diff --git a/docs/examples/layout/AnimationEdge.vue b/docs/examples/layout/AnimationEdge.vue
index 0a2fee97..4bfb5aa9 100644
--- a/docs/examples/layout/AnimationEdge.vue
+++ b/docs/examples/layout/AnimationEdge.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script setup>
 import { computed, ref, toRef, watch } from 'vue'
-import { BaseEdge, getSmoothStepPath, useNodesData, useVueFlow } from '@vue-flow/core'
+import { BaseEdge, EdgeLabelRenderer, Position, getSmoothStepPath, useNodesData } from '@vue-flow/core'
 import { TransitionPresets, executeTransition } from '@vueuse/core'
 
 const props = defineProps({
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ const props = defineProps({
     type: String,
     required: true,
   },
+  source: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+  },
   sourceX: {
     type: Number,
     required: true,
@@ -26,65 +30,45 @@ const props = defineProps({
   },
   sourcePosition: {
     type: String,
-    required: true,
+    default: Position.Right,
   },
   targetPosition: {
     type: String,
-    required: true,
-  },
-  data: {
-    type: Object,
-    required: false,
-  },
-  markerEnd: {
-    type: String,
-    required: false,
-  },
-  style: {
-    type: Object,
-    required: false,
-  },
-  sourceHandleId: {
-    type: String,
-    required: false,
-  },
-  targetHandleId: {
-    type: String,
-    required: false,
+    default: Position.Left,
   },
 })
 
-const { onNodeDrag } = useVueFlow()
-
 const edgePoint = ref(0)
 
 const sourceNodeData = useNodesData(() => props.source)
 
-const isSourceNodeRunning = toRef(() => sourceNodeData.value?.isRunning)
+const isFinished = toRef(() => sourceNodeData.value.isFinished)
+
+const isAnimating = ref(false)
 
 const edgeColor = toRef(() => {
-  if (sourceNodeData.value?.hasError) {
+  if (sourceNodeData.value.hasError) {
     return '#f87171'
   }
 
-  if (sourceNodeData.value?.isFinished) {
+  if (sourceNodeData.value.isFinished) {
     return '#10b981'
   }
 
-  if (isSourceNodeRunning.value) {
-    return '#6b7280'
+  if (sourceNodeData.value.isCancelled) {
+    return '#fbbf24'
   }
 
-  if (sourceNodeData.value?.isSkipped) {
-    return '#FFCC99'
+  if (sourceNodeData.value.isSkipped) {
+    return '#f59e0b'
   }
 
-  return '#1a192b'
+  return '#6b7280'
 })
 
 const edgeRef = ref()
 
-const circlePosition = ref({ x: 0, y: 0 })
+const labelPosition = ref({ x: 0, y: 0 })
 
 const currentLength = ref(0)
 
@@ -100,43 +84,44 @@ watch(edgePoint, (point) => {
   const currLength = pathEl.getTotalLength()
 
   if (currentLength.value !== currLength) {
-    runAnimation(point)
-    return
+    return runAnimation()
   }
 
-  circlePosition.value = pathEl.getPointAtLength(point)
+  labelPosition.value = pathEl.getPointAtLength(point)
 })
 
-watch(isSourceNodeRunning, (isRunning, _, onCleanup) => {
-  if (isRunning) {
-    runAnimation()
+watch(isFinished, async (isFinished) => {
+  if (isFinished) {
+    await runAnimation()
 
-    onCleanup(() => {
-      edgePoint.value = 0
-      currentLength.value = 0
-      circlePosition.value = { x: 0, y: 0 }
-    })
+    edgePoint.value = 0
+    currentLength.value = 0
+    labelPosition.value = { x: 0, y: 0 }
   }
 })
 
-function runAnimation(from = 0) {
+async function runAnimation() {
   const pathEl = edgeRef.value?.pathEl
 
   if (!pathEl) {
     return
   }
 
-  edgePoint.value = 0
+  isAnimating.value = true
 
   const totalLength = pathEl.getTotalLength()
 
+  const from = edgePoint.value || 0
+
   if (currentLength.value !== totalLength) {
     currentLength.value = totalLength
   }
 
