diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart.spec.js b/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart.spec.js
index 4729537cc..21176feda 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart.spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env jest */
 import { imgSnapshotTest } from '../../helpers/util';
 
-describe('Flowcart', () => {
+describe('Flowchart', () => {
   it('1: should render a simple flowchart no htmlLabels', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `graph TD
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe('Flowcart', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('4: should style nodes via a class.', () => {
+  it('5: should style nodes via a class.', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `
     graph TD
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('Flowcart', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('5: should render a flowchart full of circles', () => {
+  it('6: should render a flowchart full of circles', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `
     graph LR
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe('Flowcart', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('6: should render a flowchart full of icons', () => {
+  it('7: should render a flowchart full of icons', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `
     graph TD
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ describe('Flowcart', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('7: should render labels with numbers at the start', () => {
+  it('8: should render labels with numbers at the start', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `
     graph TB;subgraph "number as labels";1;end;
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ describe('Flowcart', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('8: should render subgraphs', () => {
+  it('9: should render subgraphs', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `
     graph TB
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ describe('Flowcart', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('9: should render subgraphs with a title starting with a digit', () => {
+  it('10: should render subgraphs with a title starting with a digit', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `
     graph TB
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ describe('Flowcart', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('10: should render styled subgraphs', () => {
+  it('11: should render styled subgraphs', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `
     graph TB
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ describe('Flowcart', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('11: should render a flowchart with long names and class definitions', () => {
+  it('12: should render a flowchart with long names and class definitions', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `graph LR
       sid-B3655226-6C29-4D00-B685-3D5C734DC7E1["
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ describe('Flowcart', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('12: should render color of styled nodes', () => {
+  it('13: should render color of styled nodes', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `
       graph LR
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ describe('Flowcart', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('13: should render hexagons', () => {
+  it('14: should render hexagons', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `
       graph TD
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ describe('Flowcart', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('14: should render a simple flowchart with comments', () => {
+  it('15: should render a simple flowchart with comments', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `graph TD
       A[Christmas] -->|Get money| B(Go shopping)
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ describe('Flowcart', () => {
       { flowchart: { htmlLabels: false } }
     );
   });
-  it('15: Render Stadium shape', () => {
+  it('16: Render Stadium shape', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       ` graph TD
       A([stadium shape test])
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ describe('Flowcart', () => {
       { flowchart: { htmlLabels: false } }
     );
   });
-  it('16: Render Stadium shape', () => {
+  it('17: Render multiline texts', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `graph LR
         A1[Multi<br>Line] -->|Multi<br>Line| B1(Multi<br>Line)
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ describe('Flowcart', () => {
       { flowchart: { htmlLabels: false } }
     );
   });
-  it('17: Chaining of nodes', () => {
+  it('18: Chaining of nodes', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `graph LR
         a --> b --> c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ describe('Flowcart', () => {
       { flowchart: { htmlLabels: false } }
     );
   });
-  it('18: Multiple nodes and chaining in one statement', () => {
+  it('19: Multiple nodes and chaining in one statement', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `graph LR
         a --> b c--> d
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ describe('Flowcart', () => {
       { flowchart: { htmlLabels: false } }
     );
   });
-  it('19: Multiple nodes and chaining in one statement', () => {
+  it('20: Multiple nodes and chaining in one statement', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `graph TD
       A[ h ] -- hello --> B[" test "]:::exClass C --> D;
@@ -453,4 +453,25 @@ describe('Flowcart', () => {
       { flowchart: { htmlLabels: false } }
     );
   });
+  it('21: Render cylindrical shape', () => {
+    imgSnapshotTest(
+      `graph LR
+      A[(cylindrical<br />shape<br />test)]
+      A -->|Get money| B1[(Go shopping 1)]
+      A -->|Get money| B2[(Go shopping 2)]
+      A -->|Get money| B3[(Go shopping 3)]
+      C[(Let me think...<br />Do I want something for work,<br />something to spend every free second with,<br />or something to get around?)]
+      B1 --> C
+      B2 --> C
+      B3 --> C
+      C -->|One| D[(Laptop)]
+      C -->|Two| E[(iPhone)]
+      C -->|Three| F[(Car)]
+      click A "index.html#link-clicked" "link test"
+      click B testClick "click test"
+      classDef someclass fill:#f96;
+      class A someclass;`,
+      { flowchart: { htmlLabels: false } }
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/dist/index.html b/dist/index.html
index 0b3db789f..e5d675bfc 100644
--- a/dist/index.html
+++ b/dist/index.html
@@ -313,6 +313,24 @@ class A someclass;
     classDef someclass fill:#f96;
     class A someclass;
   </div>
+  <div class="mermaid">
+    graph LR
+    A[(cylindrical<br />shape<br />test)]
+    A -->|Get money| B1[(Go shopping 1)]
+    A -->|Get money| B2[(Go shopping 2)]
+    A -->|Get money| B3[(Go shopping 3)]
+    C[(Let me think...<br />Do I want something for work,<br />something to spend every free second with,<br />or something to get around?)]
+    B1 --> C
+    B2 --> C
+    B3 --> C
+    C -->|One| D[(Laptop)]
+    C -->|Two| E[(iPhone)]
+    C -->|Three| F[(Car)]
+    click A "index.html#link-clicked" "link test"
+    click B testClick "click test"
+    classDef someclass fill:#f96;
+    class A someclass;
+  </div>
   <div class="mermaid">
     graph LR
     A1[Multi<br>Line] -->|Multi<br>Line| B1(Multi<br>Line)
diff --git a/docs/flowchart.md b/docs/flowchart.md
index 7f0603008..d5b27874b 100644
--- a/docs/flowchart.md
+++ b/docs/flowchart.md
@@ -89,6 +89,17 @@ graph LR
     id1([This is the text in the box])
 ```
 
+### A node in a cylindrical shape
+
+```
+graph LR
+    id1[(Database)]
+```
+```mermaid
+graph LR
+    id1[(Database)]
+```
+
 ### A node in the form of a circle
 
