diff --git a/lib/draw/BpmnRenderer.js b/lib/draw/BpmnRenderer.js
index fd06df80a6..1807dc7bed 100644
--- a/lib/draw/BpmnRenderer.js
+++ b/lib/draw/BpmnRenderer.js
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ export default function BpmnRenderer(
     return renderLabel(parentGfx, semantic.name, {
       box: element,
       align: align,
-      padding: 5,
+      padding: 7,
       style: {
         fill: getLabelColor(element, defaultLabelColor, defaultStrokeColor)
       }
@@ -1640,7 +1640,7 @@ export default function BpmnRenderer(
       renderLabel(parentGfx, text, {
         box: element,
         align: 'left-top',
-        padding: 5,
+        padding: 7,
         style: {
           fill: getLabelColor(element, defaultLabelColor, defaultStrokeColor)
         }