-  executeTransition(edgePoint, from, totalLength, {
+  await executeTransition(edgePoint, from, totalLength, {
     transition: TransitionPresets.easeInOutCubic,
   })
+
+  isAnimating.value = false
 }
 </script>
 
@@ -148,14 +133,18 @@ export default {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <BaseEdge v-bind="$attrs" :id="id" ref="edgeRef" :path="path[0]" :marker-end="markerEnd" :style="{ stroke: edgeColor }" />
+  <BaseEdge v-bind="$attrs" :id="id" ref="edgeRef" :path="path[0]" :style="{ stroke: edgeColor }" />
 
-  <circle
-    v-if="isSourceNodeRunning"
-    r="4"
-    cy="0"
-    cx="0"
-    :transform="`translate(${circlePosition.x}, ${circlePosition.y})`"
-    style="fill: #f59e0b"
-  />
+  <EdgeLabelRenderer v-if="isAnimating">
+    <div
+      :style="{
+        position: 'absolute',
+        transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) translate(${labelPosition.x}px,${labelPosition.y}px)`,
+        pointerEvents: 'all',
+      }"
+      class="nodrag nopan"
+    >
+      📦
+    </div>
+  </EdgeLabelRenderer>
 </template>
diff --git a/docs/examples/layout/App.vue b/docs/examples/layout/App.vue
index 57ea3529..d2ad3e2c 100644
--- a/docs/examples/layout/App.vue
+++ b/docs/examples/layout/App.vue
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { nextTick, ref } from 'vue'
 import { Panel, Position, VueFlow, useVueFlow } from '@vue-flow/core'
 import { Background } from '@vue-flow/background'
 import ProcessNode from './ProcessNode.vue'
+import AnimationEdge from './AnimationEdge.vue'
 
 import { initialEdges, initialNodes } from './initial-elements.js'
 import { useRunProcess } from './useRunProcess'
@@ -62,11 +63,20 @@ function handleLayout(direction) {
   <div class="layoutflow">
     <VueFlow :nodes="nodes" :edges="edges" @nodes-initialized="handleLayout('LR')">
       <template #node-process="props">
-        <ProcessNode v-bind="props" />
+        <ProcessNode :data="props.data" :source-position="props.sourcePosition" :target-position="props.targetPosition" />
       </template>
 
-      <template #edge-animation="props">
-        <AnimationEdge v-bind="props" />
+      <template #edge-animation="edgeProps">
+        <AnimationEdge
+          :id="edgeProps.id"
+          :source="edgeProps.source"
+          :source-x="edgeProps.sourceX"
+          :source-y="edgeProps.sourceY"
+          :targetX="edgeProps.targetX"
+          :targetY="edgeProps.targetY"
+          :source-position="edgeProps.sourcePosition"
+          :target-position="edgeProps.targetPosition"
+        />
       </template>
 
       <Background />
diff --git a/docs/examples/layout/ProcessNode.vue b/docs/examples/layout/ProcessNode.vue
index d0f297cd..b9567ea9 100644
--- a/docs/examples/layout/ProcessNode.vue
+++ b/docs/examples/layout/ProcessNode.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script setup>
 import { toRef } from 'vue'
-import { Handle } from '@vue-flow/core'
+import { Handle, useHandleConnections } from '@vue-flow/core'
 
 const props = defineProps({
   data: {
@@ -15,7 +15,23 @@ const props = defineProps({
   },
 })
 
+const sourceConnections = useHandleConnections({
+  type: 'target',
+})
+
+const targetConnections = useHandleConnections({
+  type: 'source',
+})
+
+const isSender = toRef(() => sourceConnections.value.length <= 0)
+
+const isReceiver = toRef(() => targetConnections.value.length <= 0)
+
 const bgColor = toRef(() => {
+  if (isSender.value) {
+    return '#4b5563'
+  }
+
   if (props.data.hasError) {
     return '#f87171'
   }
@@ -30,19 +46,41 @@ const bgColor = toRef(() => {
 
   return '#4b5563'
 })
+
+const processLabel = toRef(() => {
+  if (props.data.hasError) {
+    return '❌'
+  }
+
+  if (props.data.isSkipped) {
+    return '🚧'
+  }
+
+  if (props.data.isCancelled) {
+    return '🚫'
+  }
+
+  if (isSender.value) {
+    return '📦'
+  }
+
+  if (props.data.isFinished) {
+    return '😎'
+  }
+
+  return '📥'
+})
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <div class="process-node" :style="{ backgroundColor: bgColor }">
-    <Handle type="target" :position="targetPosition" />
-    <Handle type="source" :position="sourcePosition" />
+    <Handle v-if="!isSender" type="target" :position="targetPosition" />
+    <Handle v-if="!isReceiver" type="source" :position="sourcePosition" />
 
