diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/cylinder.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/cylinder.ts
index 41084595c..8562081ef 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/cylinder.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/cylinder.ts
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ export const cylinder = async (parent: SVGAElement, node: Node) => {
   const { labelStyles, nodeStyles } = styles2String(node);
   node.labelStyle = labelStyles;
   const { shapeSvg, bbox, label } = await labelHelper(parent, node, getNodeClasses(node));
-  const w = bbox.width + node.padding;
+  const w = Math.max(bbox.width + node.padding, node.width ?? 0);
   const rx = w / 2;
   const ry = rx / (2.5 + w / 50);
-  const h = bbox.height + ry + node.padding;
+  const h = Math.max(bbox.height + ry + node.padding, node.height ?? 0);
 
   let cylinder: d3.Selection<SVGPathElement | SVGGElement, unknown, null, undefined>;
   const { cssStyles } = node;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const cylinder = async (parent: SVGAElement, node: Node) => {
 
   label.attr(
     'transform',
-    `translate(${-bbox.width / 2 - (bbox.x - (bbox.left ?? 0))}, ${h / 2 - bbox.height - (bbox.y - (bbox.top ?? 0))})`
+    `translate(${-(bbox.width / 2) - (bbox.x - (bbox.left ?? 0))}, ${-(bbox.height / 2) + (node.padding ?? 0) / 1.5 - (bbox.y - (bbox.top ?? 0))})`
   );
 
   node.intersect = function (point) {
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/rectLeftInvArrow.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/rectLeftInvArrow.ts
index 659191874..a6306822e 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/rectLeftInvArrow.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/rectLeftInvArrow.ts
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ export const rect_left_inv_arrow = async (
   }
 
   polygon.attr('transform', `translate(${-notch / 2},0)`);
+
   label.attr(
     'transform',
-    `translate(${-w / 2 + -notch / 2 + (node.padding ?? 0) / 2 - (bbox.x - (bbox.left ?? 0))},${-h / 2 + (node.padding ?? 0) / 2 - (bbox.y - (bbox.top ?? 0))})`
+    `translate(${-notch / 2 - bbox.width / 2 - (bbox.x - (bbox.left ?? 0))}, ${-(bbox.height / 2) - (bbox.y - (bbox.top ?? 0))})`
   );
   updateNodeBounds(node, polygon);