diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/multiRect.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/multiRect.ts
index a1afff555..447f78037 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/multiRect.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/multiRect.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,28 @@ import intersect from '../intersect/index.js';
 export const multiRect = async (parent: SVGAElement, node: Node) => {
   const { labelStyles, nodeStyles } = styles2String(node);
   node.labelStyle = labelStyles;
-  const { shapeSvg, bbox, label } = await labelHelper(parent, node, getNodeClasses(node));
   const nodePadding = node.padding ?? 0;
   const labelPaddingX = node.look === 'neo' ? nodePadding * 2 : nodePadding;
   const labelPaddingY = node.look === 'neo' ? nodePadding * 1 : nodePadding;
-  const w = Math.max(bbox.width + (labelPaddingX ?? 0) * 2, node?.width ?? 0);
-  const h = Math.max(bbox.height + (labelPaddingY ?? 0) * 2, node?.height ?? 0);
   const rectOffset = node.look === 'neo' ? 10 : 5;
+
+  // If incoming height & width are present, subtract the padding from them
+  // as labelHelper does not take padding into account
+  // also check if the width or height is less than minimum default values (50),
+  // if so set it to min value
+  if (node.width || node.height) {
+    node.width = Math.max((node?.width ?? 0) - labelPaddingX * 2 - 2 * rectOffset, 50);
+    node.height = Math.max((node?.height ?? 0) - labelPaddingY * 2 - 2 * rectOffset, 50);
+  }
+
+  const { shapeSvg, bbox, label } = await labelHelper(parent, node, getNodeClasses(node));
+
+  const totalWidth = Math.max(bbox.width, node?.width ?? 0) + labelPaddingX * 2 + 2 * rectOffset;
+  const totalHeight = Math.max(bbox.height, node?.height ?? 0) + labelPaddingY * 2 + 2 * rectOffset;
+
+  const w = totalWidth - 2 * rectOffset;
+  const h = totalHeight - 2 * rectOffset;
+
   const x = -w / 2;
   const y = -h / 2;
   const { cssStyles } = node;