diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/util.js b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/util.js
index 20ee5fe5a..1a432939b 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/util.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/util.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export const labelHelper = async (parent, node, _classes) => {
     width: node.width || getConfig().flowchart.wrappingWidth,
     cssClasses: 'markdown-node-label',
     style: node.labelStyle,
+    addSvgBackground: !!node.icon,
   });
   // Get the size of the label
   let bbox = text.getBBox();