diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/appli.spec.js b/cypress/integration/rendering/appli.spec.js
index 5def96815..51eeb657e 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/appli.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/appli.spec.js
@@ -11,6 +11,27 @@ describe('Git Graph diagram', () => {
       {}
     );
   });
+  it('Should render subgraphs with title margins and edge labels', () => {
+    imgSnapshotTest(
+      `flowchart LR
+
+          subgraph TOP
+              direction TB
+              subgraph B1
+                  direction RL
+                  i1 --lb1-->f1
+              end
+              subgraph B2
+                  direction BT
+                  i2 --lb2-->f2
+              end
+          end
+          A --lb3--> TOP --lb4--> B
+          B1 --lb5--> B2
+        `,
+      { flowchart: { subGraphTitleMargin: { top: 10, bottom: 5 } } }
+    );
+  });
   // it(`ultraFastTest`, function () {
   //   // Navigate to the url we want to test
   //   // ⭐️ Note to see visual bugs, run the test using the above URL for the 1st run.
diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/stateDiagram-v2.spec.js b/cypress/integration/rendering/stateDiagram-v2.spec.js
index 7bc467c83..4523e38fc 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/stateDiagram-v2.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/stateDiagram-v2.spec.js
@@ -581,6 +581,20 @@ style AState fill:#636,border:1px solid red,color:white;
         { logLevel: 0, fontFamily: 'courier' }
       );
     });
+    it(' should allow styles to take effect in stubgraphs', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+  stateDiagram
+    state roundWithTitle {
+      C: Black with white text
+    }
+    D: Black with white text
+
+    style C,D stroke:#00f, fill:black, color:white
+        `,
+        { logLevel: 0, fontFamily: 'courier' }
+      );
+    });
   });
   it('1433: should render a simple state diagram with a title', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowDb.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowDb.ts
index b5b5130d4..4b81ace68 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowDb.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowDb.ts
@@ -901,6 +901,8 @@ export const getData = () => {
       arrowTypeStart,
       arrowTypeEnd,
       arrowheadStyle: 'fill: #333',
+      labelStyle: rawEdge.style,
+      style: rawEdge.style,
       pattern: rawEdge.stroke,
       look: config.look,
     };
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/createText.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/createText.ts
index c656ef78b..ae22f31dd 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/createText.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/createText.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ function createFormattedText(
 ) {
   const lineHeight = 1.1;
   const labelGroup = g.append('g');
-  const bkg = labelGroup.insert('rect').attr('class', 'background');
+  const bkg = labelGroup.insert('rect').attr('class', 'background').attr('style', 'stroke: none');
   const textElement = labelGroup.append('text').attr('y', '-10.1');
   let lineIndex = 0;
   for (const line of structuredText) {
@@ -202,16 +202,16 @@ export const createText = async (
   } = {},
   config: MermaidConfig
 ) => {
-  // log.info(
-  //   'IPI createText',
-  //   text,
-  //   style,
-  //   isTitle,
-  //   classes,
-  //   useHtmlLabels,
-  //   isNode,
-  //   addSvgBackground
-  // );
+  log.info(
+    'XXX createText',
+    text,
+    style,
+    isTitle,
+    classes,
+    useHtmlLabels,
+    isNode,
+    addSvgBackground
+  );
   if (useHtmlLabels) {
     // TODO: addHtmlLabel accepts a labelStyle. Do we possibly have that?
 
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ export const createText = async (
   } else {
     const structuredText = markdownToLines(text, config);
     const svgLabel = createFormattedText(width, el, structuredText, addSvgBackground);
+    svgLabel.setAttribute(
+      'style',
+      style.replace('fill:', 'color:') + (isNode ? ';text-anchor: middle;' : '')
+    );
     return svgLabel;
   }
 };
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/layout-algorithms/dagre/index.js b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/layout-algorithms/dagre/index.js
index 699027d97..95a44ab5b 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/layout-algorithms/dagre/index.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/layout-algorithms/dagre/index.js
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ const recursiveRender = async (_elem, graph, diagramType, id, parentCluster, sit
             node.height,
             graph.parent(v)
           );
-          node.height += 0;
+          node.height += subGraphTitleTotalMargin;
           graph.node(node.parentId);
           const halfPadding = node?.padding / 2 || 0;
           const labelHeight = node?.labelBBox?.height || 0;
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ const recursiveRender = async (_elem, graph, diagramType, id, parentCluster, sit
         } else {
           // Regular node
           const parent = graph.node(node.parentId);
-          node.y += (parent?.offsetY || 0) / 2;
+          node.y += subGraphTitleTotalMargin / 2;
           log.info(
             'A regular node XBX1 - using the padding',
             node.id,
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ const recursiveRender = async (_elem, graph, diagramType, id, parentCluster, sit
     log.info('Edge ' + e.v + ' -> ' + e.w + ': ' + JSON.stringify(edge), edge);
 
     // OBS HERE
-    // edge.points.forEach((point) => (point.y += subGraphTitleTotalMargin / 2));
+    edge.points.forEach((point) => (point.y += subGraphTitleTotalMargin / 2));
     const startNode = graph.node(e.v);
     var endNode = graph.node(e.w);
     const paths = insertEdge(edgePaths, edge, clusterDb, diagramType, startNode, endNode, id);
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js
index ef90b5c13..88096ac4f 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js
@@ -19,17 +19,29 @@ export const clear = () => {
   terminalLabels = {};
 };
 
