diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/actions/portal/index.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/actions/portal/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c5d89ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/actions/portal/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export default function (node: Element, target = 'body') {
+	const targetEl = document.querySelector(target);
+
+	if (targetEl) {
+		targetEl.appendChild(node);
+	}
+
+	return {
+		destroy() {
+			if (node.parentNode) {
+				node.parentNode.removeChild(node);
+			}
+		}
+	};
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeLabelRenderer/index.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeLabelRenderer/index.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03000191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeLabelRenderer/index.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import portal from '$lib/actions/portal';
+
+  type $$Props = {}
+</script>
+
+<div use:portal={'.react-flow__edgelabel-renderer'}>
+  <slot />
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/BaseEdge.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/BaseEdge.svelte
index 1e70dbe6..c92a9412 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/BaseEdge.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/BaseEdge.svelte
@@ -1,44 +1,46 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import type { SvelteComponentTyped } from 'svelte';
-  import { Position } from '@reactflow/system';
+  import type { BaseEdgeProps } from '$lib/types';
+  import EdgeLabelRenderer from '$lib/components/EdgeLabelRenderer/index.svelte';
 
-	import { useStore } from '$lib/store';
-  import BezierEdge from '$lib/components/edges/StraightEdge.svelte';
-	import type { EdgeProps } from '$lib/types';
+  type $$Props = BaseEdgeProps;
 
-  export let id: string;
-  export let type: string = 'default';
-  export let sourceX: number = 0;
-  export let sourceY: number = 0;
-  export let targetX: number = 0;
-  export let targetY: number = 0;
-  export let sourcePosition: Position = Position.Bottom;
-  export let targetPosition: Position = Position.Top;
-
-  const { edgeTypesStore } = useStore();
-  const edgeComponent: typeof SvelteComponentTyped<EdgeProps> = $edgeTypesStore[type] || BezierEdge;
+  export let path: $$Props['path'];
+  export let label: $$Props['label'];
+  export let labelX: $$Props['labelX'];
+  export let labelY: $$Props['labelY'];
+  export let interactionWidth: $$Props['interactionWidth'] = 20;
 </script>
 
-<g
-  class="react-flow__edge"
-  data-id={id}
->
-  <svelte:component
-    this={edgeComponent}
-    {id}
-    {sourceX}
-    {sourceY}
-    {targetX}
-    {targetY}
-    {sourcePosition}
-    {targetPosition}
+<path
+  d={path}
+  fill="none"
+  class="react-flow__edge-path"
+/>
+
+{#if interactionWidth}
+  <path
+    d={path}
+    fill="none"
+    stroke-opacity={0}
+    stroke-width={interactionWidth}
+    class="react-flow__edge-interaction"
   />
-</g>
+{/if}
+
+{#if label}
+  <EdgeLabelRenderer>
+    <div
+      class="react-flow__edge-label"
+      style:transform={`translate(-50%, -50%) translate(${labelX}px,${labelY}px)`}
+    >
+        {label}
+    </div>
+  </EdgeLabelRenderer>
+{/if}
 
 <style>
-  .react-flow__edge :global(path) {
-    stroke: #ccc;
-    stroke-width: 1;
-    fill: none;
+  .react-flow__edge-label {
+    position: absolute;
+    background: white;
   }
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/BezierEdge.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/BezierEdge.svelte
index 022d754c..c9e4cc4f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/BezierEdge.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/BezierEdge.svelte
@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { getBezierPath } from '@reactflow/edge-utils';
+
   import type { EdgeProps } from '$lib/types';
-  
-  interface $$Props extends EdgeProps {}
+	import BaseEdge from './BaseEdge.svelte';
 
-  export let id: $$Props['id'];
-  export let sourceX: $$Props['sourceX'] = 0;
-  export let sourceY: $$Props['sourceY'] = 0;
-  export let targetX: $$Props['targetX'] = 0;
-  export let targetY: $$Props['targetY'] = 0;
-  export let sourcePosition: $$Props['sourcePosition'] = undefined;
-  export let targetPosition: $$Props['targetPosition'] = undefined;
+  type $$Props = EdgeProps;
 
