diff --git a/src/components/ConnectionLine/index.tsx b/src/components/ConnectionLine/index.tsx
index 7efb1aae..dfdf248f 100644
--- a/src/components/ConnectionLine/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ConnectionLine/index.tsx
@@ -4,15 +4,7 @@ import shallow from 'zustand/shallow';
 import { useStore } from '../../store';
 import { getBezierPath } from '../Edges/BezierEdge';
 import { getSmoothStepPath } from '../Edges/SmoothStepEdge';
-import {
-  HandleElement,
-  ConnectionLineType,
-  ConnectionLineComponent,
-  HandleType,
-  Node,
-  ReactFlowState,
-  Position,
-} from '../../types';
+import { ConnectionLineType, ConnectionLineComponent, HandleType, Node, ReactFlowState, Position } from '../../types';
 import { getSimpleBezierPath } from '../Edges/SimpleBezierEdge';
 
 interface ConnectionLineProps {
@@ -29,13 +21,6 @@ interface ConnectionLineProps {
 
 const selector = (s: ReactFlowState) => ({ nodeInternals: s.nodeInternals, transform: s.transform });
 
-const getSourceHandle = (handleId: string | null, sourceNode: Node, connectionHandleType: HandleType) => {
-  const handleTypeInverted = connectionHandleType === 'source' ? 'target' : 'source';
-  const handleBound = sourceNode.handleBounds?.[connectionHandleType] || sourceNode.handleBounds?.[handleTypeInverted];
-
-  return handleId ? handleBound?.find((d: HandleElement) => d.id === handleId) : handleBound?.[0];
-};
-
 export default ({
   connectionNodeId,
   connectionHandleId,
@@ -51,28 +36,74 @@ export default ({
   const handleId = connectionHandleId;
 
   const { nodeInternals, transform } = useStore(selector, shallow);
-  const sourceNode = useRef<Node | undefined>(nodeInternals.get(nodeId));
+  const fromNode = useRef<Node | undefined>(nodeInternals.get(nodeId));
 
   if (
-    !sourceNode.current ||
-    !sourceNode.current ||
+    !fromNode.current ||
+    !fromNode.current ||
     !isConnectable ||
-    !sourceNode.current.handleBounds?.[connectionHandleType]
+    !fromNode.current.handleBounds?.[connectionHandleType]
   ) {
     return null;
   }
 
-  const sourceHandle = getSourceHandle(handleId, sourceNode.current, connectionHandleType);
-  const sourceHandleX = sourceHandle ? sourceHandle.x + sourceHandle.width / 2 : (sourceNode.current?.width ?? 0) / 2;
-  const sourceHandleY = sourceHandle ? sourceHandle.y + sourceHandle.height / 2 : sourceNode.current?.height ?? 0;
-  const sourceX = (sourceNode.current.positionAbsolute?.x || 0) + sourceHandleX;
-  const sourceY = (sourceNode.current.positionAbsolute?.y || 0) + sourceHandleY;
+  const handleBound = fromNode.current.handleBounds?.[connectionHandleType];
+  const fromHandle = handleId ? handleBound?.find((d) => d.id === handleId) : handleBound?.[0];
+  const fromHandleX = fromHandle ? fromHandle.x + fromHandle.width / 2 : (fromNode.current?.width ?? 0) / 2;
+  const fromHandleY = fromHandle ? fromHandle.y + fromHandle.height / 2 : fromNode.current?.height ?? 0;
+  const fromX = (fromNode.current.positionAbsolute?.x || 0) + fromHandleX;
+  const fromY = (fromNode.current.positionAbsolute?.y || 0) + fromHandleY;
 
-  const targetX = (connectionPositionX - transform[0]) / transform[2];
-  const targetY = (connectionPositionY - transform[1]) / transform[2];
+  const toX = (connectionPositionX - transform[0]) / transform[2];
+  const toY = (connectionPositionY - transform[1]) / transform[2];
 
