diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/sequencediagram.spec.js b/cypress/integration/rendering/sequencediagram.spec.js
index aaf5e94ce..f1def3391 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/sequencediagram.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/sequencediagram.spec.js
@@ -126,6 +126,17 @@ context('Sequence diagram', () => {
         { sequence: { noteAlign: 'left' } }
       );
     });
+    it('should render multi-line notes aligned to the left when configured', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+        sequenceDiagram
+        Alice->>Bob: I'm short
+        note left of Alice: I am left aligned<br>but also<br>multiline
+        Bob->>Alice: Short as well
+      `,
+        { sequence: { noteAlign: 'left' } }
+      );
+    });
     it('should render notes aligned to the right when configured', () => {
       imgSnapshotTest(
         `
@@ -137,6 +148,37 @@ context('Sequence diagram', () => {
         { sequence: { noteAlign: 'right' } }
       );
     });
+    it('should render multi-line notes aligned to the right when configured', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+        sequenceDiagram
+        Alice->>Bob: I'm short
+        note left of Alice: I am right aligned<br>but also<br>multiline
+        Bob->>Alice: Short as well
+      `,
+        { sequence: { noteAlign: 'right' } }
+      );
+    });
+    it('should render multi-line messages aligned to the left when configured', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+        sequenceDiagram
+        Alice->>Bob: I'm short<br>but also<br>multiline
+        Bob->>Alice: Short as well<br>and also<br>multiline
+      `,
+        { sequence: { messageAlign: 'left' } }
+      );
+    });
+    it('should render multi-line messages aligned to the right when configured', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+        sequenceDiagram
+        Alice->>Bob: I'm short<br>but also<br>multiline
+        Bob->>Alice: Short as well<br>and also<br>multiline
+      `,
+        { sequence: { messageAlign: 'right' } }
+      );
+    });
   });
   context('auth width scaling', () => {
     it('should render long actor descriptions', () => {
diff --git a/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmap.spec.js b/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmap.spec.js
index 55fc570d9..3b674e980 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmap.spec.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmap.spec.js
@@ -197,5 +197,24 @@ root((the root))
       expect(mm.children.length).toEqual(1);
       expect(mm.children[0].descr).toEqual('String containing ()');
     });
+    it('should be possible to have a child after a class assignment', function () {
+      var str = `mindmap
+  root(Root)
+    Child(Child)
+    :::hot
+      a(a)
+      b[New Stuff]`;
+      mindmap.parse(str);
+      const mm = mindmap.yy.getMindmap();
+      expect(mm.nodeId).toEqual('root');
+      expect(mm.descr).toEqual('Root');
+      expect(mm.children.length).toEqual(1);
+
+      const child = mm.children[0];
+      expect(child.nodeId).toEqual('Child');
+      expect(child.children[0].nodeId).toEqual('a');
+      expect(child.children.length).toEqual(2);
+      expect(child.children[1].nodeId).toEqual('b');
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmapRenderer.js b/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmapRenderer.js
index bafbcfddc..93ac573f9 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmapRenderer.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmapRenderer.js
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ function eachNode(mindmap, callback) {
 }
 /** @param {object} mindmap */
 function transpose(mindmap) {
-  console.log('transpose', mindmap);
   eachNode(mindmap, (node) => {
-    // node.y = node.y - (node.y - bb.top) * 2 - node.height;
     const orgWidth = node.width;
     const orgX = node.x;
     node.width = node.height;
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ function rightToLeft(mindmap) {
  * @param conf
  */
 function layout(mindmap, dir, conf) {
-  const bb = new BoundingBox(40, 40);
+  const bb = new BoundingBox(60, 60);
 
   const layout = new Layout(bb);
   switch (dir) {
diff --git a/src/diagrams/mindmap/parser/mindmap.jison b/src/diagrams/mindmap/parser/mindmap.jison
index 7ebb8b570..f5fbed4fd 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/mindmap/parser/mindmap.jison
+++ b/src/diagrams/mindmap/parser/mindmap.jison
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
 
 %%
 
+\%\%.*\n {console.log('Found comment',yytext);}  /* skip comments */
+// \%\%[^\n]*\n                             /* skip comments */
 "mindmap"		       return 'MINDMAP';
 ":::"              { this.begin('CLASS'); }
-<CLASS>.+			     { return 'CLASS';this.popState(); }
+<CLASS>.+			     { this.popState();return 'CLASS'; }
 <CLASS>\n				   { this.popState();}
 [\n\s]*"::icon("   { this.begin('ICON'); }
 <ICON>[^\)]+			 { return 'ICON'; }
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@
 start
 // %{	: info document 'EOF' { return yy; } }
 	: MINDMAP document  { return yy; }
+  |	SPACELIST MINDMAP document  { return yy; }
 	;
 
 document
diff --git a/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceRenderer.js b/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceRenderer.js
index 46d48b058..ee9c5c87e 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceRenderer.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceRenderer.js
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ const drawNote = function (elem, noteModel) {
   textObj.fontWeight = conf.noteFontWeight;
   textObj.anchor = conf.noteAlign;
   textObj.textMargin = conf.noteMargin;
-  textObj.valign = conf.noteAlign;
+  textObj.valign = 'center';
 
   let textElem = drawText(g, textObj);
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ const drawMessage = function (diagram, msgModel, lineStarty, diagObj) {
   textObj.fontSize = conf.messageFontSize;
   textObj.fontWeight = conf.messageFontWeight;
   textObj.anchor = conf.messageAlign;
-  textObj.valign = conf.messageAlign;
+  textObj.valign = 'center';
   textObj.textMargin = conf.wrapPadding;
   textObj.tspan = false;
 
diff --git a/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js b/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js
index cbd4244a5..864037c2b 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export const drawText = function (elem, textData) {
       case 'start':
         textData.x = Math.round(textData.x + textData.textMargin);
         textData.anchor = 'start';
-        textData.dominantBaseline = 'text-after-edge';
+        textData.dominantBaseline = 'middle';
         textData.alignmentBaseline = 'middle';
         break;
       case 'middle':
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export const drawText = function (elem, textData) {
       case 'end':
         textData.x = Math.round(textData.x + textData.width - textData.textMargin);
         textData.anchor = 'end';
-        textData.dominantBaseline = 'text-before-edge';
+        textData.dominantBaseline = 'middle';
         textData.alignmentBaseline = 'middle';
         break;
     }