-  $: [path] = getBezierPath({ sourceX, sourceY, targetX, targetY, sourcePosition, targetPosition });
+  $: [path, labelX, labelY] = getBezierPath({
+    sourceX: $$props.sourceX,
+    sourceY: $$props.sourceY,
+    targetX: $$props.targetX,
+    targetY: $$props.targetY,
+    sourcePosition: $$props.sourcePosition,
+    targetPosition: $$props.targetPosition,
+  });
 </script>
 
-<path
-  d={path}
-  class="react-flow__edge-path"
-/>
\ No newline at end of file
+<BaseEdge
+  {path}
+  {labelX}
+  {labelY}
+  {...$$props}
+/>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/EdgeWrapper.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/EdgeWrapper.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a0e79f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/EdgeWrapper.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import type { SvelteComponentTyped } from 'svelte';
+  import { Position } from '@reactflow/system';
+
+	import { useStore } from '$lib/store';
+  import BezierEdge from '$lib/components/edges/StraightEdge.svelte';
+	import type { EdgeProps, WrapEdgeProps } from '$lib/types';
+
+  type $$Props = WrapEdgeProps;
+
+  export let id: $$Props['id'];
+  export let type: $$Props['type'] = 'default';
+  export let source: $$Props['source'] = '';
+  export let target: $$Props['target'] = '';
+  export let sourceX: $$Props['sourceX'] = 0;
+  export let sourceY: $$Props['sourceY'] = 0;
+  export let targetX: $$Props['targetX'] = 0;
+  export let targetY: $$Props['targetY'] = 0;
+  export let sourcePosition: $$Props['sourcePosition'] = Position.Bottom;
+  export let targetPosition:  $$Props['targetPosition'] = Position.Top;
+  export let animated: $$Props['animated'] = false;
+  export let selected: $$Props['selected'] = false;
+  export let label: $$Props['label'] = undefined;
+
+  const { edgeTypesStore } = useStore();
+  const edgeComponent: typeof SvelteComponentTyped<EdgeProps> = $edgeTypesStore[type!] || BezierEdge;
+</script>
+
+<g
+  class="react-flow__edge"
+  class:animated
+  data-id={id}
+>
+  <svelte:component
+    this={edgeComponent}
+    {id}
+    {source}
+    {target}
+    {sourceX}
+    {sourceY}
+    {targetX}
+    {targetY}
+    {sourcePosition}
+    {targetPosition}
+    {animated}
+    {selected}
+    {label}
+  />
+</g>
+
+<style>
+  .react-flow__edge {
+    pointer-events: visibleStroke;
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+
+  .react-flow__edge :global(path) {
+    stroke: #ccc;
+    stroke-width: 1;
+    fill: none;
+  }
+
+  .animated :global(path) {
+    stroke-dasharray: 5;
+    animation: dashdraw 0.5s linear infinite;
+  }
+
+  @keyframes dashdraw {
+    from {
+      stroke-dashoffset: 10;
+    }
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/SmoothStepEdge.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/SmoothStepEdge.svelte
index 95666355..ec1b2db9 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/SmoothStepEdge.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/SmoothStepEdge.svelte
@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { getSmoothStepPath } from '@reactflow/edge-utils';
+
   import type { EdgeProps } from '$lib/types';
-  
-  interface $$Props extends EdgeProps {}
+  import BaseEdge from './BaseEdge.svelte';
 
-  export let id: $$Props['id'];
-  export let sourceX: $$Props['sourceX'] = 0;
-  export let sourceY: $$Props['sourceY'] = 0;
-  export let targetX: $$Props['targetX'] = 0;
-  export let targetY: $$Props['targetY'] = 0;
-  export let sourcePosition: $$Props['sourcePosition'] = undefined;
-  export let targetPosition: $$Props['targetPosition'] = undefined;
+  type $$Props = EdgeProps;
 
-  $: [path] = getSmoothStepPath({ sourceX, sourceY, targetX, targetY, sourcePosition, targetPosition });
+  $: [path, labelX, labelY] = getSmoothStepPath({ 
+    sourceX: $$props.sourceX,
+    sourceY: $$props.sourceY,
+    targetX: $$props.targetX,
+    targetY: $$props.targetY,
+    sourcePosition: $$props.sourcePosition,
+    targetPosition: $$props.targetPosition,
+  });
 </script>
 
