diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/EdgeWrapper/index.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/EdgeWrapper/index.tsx
index cb9b9c8b..28323a19 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/EdgeWrapper/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/EdgeWrapper/index.tsx
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ export function EdgeWrapper({
             animated: edge.animated,
             inactive: !isSelectable && !onClick,
             updating: updateHover,
+            selectable: isSelectable,
           },
         ])}
         onClick={onEdgeClick}
diff --git a/packages/react/src/styles/base.css b/packages/react/src/styles/base.css
index 4a7281dc..d6be5b10 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/styles/base.css
+++ b/packages/react/src/styles/base.css
@@ -1,21 +1,3 @@
 /* this will be exported as base.css and can be used for a basic styling */
 @import '../../../system/src/styles/init.css';
 @import '../../../system/src/styles/base.css';
-
-.react-flow {
-  --edge-label-background-color-default: #ffffff;
-  --edge-label-color-default: inherit;
-}
-
-.react-flow.dark {
-  --edge-label-background-color-default: #141414;
-  --edge-label-color-default: #f8f8f8;
-}
-
-.react-flow__edge-textbg {
-  fill: var(--edge-label-background-color, var(--edge-label-background-color-default));
-}
-
-.react-flow__edge-text {
-  fill: var(--edge-label-color, var(--edge-label-color-default));
-}
diff --git a/packages/react/src/styles/style.css b/packages/react/src/styles/style.css
index 2ff7f6c1..71b4d08c 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/styles/style.css
+++ b/packages/react/src/styles/style.css
@@ -3,20 +3,10 @@
 @import '../../../system/src/styles/style.css';
 @import '../../../system/src/styles/node-resizer.css';
 
-.react-flow {
-  --edge-label-background-color-default: #ffffff;
-  --edge-label-color-default: inherit;
-}
-
-.react-flow.dark {
-  --edge-label-background-color-default: #141414;
-  --edge-label-color-default: #f8f8f8;
-}
-
 .react-flow__edge-textbg {
-  fill: var(--edge-label-background-color, var(--edge-label-background-color-default));
+  fill: var(--xy-edge-label-background-color, var(--xy-edge-label-background-color-default));
 }
 
 .react-flow__edge-text {
-  fill: var(--edge-label-color, var(--edge-label-color-default));
+  fill: var(--xy-edge-label-color, var(--xy-edge-label-color-default));
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md
index b7557fff..163f9663 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # @xyflow/svelte
 
+## 0.0.35
+
+## Minor changes
+
+- Edge label has a default background and is clickable
+
 ## 0.0.34
 
 ## Minor changes
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/BaseEdge/BaseEdge.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/BaseEdge/BaseEdge.svelte
index d1c60f8f..36b3763e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/BaseEdge/BaseEdge.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/BaseEdge/BaseEdge.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import cc from 'classcat';
-  import { EdgeLabelRenderer } from '$lib/components/EdgeLabelRenderer';
   import type { BaseEdgeProps } from './types';
+  import EdgeLabel from '../EdgeLabel/EdgeLabel.svelte';
 
   type $$Props = BaseEdgeProps;
 
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
   let className: $$Props['class'] = undefined;
   export { className as class };
 
-  // @todo, why is interactionWidth undefined after first re-render?
   let interactionWidthValue = interactionWidth === undefined ? 20 : interactionWidth;
 </script>
 
@@ -43,13 +42,7 @@
 {/if}
 
 {#if label}
-  <EdgeLabelRenderer>
-    <div
-      class="svelte-flow__edge-label"
-      style:transform="translate(-50%, -50%) translate({labelX}px,{labelY}px)"
-      style={labelStyle}
-    >
-      {label}
-    </div>
-  </EdgeLabelRenderer>
+  <EdgeLabel x={labelX} y={labelY} style={labelStyle}>
+    {label}
+  </EdgeLabel>
 {/if}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeLabel/EdgeLabel.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeLabel/EdgeLabel.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81039d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeLabel/EdgeLabel.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { getContext } from 'svelte';
+
+  import { EdgeLabelRenderer } from '$lib/components/EdgeLabelRenderer';
+  import { useHandleEdgeSelect } from '$lib/hooks/useHandleEdgeSelect';
+  import type { BaseEdgeProps } from '$lib/components/BaseEdge/types';
+
+  export let style: BaseEdgeProps['labelStyle'] = undefined;
+  export let x: BaseEdgeProps['labelX'] = undefined;
+  export let y: BaseEdgeProps['labelY'] = undefined;
+
+  const handleEdgeSelect = useHandleEdgeSelect();
+
+  const id = getContext<string>('svelteflow__edge_id');
+</script>
+
+<EdgeLabelRenderer>
+  <div
+    class="svelte-flow__edge-label"
+    style:transform="translate(-50%, -50%) translate({x}px,{y}px)"
+    style={'pointer-events: all;' + style}
+    on:click={() => {
+      if (id) handleEdgeSelect(id);
+    }}
+  >
+    <slot />
+  </div>
+</EdgeLabelRenderer>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeLabel/index.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeLabel/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e0a457c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeLabel/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default as EdgeLabel } from './EdgeLabel.svelte';
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeWrapper/EdgeWrapper.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeWrapper/EdgeWrapper.svelte
index c68ea1d5..0d4c126b 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeWrapper/EdgeWrapper.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeWrapper/EdgeWrapper.svelte
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <svelte:options immutable />
 