     <div v-if="data.isRunning" class="spinner" />
-    <span v-else-if="data.hasError">&#x274C;</span>
-    <span v-else-if="data.isSkipped">&#x1F6A7;</span>
-    <span v-else-if="data.isFinished"> &#x1F60E;</span>
-    <span v-else-if="data.isCancelled"> &#x1F6AB;</span>
-    <span v-else> &#x1F4E6;</span>
+    <span v-else>
+      {{ processLabel }}
+    </span>
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -50,6 +88,7 @@ const bgColor = toRef(() => {
 .process-node {
   padding: 10px;
   color: white;
+  border: 1px solid #4b5563;
   border-radius: 99px;
   font-size: 12px;
   width: 18px;
@@ -57,7 +96,6 @@ const bgColor = toRef(() => {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
 }
 
 .spinner {
diff --git a/docs/examples/layout/initial-elements.js b/docs/examples/layout/initial-elements.js
index 80b104cd..b0619cf3 100644
--- a/docs/examples/layout/initial-elements.js
+++ b/docs/examples/layout/initial-elements.js
@@ -1,74 +1,74 @@
 const position = { x: 0, y: 0 }
-const type = 'process'
+const nodeType = 'process'
+const edgeType = 'animation'
 
 export const initialNodes = [
   {
     id: '1',
-    label: 'Start',
     position,
-    type,
+    type: nodeType,
   },
   {
     id: '2',
     position,
-    type,
+    type: nodeType,
   },
   {
     id: '2a',
     position,
-    type,
+    type: nodeType,
   },
   {
     id: '2b',
     position,
-    type,
+    type: nodeType,
   },
   {
     id: '2c',
     position,
-    type,
+    type: nodeType,
   },
   {
     id: '2d',
     position,
-    type,
+    type: nodeType,
   },
   {
     id: '3',
     position,
-    type,
+    type: nodeType,
   },
   {
     id: '4',
     position,
-    type,
+    type: nodeType,
   },
   {
     id: '5',
     position,
-    type,
+    type: nodeType,
   },
   {
     id: '6',
     position,
-    type,
+    type: nodeType,
   },
   {
     id: '7',
     position,
-    type,
+    type: nodeType,
   },
 ]
 
 export const initialEdges = [
-  { id: 'e1-2', source: '1', target: '2', type: 'smoothstep', animated: true },
-  { id: 'e1-3', source: '1', target: '3', type: 'smoothstep', animated: true },
-  { id: 'e2-2a', source: '2', target: '2a', type: 'smoothstep', animated: true },
-  { id: 'e2-2b', source: '2', target: '2b', type: 'smoothstep', animated: true },
-  { id: 'e2-2c', source: '2', target: '2c', type: 'smoothstep', animated: true },
-  { id: 'e2c-2d', source: '2c', target: '2d', type: 'smoothstep', animated: true },
-  { id: 'e3-7', source: '3', target: '4', type: 'smoothstep', animated: true },
-  { id: 'e4-5', source: '4', target: '5', type: 'smoothstep', animated: true },
-  { id: 'e5-6', source: '5', target: '6', type: 'smoothstep', animated: true },
-  { id: 'e5-7', source: '5', target: '7', type: 'smoothstep', animated: true },
+  { id: 'e1-2', source: '1', target: '2', type: edgeType, animated: true },
+  { id: 'e1-3', source: '1', target: '3', type: edgeType, animated: true },
+  { id: 'e2-2a', source: '2', target: '2a', type: edgeType, animated: true },
+  { id: 'e2-2b', source: '2', target: '2b', type: edgeType, animated: true },
+  { id: 'e2-2c', source: '2', target: '2c', type: edgeType, animated: true },
+  { id: 'e2c-2d', source: '2c', target: '2d', type: edgeType, animated: true },
+  { id: 'e3-7', source: '3', target: '4', type: edgeType, animated: true },
+  { id: 'e4-5', source: '4', target: '5', type: edgeType, animated: true },
+  { id: 'e5-6', source: '5', target: '6', type: edgeType, animated: true },
+  { id: 'e5-7', source: '5', target: '7', type: edgeType, animated: true },
 ]
diff --git a/docs/examples/layout/useRunProcess.js b/docs/examples/layout/useRunProcess.js
index eb48410f..34a90f60 100644
--- a/docs/examples/layout/useRunProcess.js
+++ b/docs/examples/layout/useRunProcess.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function useRunProcess(dagreGraph) {
   const executedNodes = new Set()
   const runningTasks = new Map()
 