+export const getLabelStyles = (styleArray) => {
+  let styles = styleArray ? styleArray.reduce((acc, style) => acc + ';' + style, '') : '';
+  return styles;
+};
+
 export const insertEdgeLabel = async (elem, edge) => {
   const useHtmlLabels = evaluate(getConfig().flowchart.htmlLabels);
+
   // Create the actual text element
-  const labelElement =
-    edge.labelType === 'markdown'
-      ? await createText(elem, edge.label, {
-          style: edge.labelStyle,
-          useHtmlLabels,
-          addSvgBackground: true,
-        })
-      : await createLabel(edge.label, edge.labelStyle);
+  // const labelElement =
+  //   edge.labelType === 'markdown'
+  //     ? await createText(elem, edge.label, {
+  //         style: labelStyles,
+  //         useHtmlLabels,
+  //         addSvgBackground: true,
+  //       })
+  //     : await createLabel(edge.label, getLabelStyles(edge.labelStyle));
+  const labelElement = await createText(elem, edge.label, {
+    style: getLabelStyles(edge.labelStyle),
+    useHtmlLabels,
+    addSvgBackground: true,
+    isNode: false,
+  });
   log.info('abc82', edge, edge.labelType);
 
   // Create outer g, edgeLabel, this will be positioned after graph layout
@@ -60,7 +72,10 @@ export const insertEdgeLabel = async (elem, edge) => {
   let fo;
   if (edge.startLabelLeft) {
     // Create the actual text element
-    const startLabelElement = await createLabel(edge.startLabelLeft, edge.labelStyle);
+    const startLabelElement = await createLabel(
+      edge.startLabelLeft,
+      getLabelStyles(edge.labelStyle)
+    );
     const startEdgeLabelLeft = elem.insert('g').attr('class', 'edgeTerminals');
     const inner = startEdgeLabelLeft.insert('g').attr('class', 'inner');
     fo = inner.node().appendChild(startLabelElement);
@@ -74,7 +89,10 @@ export const insertEdgeLabel = async (elem, edge) => {
   }
   if (edge.startLabelRight) {
     // Create the actual text element
-    const startLabelElement = await createLabel(edge.startLabelRight, edge.labelStyle);
+    const startLabelElement = await createLabel(
+      edge.startLabelRight,
+      getLabelStyles(edge.labelStyle)
+    );
     const startEdgeLabelRight = elem.insert('g').attr('class', 'edgeTerminals');
     const inner = startEdgeLabelRight.insert('g').attr('class', 'inner');
     fo = startEdgeLabelRight.node().appendChild(startLabelElement);
@@ -90,7 +108,7 @@ export const insertEdgeLabel = async (elem, edge) => {
   }
   if (edge.endLabelLeft) {
     // Create the actual text element
-    const endLabelElement = await createLabel(edge.endLabelLeft, edge.labelStyle);
+    const endLabelElement = await createLabel(edge.endLabelLeft, getLabelStyles(edge.labelStyle));
     const endEdgeLabelLeft = elem.insert('g').attr('class', 'edgeTerminals');
     const inner = endEdgeLabelLeft.insert('g').attr('class', 'inner');
     fo = inner.node().appendChild(endLabelElement);
@@ -107,7 +125,7 @@ export const insertEdgeLabel = async (elem, edge) => {
   }
   if (edge.endLabelRight) {
     // Create the actual text element
-    const endLabelElement = await createLabel(edge.endLabelRight, edge.labelStyle);
+    const endLabelElement = await createLabel(edge.endLabelRight, getLabelStyles(edge.labelStyle));
     const endEdgeLabelRight = elem.insert('g').attr('class', 'edgeTerminals');
     const inner = endEdgeLabelRight.insert('g').attr('class', 'inner');
 
@@ -137,7 +155,7 @@ function setTerminalWidth(fo, value) {
 }
 
 export const positionEdgeLabel = (edge, paths) => {
-  log.info('Moving label abc78 ', edge.id, edge.label, edgeLabels[edge.id]);
+  log.debug('Moving label abc88 ', edge.id, edge.label, edgeLabels[edge.id], paths);
   let path = paths.updatedPath ? paths.updatedPath : paths.originalPath;
   const siteConfig = getConfig();
   const { subGraphTitleTotalMargin } = getSubGraphTitleMargins(siteConfig);
@@ -148,8 +166,8 @@ export const positionEdgeLabel = (edge, paths) => {
     if (path) {
       //   // debugger;
       const pos = utils.calcLabelPosition(path);
-      log.info(
-        'Moving label ' + edge?.id + ' from (',
+      log.debug(
+        'Moving label ' + edge.label + ' from (',
         x,
         ',',
         y,
@@ -157,7 +175,7 @@ export const positionEdgeLabel = (edge, paths) => {
         pos.x,
         ',',
         pos.y,
-        ') abc78'
+        ') abc88'
       );
       if (paths.updatedPath) {
         x = pos.x;
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/types.d.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/types.d.ts
index bece69659..52d158b77 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/types.d.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ interface Edge {
   id: string;
   label?: string;
   classes?: string;
-  style?: string;
+  style?: string[];
   // Properties common to both Flowchart and State Diagram edges
   arrowhead?: string;
   arrowheadStyle?: string;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ interface Edge {
   // Rendering specific properties
   curve?: string;
   labelpos?: string;
-  labelStyle?: string;
+  labelStyle?: string[];
   minlen?: number;
   pattern?: string;
   thickness?: 'normal' | 'thick' | 'invisible';