-  const isRightOrLeft = sourceHandle?.position === Position.Left || sourceHandle?.position === Position.Right;
-  const targetPosition = isRightOrLeft ? Position.Left : Position.Top;
+  const fromPosition = fromHandle?.position;
+
+  let toPosition: Position | undefined;
+  switch (fromPosition) {
+    case Position.Left:
+      toPosition = Position.Right;
+      break;
+    case Position.Right:
+      toPosition = Position.Left;
+      break;
+    case Position.Top:
+      toPosition = Position.Bottom;
+      break;
+    case Position.Bottom:
+      toPosition = Position.Top;
+      break;
+  }
+
+  let sourceX: number,
+    sourceY: number,
+    sourcePosition: Position | undefined,
+    targetX: number,
+    targetY: number,
+    targetPosition: Position | undefined;
+
+  switch (connectionHandleType) {
+    case 'source':
+      {
+        sourceX = fromX;
+        sourceY = fromY;
+        sourcePosition = fromPosition;
+        targetX = toX;
+        targetY = toY;
+        targetPosition = toPosition;
+      }
+      break;
+    case 'target':
+      {
+        sourceX = toX;
+        sourceY = toY;
+        sourcePosition = toPosition;
+        targetX = fromX;
+        targetY = fromY;
+        targetPosition = fromPosition;
+      }
+      break;
+  }
 
   if (CustomConnectionLineComponent) {
     return (
@@ -80,14 +111,17 @@ export default ({
         <CustomConnectionLineComponent
           sourceX={sourceX}
           sourceY={sourceY}
-          sourcePosition={sourceHandle?.position}
+          sourcePosition={sourcePosition}
           targetX={targetX}
           targetY={targetY}
           targetPosition={targetPosition}
           connectionLineType={connectionLineType}
           connectionLineStyle={connectionLineStyle}
-          sourceNode={sourceNode.current as Node}
-          sourceHandle={sourceHandle}
+          fromNode={fromNode.current}
+          fromHandle={fromHandle}
+          // backward compatibility, mark as deprecated?
+          sourceNode={fromNode.current}
+          sourceHandle={fromHandle}
         />
       </g>
     );
@@ -98,16 +132,15 @@ export default ({
   const pathParams = {
     sourceX,
     sourceY,
-    sourcePosition: sourceHandle?.position,
+    sourcePosition,
     targetX,
     targetY,
     targetPosition,
   };
 
   if (connectionLineType === ConnectionLineType.Bezier) {
-    // @TODO: we need another getBezier function, that handles a connection line.
-    // Since we don't know the target position, we can't use the default bezier function here.
-    dAttr = getBezierPath({ ...pathParams, curvature: 0 });
+    // we assume the destination position is opposite to the source position
+    dAttr = getBezierPath(pathParams);
   } else if (connectionLineType === ConnectionLineType.Step) {
     dAttr = getSmoothStepPath({
       ...pathParams,
diff --git a/src/components/Edges/BezierEdge.tsx b/src/components/Edges/BezierEdge.tsx
index 36e31486..38f5508e 100644
--- a/src/components/Edges/BezierEdge.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Edges/BezierEdge.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import React, { memo } from 'react';
 import { EdgeProps, Position } from '../../types';
 import BaseEdge from './BaseEdge';
-import { getCenter } from './utils';
 
 export interface GetBezierPathParams {
   sourceX: number;
@@ -11,12 +10,56 @@ export interface GetBezierPathParams {
   targetY: number;
   targetPosition?: Position;
   curvature?: number;
-  centerX?: number;
-  centerY?: number;
 }
 
