diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmapDb.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmapDb.ts
index 92426a7bb..66259157e 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmapDb.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/mindmapDb.ts
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ export class MindmapDB {
         case nodeType.HEXAGON:
           return 'hexagon';
         case nodeType.DEFAULT:
+          return 'defaultMindmapNode';
         case nodeType.NO_BORDER:
         default:
           return 'rect';
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes.ts
index 2a25ba559..c4d5f04a6 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import { requirementBox } from './shapes/requirementBox.js';
 import { kanbanItem } from './shapes/kanbanItem.js';
 import { bang } from './shapes/bang.js';
 import { cloud } from './shapes/cloud.js';
+import { defaultMindmapNode } from './shapes/defaultMindmapNode.js';
 
 type ShapeHandler = <T extends SVGGraphicsElement>(
   parent: D3Selection<T>,
@@ -145,6 +146,14 @@ export const shapesDefs = [
     aliases: ['bang'],
     handler: bang,
   },
+  {
+    semanticName: 'Default Mindmap Node',
+    name: 'defaultMindmapNode',
+    shortName: 'default-mindmap',
+    description: 'defaultMindmapNode',
+    aliases: ['default-mindmap', 'defaultMindmapNode'],
+    handler: defaultMindmapNode,
+  },
   {
     semanticName: 'Cloud',
     name: 'Cloud',
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/defaultMindmapNode.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/defaultMindmapNode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f30c80844
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/defaultMindmapNode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import type { Bounds, D3Selection, Point } from '../../../types.js';
+import type { Node } from '../../types.js';
+import intersect from '../intersect/index.js';
+import { styles2String } from './handDrawnShapeStyles.js';
+import { getNodeClasses, labelHelper, updateNodeBounds } from './util.js';
+
+export async function defaultMindmapNode<T extends SVGGraphicsElement>(
+  parent: D3Selection<T>,
+  node: Node
+) {
+  const { labelStyles, nodeStyles } = styles2String(node);
+  node.labelStyle = labelStyles;
+
+  const { shapeSvg, bbox, halfPadding, label } = await labelHelper(
+    parent,
+    node,
+    getNodeClasses(node)
+  );
+
+  const w = bbox.width + 8 * halfPadding;
+  const h = bbox.height + 2 * halfPadding;
+  const rd = 5;
+
+  const rectPath = `
+    M${-w / 2} ${h / 2 - rd}
+    v${-h + 2 * rd}
+    q0,-${rd} ${rd},-${rd}
+    h${w - 2 * rd}
+    q${rd},0 ${rd},${rd}
+    v${h - 2 * rd}
+    q0,${rd} -${rd},${rd}
+    h${-w + 2 * rd}
+    q-${rd},0 -${rd},-${rd}
+    Z
+  `;
+
+  const bg = shapeSvg
+    .append('path')
+    .attr('id', 'node-' + node.id)
+    .attr('class', 'node-bkg node-' + node.type)
+    .attr('style', nodeStyles)
+    .attr('d', rectPath);
+
+  shapeSvg
+    .append('line')
+    .attr('class', 'node-line-')
+    .attr('x1', -w / 2)
+    .attr('y1', h / 2)
+    .attr('x2', w / 2)
+    .attr('y2', h / 2);
+
+  label.attr('transform', `translate(${-bbox.width / 2}, ${-bbox.height / 2})`);
+  shapeSvg.append(() => label.node());
+
+  updateNodeBounds(node, bg);
+  node.calcIntersect = function (bounds: Bounds, point: Point) {
+    return intersect.rect(bounds, point);
+  };
+  node.intersect = function (point) {
+    return intersect.rect(node, point);
+  };
+
+  return shapeSvg;
+}