node,node_l,node_r,rel,birel,rel_u,rel_d,rel_l,rel_r,rel_b,rel_index,update_el_style,update_rel_style,update_layout_config,attribute>[)]          { this.popState();this.popState();}
+<person,person_ext,system_ext_queue,system_ext_db,system_ext,system_queue,system_db,system,boundary,enterprise_boundary,system_boundary,container_ext_db,container_ext_queue,container_ext,container_queue,container_db,container,container_boundary,component_ext_db,component_ext_queue,component_ext,component_queue,component_db,component,node,node_l,node_r,rel,birel,rel_u,rel_d,rel_l,rel_r,rel_b,rel_index,update_el_style,update_rel_style,update_layout_config><<EOF>>                return "EOF_IN_STRUCT";
+<person,person_ext,system_ext_queue,system_ext_db,system_ext,system_queue,system_db,system,boundary,enterprise_boundary,system_boundary,container_ext_db,container_ext_queue,container_ext,container_queue,container_db,container,container_boundary,component_ext_db,component_ext_queue,component_ext,component_queue,component_db,component,node,node_l,node_r,rel,birel,rel_u,rel_d,rel_l,rel_r,rel_b,rel_index,update_el_style,update_rel_style,update_layout_config>[(][ ]*[,]             { this.begin("attribute"); return "ATTRIBUTE_EMPTY";}
+<person,person_ext,system_ext_queue,system_ext_db,system_ext,system_queue,system_db,system,boundary,enterprise_boundary,system_boundary,container_ext_db,container_ext_queue,container_ext,container_queue,container_db,container,container_boundary,component_ext_db,component_ext_queue,component_ext,component_queue,component_db,component,node,node_l,node_r,rel,birel,rel_u,rel_d,rel_l,rel_r,rel_b,rel_index,update_el_style,update_rel_style,update_layout_config>[(]                    { this.begin("attribute"); }
+<person,person_ext,system_ext_queue,system_ext_db,system_ext,system_queue,system_db,system,boundary,enterprise_boundary,system_boundary,container_ext_db,container_ext_queue,container_ext,container_queue,container_db,container,container_boundary,component_ext_db,component_ext_queue,component_ext,component_queue,component_db,component,node,node_l,node_r,rel,birel,rel_u,rel_d,rel_l,rel_r,rel_b,rel_index,update_el_style,update_rel_style,update_layout_config,attribute>[)]          { this.popState();this.popState();}
 
 <attribute>",,"                           { return 'ATTRIBUTE_EMPTY';}
 <attribute>","                            { }