-// @TODO: refactor getBezierPath function. It's too long and hard to understand.
-// We should reuse the curvature handling for top/bottom and left/right.
+interface GetControlWithCurvatureParams {
+  pos: Position;
+  x1: number;
+  y1: number;
+  x2: number;
+  y2: number;
+  c: number;
+}
+
+function calculateControlOffset(distance: number, curvature: number): number {
+  if (distance >= 0) {
+    return 0.5 * distance;
+  } else {
+    return curvature * 25 * Math.sqrt(-distance);
+  }
+}
+
+function getControlWithCurvature({ pos, x1, y1, x2, y2, c }: GetControlWithCurvatureParams): [number, number] {
+  let ctX: number, ctY: number;
+  switch (pos) {
+    case Position.Left:
+      {
+        ctX = x1 - calculateControlOffset(x1 - x2, c);
+        ctY = y1;
+      }
+      break;
+    case Position.Right:
+      {
+        ctX = x1 + calculateControlOffset(x2 - x1, c);
+        ctY = y1;
+      }
+      break;
+    case Position.Top:
+      {
+        ctX = x1;
+        ctY = y1 - calculateControlOffset(y1 - y2, c);
+      }
+      break;
+    case Position.Bottom:
+      {
+        ctX = x1;
+        ctY = y1 + calculateControlOffset(y2 - y1, c);
+      }
+      break;
+  }
+  return [ctX, ctY];
+}
+
 export function getBezierPath({
   sourceX,
   sourceY,
@@ -25,78 +68,62 @@ export function getBezierPath({
   targetY,
   targetPosition = Position.Top,
   curvature = 0.25,
-  centerX,
-  centerY,
 }: GetBezierPathParams): string {
-  const leftAndRight = [Position.Left, Position.Right];
-  const hasCurvature = curvature > 0;
-  const [_centerX, _centerY] = getCenter({ sourceX, sourceY, targetX, targetY });
+  const [sourceControlX, sourceControlY] = getControlWithCurvature({
+    pos: sourcePosition,
+    x1: sourceX,
+    y1: sourceY,
+    x2: targetX,
+    y2: targetY,
+    c: curvature,
+  });
+  const [targetControlX, targetControlY] = getControlWithCurvature({
+    pos: targetPosition,
+    x1: targetX,
+    y1: targetY,
+    x2: sourceX,
+    y2: sourceY,
+    c: curvature,
+  });
+  return `M${sourceX},${sourceY} C${sourceControlX},${sourceControlY} ${targetControlX},${targetControlY} ${targetX},${targetY}`;
+}
 
-  if (leftAndRight.includes(sourcePosition) && leftAndRight.includes(targetPosition)) {
-    const cX = typeof centerX !== 'undefined' ? centerX : _centerX;
-    const distanceX = targetX - sourceX;
-    const absDistanceX = Math.abs(distanceX);
-    const amtX = (Math.sqrt(absDistanceX) / 2) * (50 * curvature);
-
-    let hx1 = cX;
-    let hx2 = cX;
-
-    if (hasCurvature) {
-      const sourceAndTargetRight = sourcePosition === Position.Right && targetPosition === Position.Right;
-      const sourceAndTargetLeft = sourcePosition === Position.Left && targetPosition === Position.Left;
-
-      hx1 = sourceX + amtX;
-      hx2 = targetX - amtX;
-
-      if (sourceAndTargetLeft) {
-        hx1 = sourceX - amtX;
-      } else if (sourceAndTargetRight) {
-        hx2 = targetX + amtX;
-      } else if (sourcePosition === Position.Left && targetX <= sourceX) {
-        hx1 = cX;
-        hx2 = cX;
-      } else if (sourcePosition === Position.Left && targetX > sourceX) {
-        hx1 = sourceX - amtX;
-        hx2 = targetX + amtX;
-      }
-    }
-
-    return `M${sourceX},${sourceY} C${hx1},${sourceY} ${hx2},${targetY}, ${targetX},${targetY}`;
-  } else if (leftAndRight.includes(targetPosition)) {
-    return `M${sourceX},${sourceY} Q${sourceX},${targetY} ${targetX},${targetY}`;
-  } else if (leftAndRight.includes(sourcePosition)) {
-    return `M${sourceX},${sourceY} Q${targetX},${sourceY} ${targetX},${targetY}`;
-  }
-
-  const cY = typeof centerY !== 'undefined' ? centerY : _centerY;
-  const distanceY = targetY - sourceY;
-  const absDistanceY = Math.abs(distanceY);
-  const amtY = (Math.sqrt(absDistanceY) / 2) * (50 * curvature);
-
-  let hy1 = cY;
-  let hy2 = cY;
-
-  if (hasCurvature) {
-    hy1 = sourceY + amtY;
-    hy2 = targetY - amtY;
-
-    const sourceAndTargetTop = sourcePosition === Position.Top && targetPosition === Position.Top;
-    const sourceAndTargetBottom = sourcePosition === Position.Bottom && targetPosition === Position.Bottom;
-
-    if (sourceAndTargetTop) {
-      hy1 = targetY - amtY;
-    } else if (sourceAndTargetBottom) {
-      hy2 = targetY + amtY;
-    } else if (sourcePosition === Position.Top && targetY <= sourceY) {
-      hy1 = cY;
-      hy2 = cY;
-    } else if (sourcePosition === Position.Top && targetY > sourceY) {
-      hy1 = sourceY - amtY;
-      hy2 = targetY + amtY;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return `M${sourceX},${sourceY} C${sourceX},${hy1} ${targetX},${hy2} ${targetX},${targetY}`;
+// @TODO: this function will recalculate the control points
+// one option is to let getXXXPath() return center points
+// but will introduce breaking changes
+// the getCenter() of other types of edges might need to change, too
+export function getBezierCenter({
+  sourceX,
+  sourceY,
+  sourcePosition = Position.Bottom,
+  targetX,
+  targetY,
+  targetPosition = Position.Top,
+  curvature = 0.25,
+}: GetBezierPathParams): [number, number, number, number] {
+  const [sourceControlX, sourceControlY] = getControlWithCurvature({
+    pos: sourcePosition,
+    x1: sourceX,
+    y1: sourceY,
+    x2: targetX,
+    y2: targetY,
+    c: curvature,
+  });
+  const [targetControlX, targetControlY] = getControlWithCurvature({
+    pos: targetPosition,
+    x1: targetX,
+    y1: targetY,
+    x2: sourceX,
+    y2: sourceY,
+    c: curvature,
+  });
+  // cubic bezier t=0.5 mid point, not the actual mid point, but easy to calculate
+  // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67516101/how-to-find-distance-mid-point-of-bezier-curve
+  const centerX = sourceX * 0.125 + sourceControlX * 0.375 + targetControlX * 0.375 + targetX * 0.125;
+  const centerY = sourceY * 0.125 + sourceControlY * 0.375 + targetControlY * 0.375 + targetY * 0.125;
+  const xOffset = Math.abs(centerX - sourceX);
+  const yOffset = Math.abs(centerY - sourceY);
+  return [centerX, centerY, xOffset, yOffset];
 }
 