 ```
diff --git a/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowChartShapes.js b/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowChartShapes.js
index 1da63ebe3..23cb53049 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowChartShapes.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowChartShapes.js
@@ -154,10 +154,74 @@ function stadium(parent, bbox, node) {
   return shapeSvg;
 }
 
+function cylinder(parent, bbox, node) {
+  const w = bbox.width;
+  const rx = w / 2;
+  const ry = rx / (2.5 + w / 50);
+  const h = bbox.height + ry;
+
+  const shape =
+    'M 0,' +
+    ry +
+    ' a ' +
+    rx +
+    ',' +
+    ry +
+    ' 0,0,0 ' +
+    w +
+    ' 0 a ' +
+    rx +
+    ',' +
+    ry +
+    ' 0,0,0 ' +
+    -w +
+    ' 0 l 0,' +
+    h +
+    ' a ' +
+    rx +
+    ',' +
+    ry +
+    ' 0,0,0 ' +
+    w +
+    ' 0 l 0,' +
+    -h;
+
+  const shapeSvg = parent
+    .attr('label-offset-y', ry)
+    .insert('path', ':first-child')
+    .attr('d', shape)
+    .attr('transform', 'translate(' + -w / 2 + ',' + -(h / 2 + ry) + ')');
+
+  node.intersect = function(point) {
+    const pos = dagreD3.intersect.rect(node, point);
+    const x = pos.x - node.x;
+
+    if (
+      rx != 0 &&
+      (Math.abs(x) < node.width / 2 ||
+        (Math.abs(x) == node.width / 2 && Math.abs(pos.y - node.y) > node.height / 2 - ry))
+    ) {
+      // ellipsis equation: x*x / a*a + y*y / b*b = 1
+      // solve for y to get adjustion value for pos.y
+      let y = ry * ry * (1 - (x * x) / (rx * rx));
+      if (y != 0) y = Math.sqrt(y);
+      y = ry - y;
+      if (point.y - node.y > 0) y = -y;
+
+      pos.y += y;
+    }
+
+    return pos;
+  };
+
+  return shapeSvg;
+}
+
 export function addToRender(render) {
   render.shapes().question = question;
   render.shapes().hexagon = hexagon;
   render.shapes().stadium = stadium;
+  render.shapes().cylinder = cylinder;
 