 <script lang="ts">
+  import { createEventDispatcher, setContext } from 'svelte';
   import cc from 'classcat';
-  import { createEventDispatcher } from 'svelte';
-  import { errorMessages, getMarkerId } from '@xyflow/system';
+  import { getMarkerId } from '@xyflow/system';
 
   import { useStore } from '$lib/store';
   import { BezierEdgeInternal } from '$lib/components/edges';
   import type { EdgeLayouted, Edge } from '$lib/types';
-  import { get } from 'svelte/store';
+  import { useHandleEdgeSelect } from '$lib/hooks/useHandleEdgeSelect';
 
   type $$Props = EdgeLayouted;
 
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
   export let animated: $$Props['animated'] = false;
   export let selected: $$Props['selected'] = false;
-  export let selectable: $$Props['selectable'] = true;
   export let hidden: $$Props['hidden'] = false;
   export let label: $$Props['label'] = undefined;
   export let labelStyle: $$Props['labelStyle'] = undefined;
@@ -43,16 +42,9 @@
   let className: string = '';
   export { className as class };
 
-  const {
-    edges,
-    edgeTypes,
-    flowId,
-    selectionRect,
-    selectionRectMode,
-    multiselectionKeyPressed,
-    addSelectedEdges,
-    unselectNodesAndEdges
-  } = useStore();
+  setContext('svelteflow__edge_id', id);
+
+  const { edgeLookup, edgeTypes, flowId } = useStore();
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher<{
     edgeclick: { edge: Edge; event: MouseEvent | TouchEvent };
     edgecontextmenu: { edge: Edge; event: MouseEvent };
@@ -62,30 +54,19 @@
   $: markerStartUrl = markerStart ? `url(#${getMarkerId(markerStart, $flowId)})` : undefined;
   $: markerEndUrl = markerEnd ? `url(#${getMarkerId(markerEnd, $flowId)})` : undefined;
 
+  const handleEdgeSelect = useHandleEdgeSelect();
+
   function onClick(event: MouseEvent | TouchEvent) {
-    const edge = $edges.find((e) => e.id === id);
+    const edge = $edgeLookup.get(id);
 
-    if (!edge) {
-      console.warn('012', errorMessages['error012'](id));
-      return;
+    if (edge) {
+      handleEdgeSelect(id);
+      dispatch('edgeclick', { event, edge });
     }
-
-    if (selectable) {
-      selectionRect.set(null);
-      selectionRectMode.set(null);
-
-      if (!edge.selected) {
-        addSelectedEdges([id]);
-      } else if (edge.selected && get(multiselectionKeyPressed)) {
-        unselectNodesAndEdges({ nodes: [], edges: [edge] });
-      }
-    }
-
-    dispatch('edgeclick', { event, edge });
   }
 
   function onContextMenu(event: MouseEvent) {
-    const edge = $edges.find((e) => e.id === id);
+    const edge = $edgeLookup.get(id);
 
     if (edge) {
       dispatch('edgecontextmenu', { event, edge });
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/EdgeRenderer/EdgeRenderer.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/EdgeRenderer/EdgeRenderer.svelte
index 663b72ea..d7a1a23b 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/EdgeRenderer/EdgeRenderer.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/EdgeRenderer/EdgeRenderer.svelte
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@
   </svg>
 