 export default memo(
@@ -118,8 +145,7 @@ export default memo(
     markerStart,
     curvature,
   }: EdgeProps) => {
-    const [centerX, centerY] = getCenter({ sourceX, sourceY, targetX, targetY, sourcePosition, targetPosition });
-    const path = getBezierPath({
+    const params = {
       sourceX,
       sourceY,
       sourcePosition,
@@ -127,7 +153,9 @@ export default memo(
       targetY,
       targetPosition,
       curvature,
-    });
+    };
+    const path = getBezierPath(params);
+    const [centerX, centerY] = getBezierCenter(params);
 
     return (
       <BaseEdge
diff --git a/src/components/Edges/SimpleBezierEdge.tsx b/src/components/Edges/SimpleBezierEdge.tsx
index 1bc671c9..adf92f34 100644
--- a/src/components/Edges/SimpleBezierEdge.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Edges/SimpleBezierEdge.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,149 @@
 import React, { memo } from 'react';
+import { EdgeProps, Position } from '../../types';
+import BaseEdge from './BaseEdge';
 
-import BezierEdge, { getBezierPath, GetBezierPathParams } from './BezierEdge';
-import { EdgeProps } from '../../types';
-
-export function getSimpleBezierPath(props: GetBezierPathParams): string {
-  return getBezierPath({ ...props, curvature: 0 });
+export interface GetSimpleBezierPathParams {
+  sourceX: number;
+  sourceY: number;
+  sourcePosition?: Position;
+  targetX: number;
+  targetY: number;
+  targetPosition?: Position;
 }
 