-  async function runNode(node) {
+  async function runNode(node, isStart = false) {
     if (executedNodes.has(node.id)) {
       return
     }
@@ -30,33 +30,36 @@ export function useRunProcess(dagreGraph) {
     // Simulate an async process with a random timeout between 1 and 3 seconds
     const delay = Math.floor(Math.random() * 2000) + 1000
     return new Promise((resolve) => {
-      const timeout = setTimeout(async () => {
-        const children = graph.value.successors(node.id)
+      const timeout = setTimeout(
+        async () => {
+          const children = graph.value.successors(node.id)
 
-        // Randomly decide whether the node will throw an error
-        const willThrowError = Math.random() < 0.15
+          // Randomly decide whether the node will throw an error
+          const willThrowError = Math.random() < 0.15
 
-        if (willThrowError) {
-          updateNodeData(node.id, { isRunning: false, hasError: true })
+          if (willThrowError) {
+            updateNodeData(node.id, { isRunning: false, hasError: true })
+
+            await skipDescendants(node.id)
+            runningTasks.delete(node.id)
+
+            resolve()
+            return
+          }
+
+          updateNodeData(node.id, { isRunning: false, isFinished: true })
 
-          await skipDescendants(node.id)
           runningTasks.delete(node.id)
 
+          if (children.length > 0) {
+            // Run the process on the children in parallel
+            await Promise.all(children.map((id) => runNode({ id })))
+          }
+
           resolve()
-          return
-        }
-
-        updateNodeData(node.id, { isRunning: false, isFinished: true })
-
-        runningTasks.delete(node.id)
-
-        if (children.length > 0) {
-          // Run the process on the children in parallel
-          await Promise.all(children.map((id) => runNode({ id })))
-        }
-
-        resolve()
-      }, delay)
+        },
+        isStart ? 0 : delay,
+      )
 
       runningTasks.set(node.id, timeout)
     })
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ export function useRunProcess(dagreGraph) {
     const startingNodes = nodes.filter((node) => graph.value.predecessors(node.id)?.length === 0)
 
     // Run the process on all starting nodes in parallel
-    await Promise.all(startingNodes.map(runNode))
+    await Promise.all(startingNodes.map((node) => runNode(node, true)))
 
     clear()
   }
diff --git a/examples/vite/src/Layouting/useRunProcess.ts b/examples/vite/src/Layouting/useRunProcess.ts
index 22e37ac8..1dc245bd 100644
--- a/examples/vite/src/Layouting/useRunProcess.ts
+++ b/examples/vite/src/Layouting/useRunProcess.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function useRunProcess(dagreGraph: MaybeRefOrGetter<dagre.graphlib.Graph>
   const executedNodes = new Set<string>()
   const runningTasks = new Map<string, NodeJS.Timeout>()
 
-  async function runNode(node: { id: string }, isStartingNode = false) {
+  async function runNode(node: { id: string }, isStart = false) {
     if (executedNodes.has(node.id)) {
       return
     }
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function useRunProcess(dagreGraph: MaybeRefOrGetter<dagre.graphlib.Graph>
 
           resolve()
         },
-        isStartingNode ? 0 : delay,
+        isStart ? 0 : delay,
       )
 
       runningTasks.set(node.id, timeout)