-<path
-  d={path}
-  class="react-flow__edge-path"
+<BaseEdge
+  {path}
+  {labelX}
+  {labelY}
+  {...$$props}
 />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/StraightEdge.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/StraightEdge.svelte
index 285bbadc..f1d7c190 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/StraightEdge.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/StraightEdge.svelte
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { getStraightPath } from '@reactflow/edge-utils';
+
 	import type { EdgeProps } from '$lib/types';
+	import BaseEdge from './BaseEdge.svelte';
 
-  interface $$Props extends EdgeProps {}
+  type $$Props = EdgeProps;
 
-  export let id: $$Props['id'];
-  export let sourceX: $$Props['sourceX'] = 0;
-  export let sourceY: $$Props['sourceY'] = 0;
-  export let targetX: $$Props['targetX'] = 0;
-  export let targetY: $$Props['targetY'] = 0;
-
-  $: [path] = getStraightPath({ sourceX, sourceY, targetX, targetY });
+  $: [path, labelX, labelY] = getStraightPath({
+    sourceX: $$props.sourceX,
+    sourceY: $$props.sourceY,
+    targetX: $$props.targetX,
+    targetY: $$props.targetY,
+  });
 </script>
 
-<path
-  d={path}
-  class="react-flow__edge-path"
+<BaseEdge
+  {path}
+  {labelX}
+  {labelY}
+  {...$$props}
 />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/BaseNode.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/NodeWrapper.svelte
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/BaseNode.svelte
rename to packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/NodeWrapper.svelte
index c5f01795..fecb9832 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/BaseNode.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/NodeWrapper.svelte
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
 <style>
   .react-flow__node {
     border-radius: 3px;
-    font-size: 12px;
     color: #222;
     text-align: center;
     border-width: 1px;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/EdgeRenderer/index.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/EdgeRenderer/index.svelte
index c2f20184..df37ed5a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/EdgeRenderer/index.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/EdgeRenderer/index.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts"> 
-  import Edge from '$lib/components/edges/BaseEdge.svelte';
+  import EdgeWrapper from '$lib/components/edges/EdgeWrapper.svelte';
   import { useStore } from '$lib/store';
 
   const { edgesWithDataStore, widthStore, heightStore } = useStore();
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 <svg
   width={$widthStore}
   height={$heightStore}
-  class="react-flow__edges react-flow__container"
+  class="react-flow__edges"
 >
   {#each $edgesWithDataStore as edge (edge.id)}
-    <Edge {...edge} />
+    <EdgeWrapper {...edge} />
   {/each}
 </svg>
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/NodeRenderer/index.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/NodeRenderer/index.svelte
index 4aba3eaf..e1911503 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/NodeRenderer/index.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/NodeRenderer/index.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { onDestroy } from 'svelte';
 
-  import BaseNode from '$lib/components/nodes/BaseNode.svelte';
+  import NodeWrapper from '$lib/components/nodes/NodeWrapper.svelte';
   import { useStore } from '$lib/store';
 
   const { nodesStore, updateNodeDimensions } = useStore();
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 <div class="react-flow__nodes">
   {#each $nodesStore as node (node.id)}
-    <BaseNode {...node} {resizeObserver} />
+    <NodeWrapper {...node} {resizeObserver} />
   {/each}
 </div>
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow.svelte
index c27fe786..c0c23433 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow.svelte
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@
   <Zoom>
     <Pane>
       <Viewport>
-        <NodeSelection />
-        <NodeRenderer />
         <EdgeRenderer />
+        <div class="react-flow__edgelabel-renderer" />
+        <NodeRenderer />
+        <NodeSelection />
       </Viewport>
       <UserSelection />
     </Pane>
@@ -92,4 +93,12 @@
   .react-flow :global(.react-flow__node-output) {
     padding: 10px;
   }
+
+  .react-flow__edgelabel-renderer {
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    user-select: none;
+  }
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/index.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/index.ts
index 68ceaa35..8839d3b9 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/index.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 	type NodeDimensionUpdate,
 	Position,
 	internalsSymbol,
+	SelectionMode,
 	type NodeOrigin,
 	type D3ZoomInstance,
 	type D3SelectionInstance,
@@ -16,17 +17,11 @@ import {
 import { fitView, getConnectedEdges, getD3Transition, getDimensions } from '@reactflow/utils';
 