   {#each $visibleEdges as edge (edge.id)}
-    {@const edgeType = edge.type || 'default'}
-    {@const selectable = !!(
-      edge.selectable ||
-      ($elementsSelectable && typeof edge.selectable === 'undefined')
-    )}
-
     <EdgeWrapper
       id={edge.id}
       source={edge.source}
@@ -54,9 +48,8 @@
       ariaLabel={edge.ariaLabel}
       interactionWidth={edge.interactionWidth}
       class={edge.class}
-      type={edgeType}
+      type={edge.type || 'default'}
       zIndex={edge.zIndex}
-      {selectable}
       on:edgeclick
       on:edgecontextmenu
     />
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useHandleEdgeSelect.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useHandleEdgeSelect.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e6ba5d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useHandleEdgeSelect.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { get } from 'svelte/store';
+import { errorMessages } from '@xyflow/system';
+
+import { useStore } from '$lib/store';
+
+export function useHandleEdgeSelect() {
+  const {
+    edgeLookup,
+    selectionRect,
+    selectionRectMode,
+    multiselectionKeyPressed,
+    addSelectedEdges,
+    unselectNodesAndEdges,
+    elementsSelectable
+  } = useStore();
+
+  return (id: string) => {
+    const edge = get(edgeLookup).get(id);
+
+    if (!edge) {
+      console.warn('012', errorMessages['error012'](id));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const selectable =
+      edge.selectable || (get(elementsSelectable) && typeof edge.selectable === 'undefined');
+
+    if (selectable) {
+      selectionRect.set(null);
+      selectionRectMode.set(null);
+
+      if (!edge.selected) {
+        addSelectedEdges([id]);
+      } else if (edge.selected && get(multiselectionKeyPressed)) {
+        unselectNodesAndEdges({ nodes: [], edges: [edge] });
+      }
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/styles/base.css b/packages/svelte/src/styles/base.css
index b9861c98..80bc953d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/styles/base.css
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/styles/base.css
@@ -2,16 +2,7 @@
 @import '../../../system/src/styles/init.css';
 @import '../../../system/src/styles/base.css';
 
-.svelte-flow {
-  --edge-label-color-default: inherit;
-}
-
-.svelte-flow.dark {
-  --edge-label-color-default: #f8f8f8;
-}
-
 .svelte-flow__edge-label {
   text-align: center;
   position: absolute;
-  color: var(--edge-label-color, var(--edge-label-color-default));
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/styles/style.css b/packages/svelte/src/styles/style.css
index 308a6a1e..981bc92e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/styles/style.css
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/styles/style.css
@@ -3,19 +3,14 @@
 @import '../../../system/src/styles/style.css';
 @import '../../../system/src/styles/node-resizer.css';
 
-.svelte-flow {
-  --edge-label-color-default: inherit;
-}
-
-.svelte-flow.dark {
-  --edge-label-color-default: #f8f8f8;
-}
-
 .svelte-flow__edge-label {
   text-align: center;
   position: absolute;
+  padding: 2px;
   font-size: 10px;
-  color: var(--edge-label-color, var(--edge-label-color-default));
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: var(--xy-edge-label-color, var(--xy-edge-label-color-default));
+  background: var(--xy-edge-label-background-color, var(--xy-edge-label-background-color-default));
 }
 
 .svelte-flow__nodes {
diff --git a/packages/system/src/styles/init.css b/packages/system/src/styles/init.css
index a688f6b9..14519c74 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/styles/init.css
+++ b/packages/system/src/styles/init.css
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@
   }
 
   &.selected .xy-flow__edge-path,
-  &:focus .xy-flow__edge-path,
-  &:focus-visible .xy-flow__edge-path {
+  &.selectable:focus .xy-flow__edge-path,
+  &.selectable:focus-visible .xy-flow__edge-path {
     stroke: var(--xy-edge-stroke-selected, var(--xy-edge-stroke-selected-default));
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/system/src/styles/style.css b/packages/system/src/styles/style.css
index 880ebaf7..cb6f2b7c 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/styles/style.css
+++ b/packages/system/src/styles/style.css
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
   --xy-controls-button-color-hover-default: inherit;
   --xy-controls-button-border-color-default: #eee;
   --xy-controls-box-shadow-default: 0 0 2px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
+
+  --xy-edge-label-background-color-default: #ffffff;
+  --xy-edge-label-color-default: inherit;
 }
 
 .xy-flow.dark {
@@ -41,6 +44,9 @@
   --xy-controls-button-color-hover-default: #fff;
   --xy-controls-button-border-color-default: #5b5b5b;
   --xy-controls-box-shadow-default: 0 0 2px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
+
+  --xy-edge-label-background-color-default: #141414;
+  --xy-edge-label-color-default: #f8f8f8;
 }
 
 .xy-flow__edge {