   // Add custom shape for box with inverted arrow on left side
   render.shapes().rect_left_inv_arrow = rect_left_inv_arrow;
diff --git a/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowChartShapes.spec.js b/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowChartShapes.spec.js
index 415a4f026..61e876d4b 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowChartShapes.spec.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowChartShapes.spec.js
@@ -23,6 +23,23 @@ describe('flowchart shapes', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  // path-based shapes
+  [
+    ['cylinder', useWidth, useHeight]
+  ].forEach(function([shapeType, getW, getH]) {
+    it(`should add a ${shapeType} shape that renders a properly positioned path element`, function() {
+      const mockRender = MockRender();
+      const mockSvg = MockSvg();
+      addToRender(mockRender);
+
+      [[100, 100], [123, 45], [71, 300]].forEach(function([width, height]) {
+        const shape = mockRender.shapes()[shapeType](mockSvg, { width, height }, {});
+        expect(shape.__tag).toEqual('path');
+        expect(shape.__attrs).toHaveProperty('d');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   // polygon-based shapes
   [
     [
diff --git a/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.js b/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.js
index 524742b39..f55213786 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.js
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ export const addVertices = function(vert, g, svgId) {
       case 'stadium':
         _shape = 'stadium';
         break;
+      case 'cylinder':
+        _shape = 'cylinder';
+        break;
       case 'group':
         _shape = 'rect';
         break;
diff --git a/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.spec.js b/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.spec.js
index fe31292cc..de8a6a485 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.spec.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.spec.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ describe('the flowchart renderer', function() {
       ['circle', 'circle'],
       ['ellipse', 'ellipse'],
       ['stadium', 'stadium'],
+      ['cylinder', 'cylinder'],
       ['group', 'rect']
     ].forEach(function([type, expectedShape, expectedRadios = 0]) {
       it(`should add the correct shaped node to the graph for vertex type ${type}`, function() {
diff --git a/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/flow.jison b/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/flow.jison
index eebea9628..f7c339acf 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/flow.jison
+++ b/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/flow.jison
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
 "-)"                  return '-)';
 "(["                  return 'STADIUMSTART';
 "])"                  return 'STADIUMEND';
+"[("                  return 'CYLINDERSTART';
+")]"                  return 'CYLINDEREND';
 \-                    return 'MINUS';
 "."                   return 'DOT';
 [\_]                  return 'UNDERSCORE';
@@ -312,6 +314,8 @@ vertex:  idString SQS text SQE
         {$$ = $1;yy.addVertex($1,$3,'ellipse');}
     | idString STADIUMSTART text STADIUMEND
         {$$ = $1;yy.addVertex($1,$3,'stadium');}
+    | idString CYLINDERSTART text CYLINDEREND
+        {$$ = $1;yy.addVertex($1,$3,'cylinder');}
     | idString PS text PE
         {$$ = $1;yy.addVertex($1,$3,'round');}
     | idString DIAMOND_START text DIAMOND_STOP
@@ -468,5 +472,5 @@ alphaNumToken  : PUNCTUATION | UNICODE_TEXT | NUM| ALPHA | COLON | COMMA | PLUS
 
 idStringToken  : ALPHA|UNDERSCORE |UNICODE_TEXT | NUM|  COLON | COMMA | PLUS | MINUS | DOWN |EQUALS | MULT | BRKT | DOT | PUNCTUATION;
 
-graphCodeTokens: STADIUMSTART | STADIUMEND | TRAPSTART | TRAPEND | INVTRAPSTART | INVTRAPEND | PIPE | PS | PE | SQS | SQE | DIAMOND_START | DIAMOND_STOP | TAGSTART | TAGEND | ARROW_CROSS | ARROW_POINT | ARROW_CIRCLE | ARROW_OPEN | QUOTE | SEMI;
+graphCodeTokens: STADIUMSTART | STADIUMEND | CYLINDERSTART | CYLINDEREND | TRAPSTART | TRAPEND | INVTRAPSTART | INVTRAPEND | PIPE | PS | PE | SQS | SQE | DIAMOND_START | DIAMOND_STOP | TAGSTART | TAGEND | ARROW_CROSS | ARROW_POINT | ARROW_CIRCLE | ARROW_OPEN | QUOTE | SEMI;
 %%
diff --git a/src/themes/flowchart.scss b/src/themes/flowchart.scss
index 4673371b8..9bd8d9664 100644
--- a/src/themes/flowchart.scss
+++ b/src/themes/flowchart.scss
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 .node rect,
 .node circle,
 .node ellipse,
-.node polygon {
+.node polygon,
+.node path {
   fill: $mainBkg;
   stroke: $nodeBorder;
   stroke-width: 1px;