 import { getHandleBounds } from '../../utils';
-import {
-	getEdgePositions,
-	getHandle,
-	getNodeData,
-	type EdgePosition
-} from '$lib/container/EdgeRenderer/utils';
-import { SelectionMode } from 'reactflow';
+import { getEdgePositions, getHandle, getNodeData } from '$lib/container/EdgeRenderer/utils';
 import DefaultNode from '$lib/components/nodes/DefaultNode.svelte';
 import InputNode from '$lib/components/nodes/InputNode.svelte';
 import OutputNode from '$lib/components/nodes/OutputNode.svelte';
-import type { EdgeTypes, NodeTypes, Node, Edge } from '$lib/types';
+import type { EdgeTypes, NodeTypes, Node, Edge, WrapEdgeProps } from '$lib/types';
 import BezierEdge from '$lib/components/edges/BezierEdge.svelte';
 import StraightEdge from '$lib/components/edges/StraightEdge.svelte';
 import SmoothStepEdge from '$lib/components/edges/SmoothStepEdge.svelte';
@@ -42,11 +37,6 @@ type CreateStoreProps = {
 	id?: string;
 };
 
-export type EdgeWithData = EdgePosition & {
-	id: string;
-	type: string;
-};
-
 type SvelteFlowStore = {
 	nodesStore: Writable<Node[]>;
 	edgesStore: Writable<Edge[]>;
@@ -57,7 +47,7 @@ type SvelteFlowStore = {
 		selection: D3SelectionInstance | null;
 	}>;
 	transformStore: Writable<Transform>;
-	edgesWithDataStore: Readable<EdgeWithData[]>;
+	edgesWithDataStore: Readable<WrapEdgeProps[]>;
 	idStore: Writable<string>;
 	nodeOriginStore: Writable<NodeOrigin>;
 	draggingStore: Writable<boolean>;
@@ -162,16 +152,24 @@ export function createStore({
 					targetPosition
 				);
 
+				// we nee to do this to match the types
+				const sourceHandleId = edge.sourceHandle;
+				const targetHandleId = edge.targetHandle;
+
 				return {
-					id: edge.id,
+					...edge,
 					type: edgeType,
 					sourceX,
 					sourceY,
 					targetX,
-					targetY
+					targetY,
+					sourcePosition,
+					targetPosition,
+					sourceHandleId,
+					targetHandleId
 				};
 			})
-			.filter((e) => e !== null) as EdgeWithData[];
+			.filter((e) => e !== null) as WrapEdgeProps[];
 	});
 
 	function setEdges(edges: Edge[]) {
@@ -359,6 +357,7 @@ export function createStore({
 
 	function addSelectedNodes(ids: string[]) {
 		selectionRectStore.set(null);
+		selectionRectModeStore.set(null);
 
 		if (get(multiselectionKeyPressedStore)) {
 			// @todo handle multiselection key
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/edges.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/edges.ts
index 217b0efd..37df39cd 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/edges.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/edges.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,4 @@
 import type { SvelteComponentTyped } from 'svelte';
-import type { Position } from '@reactflow/system';
-
-export type Edge = {
-	id: string;
-	type: string;
-	source: string;
-	target: string;
-	sourceHandle?: string;
-	targetHandle?: string;
-	selected?: boolean;
-	deletable?: boolean;
-};
-
-export type EdgeProps = {
-	id: string;
-	sourceX: number;
-	sourceY: number;
-	targetX: number;
-	targetY: number;
-	sourcePosition?: Position;
-	targetPosition?: Position;
-};
+import type { EdgeProps } from '$lib/types';
 
 export type EdgeTypes = Record<string, typeof SvelteComponentTyped<EdgeProps>>;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/index.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/index.ts
index 43288f9a..ced30c7a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/index.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-export type { Position, XYPosition } from '@reactflow/system';
+export type {
+	Position,
+	XYPosition,
+	Edge,
+	BaseEdgeProps,
+	WrapEdgeProps,
+	EdgeProps
+} from '@reactflow/system';
 
 export * from './nodes';
 export * from './edges';
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/routes/+page.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 42118d11..2eea4c7c 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@
     id: '1-2',
     type: 'default',
     source: '1',
-    target: '2'
+    target: '2',
+    label: 'Edge Text'
   }, {
     id: '1-3',
     type: 'smoothstep',
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@
     id: '2-4',
     type: 'default',
     source: '2',
-    target: '4'
+    target: '4',
+    animated: true
   }];
   
   function updateNode() {