diff --git a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/simpleelement.cpp b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/simpleelement.cpp
index 657e8c314..9ecfdc12e 100644
--- a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/simpleelement.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/simpleelement.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,37 @@
 	along with QElectroTech.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 #include "simpleelement.h"
-
+/**
+ * @brief SimpleElement::SimpleElement
+ * @param location
+ * @param qgi
+ * @param s
+ * @param state
+ */
 SimpleElement::SimpleElement(const ElementsLocation &location, QGraphicsItem *qgi, Diagram *s, int *state) :
 	CustomElement(location, qgi, s, state)
 {
 	link_type_ = Simple;
+	connect(this, SIGNAL(elementInfoChange(DiagramContext)), this, SLOT(updateLabel()));
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief SimpleElement::~SimpleElement
+ */
+SimpleElement::~SimpleElement() {
+	disconnect(this, SIGNAL(elementInfoChange(DiagramContext)), this, SLOT(updateLabel()));
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief SimpleElement::updateLabel
+ * update label of this element
+ */
+void SimpleElement::updateLabel() {
+	QString label = elementInformations()["label"].toString();
+	bool	show  = elementInformations().keyMustShow("label");
+
+	// setup the label
+	(label.isEmpty() || !show)?
+				setTaggedText("label", "_", false):
+				setTaggedText("label", label, true);
 }
diff --git a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/simpleelement.h b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/simpleelement.h
index a0d326a40..1c8ca7e91 100644
--- a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/simpleelement.h
+++ b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/simpleelement.h
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ class SimpleElement : public CustomElement {
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 	public  :
-	explicit SimpleElement(const ElementsLocation &, QGraphicsItem * = 0, Diagram * = 0, int * = 0);
+		explicit SimpleElement(const ElementsLocation &, QGraphicsItem * = 0, Diagram * = 0, int * = 0);
+		~SimpleElement();
 
 	signals:
 
 	public slots:
+		void updateLabel();
 
 };