-export default memo((props: EdgeProps) => {
-  return <BezierEdge {...props} curvature={0} />;
-});
+interface GetControlParams {
+  pos: Position;
+  x1: number;
+  y1: number;
+  x2: number;
+  y2: number;
+}
+
+function getControl({ pos, x1, y1, x2, y2 }: GetControlParams): [number, number] {
+  let ctX: number, ctY: number;
+  switch (pos) {
+    case Position.Left:
+    case Position.Right:
+      {
+        ctX = 0.5 * (x1 + x2);
+        ctY = y1;
+      }
+      break;
+    case Position.Top:
+    case Position.Bottom:
+      {
+        ctX = x1;
+        ctY = 0.5 * (y1 + y2);
+      }
+      break;
+  }
+  return [ctX, ctY];
+}
+
+export function getSimpleBezierPath({
+  sourceX,
+  sourceY,
+  sourcePosition = Position.Bottom,
+  targetX,
+  targetY,
+  targetPosition = Position.Top,
+}: GetSimpleBezierPathParams): string {
+  const [sourceControlX, sourceControlY] = getControl({
+    pos: sourcePosition,
+    x1: sourceX,
+    y1: sourceY,
+    x2: targetX,
+    y2: targetY,
+  });
+  const [targetControlX, targetControlY] = getControl({
+    pos: targetPosition,
+    x1: targetX,
+    y1: targetY,
+    x2: sourceX,
+    y2: sourceY,
+  });
+  return `M${sourceX},${sourceY} C${sourceControlX},${sourceControlY} ${targetControlX},${targetControlY} ${targetX},${targetY}`;
+}
+
+// @TODO: this function will recalculate the control points
+// one option is to let getXXXPath() return center points
+// but will introduce breaking changes
+// the getCenter() of other types of edges might need to change, too
+export function getSimpleBezierCenter({
+  sourceX,
+  sourceY,
+  sourcePosition = Position.Bottom,
+  targetX,
+  targetY,
+  targetPosition = Position.Top,
+}: GetSimpleBezierPathParams): [number, number, number, number] {
+  const [sourceControlX, sourceControlY] = getControl({
+    pos: sourcePosition,
+    x1: sourceX,
+    y1: sourceY,
+    x2: targetX,
+    y2: targetY,
+  });
+  const [targetControlX, targetControlY] = getControl({
+    pos: targetPosition,
+    x1: targetX,
+    y1: targetY,
+    x2: sourceX,
+    y2: sourceY,
+  });
+  // cubic bezier t=0.5 mid point, not the actual mid point, but easy to calculate
+  // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67516101/how-to-find-distance-mid-point-of-bezier-curve
+  const centerX = sourceX * 0.125 + sourceControlX * 0.375 + targetControlX * 0.375 + targetX * 0.125;
+  const centerY = sourceY * 0.125 + sourceControlY * 0.375 + targetControlY * 0.375 + targetY * 0.125;
+  const xOffset = Math.abs(centerX - sourceX);
+  const yOffset = Math.abs(centerY - sourceY);
+  return [centerX, centerY, xOffset, yOffset];
+}
+
+export default memo(
+  ({
+    sourceX,
+    sourceY,
+    targetX,
+    targetY,
+    sourcePosition = Position.Bottom,
+    targetPosition = Position.Top,
+    label,
+    labelStyle,
+    labelShowBg,
+    labelBgStyle,
+    labelBgPadding,
+    labelBgBorderRadius,
+    style,
+    markerEnd,
+    markerStart,
+  }: EdgeProps) => {
+    const params = {
+      sourceX,
+      sourceY,
+      sourcePosition,
+      targetX,
+      targetY,
+      targetPosition,
+    };
+    const path = getSimpleBezierPath(params);
+    const [centerX, centerY] = getSimpleBezierCenter(params);
+
+    return (
+      <BaseEdge
+        path={path}
+        centerX={centerX}
+        centerY={centerY}
+        label={label}
+        labelStyle={labelStyle}
+        labelShowBg={labelShowBg}
+        labelBgStyle={labelBgStyle}
+        labelBgPadding={labelBgPadding}
+        labelBgBorderRadius={labelBgBorderRadius}
+        style={style}
+        markerEnd={markerEnd}
+        markerStart={markerStart}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+);
diff --git a/src/types/edges.ts b/src/types/edges.ts
index 2f83eac7..d480ec15 100644
--- a/src/types/edges.ts
+++ b/src/types/edges.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ export type ConnectionLineComponentProps = {
   targetPosition?: Position;
   connectionLineStyle?: CSSProperties;
   connectionLineType: ConnectionLineType;
+  fromNode?: Node;
+  fromHandle?: HandleElement;
+  // backward compatibility, mark as deprecated?
   sourceNode?: Node;
   sourceHandle?: HandleElement;
 };