diff --git a/rules/label-required.js b/rules/label-required.js
index 0003a552..37163232 100644
--- a/rules/label-required.js
+++ b/rules/label-required.js
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ module.exports = function() {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (is(node, 'bpmn:BoundaryEvent')) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     // ignore sub-processes
     if (is(node, 'bpmn:SubProcess')) {
 
diff --git a/test/integration/bundling/test/app.rollup.expected.js b/test/integration/bundling/test/app.rollup.expected.js
index d093bbe0..220c727c 100644
--- a/test/integration/bundling/test/app.rollup.expected.js
+++ b/test/integration/bundling/test/app.rollup.expected.js
@@ -101,10 +101,6 @@
         return;
       }
 
-      if (is$2(node, 'bpmn:BoundaryEvent')) {
-        return;
-      }
-
       // ignore sub-processes
       if (is$2(node, 'bpmn:SubProcess')) {
 
diff --git a/test/integration/bundling/test/app.webpack.expected.js b/test/integration/bundling/test/app.webpack.expected.js
index a4a19b86..4190e24d 100644
--- a/test/integration/bundling/test/app.webpack.expected.js
+++ b/test/integration/bundling/test/app.webpack.expected.js
@@ -187,10 +187,6 @@ module.exports = function() {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (is(node, 'bpmn:BoundaryEvent')) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     // ignore sub-processes
     if (is(node, 'bpmn:SubProcess')) {
 
diff --git a/test/rules/label-required.mjs b/test/rules/label-required.mjs
index e803e687..fdfb3d53 100644
--- a/test/rules/label-required.mjs
+++ b/test/rules/label-required.mjs
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ RuleTester.verify('label-required', rule, {
         message,
         path: [ 'name' ]
       }
+    },{
+      moddleElement: readModdle(__dirname + '/label-required/invalid-boundary-event.bpmn'),
+      report: {
+        id: 'Element',
+        message,
+        path: [ 'name' ]
+      }
     }
   ]
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/rules/label-required/invalid-boundary-event.bpmn b/test/rules/label-required/invalid-boundary-event.bpmn
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c37eefb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/label-required/invalid-boundary-event.bpmn
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<bpmn:definitions xmlns:bpmn="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL" xmlns:bpmndi="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI" xmlns:dc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC" id="Definitions_027stl5" targetNamespace="http://bpmn.io/schema/bpmn" exporter="Camunda Modeler" exporterVersion="5.25.0">
+  <bpmn:process id="Process_1" isExecutable="true">
+    <bpmn:subProcess id="SubProcess_0w2vmlo" />
+    <bpmn:boundaryEvent id="Element" attachedToRef="SubProcess_0w2vmlo" />
+  </bpmn:process>
+  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BPMNDiagram_1">
+    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BPMNPlane_1" bpmnElement="Process_1">
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="SubProcess_0w2vmlo_di" bpmnElement="SubProcess_0w2vmlo" isExpanded="true">
+        <dc:Bounds x="127" y="89" width="350" height="200" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Element_di" bpmnElement="Element">
+        <dc:Bounds x="266" y="271" width="36" height="36" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+          <dc:Bounds x="281" y="314" width="7" height="14" />
+        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
+  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
+</bpmn:definitions>
diff --git a/test/rules/label-required/valid-boundary-event.bpmn b/test/rules/label-required/valid-boundary-event.bpmn
index ebed73b2..9f2791eb 100644
--- a/test/rules/label-required/valid-boundary-event.bpmn
+++ b/test/rules/label-required/valid-boundary-event.bpmn
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <bpmn:definitions xmlns:bpmn="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL" xmlns:bpmndi="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI" xmlns:dc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC" id="Definitions_027stl5" targetNamespace="http://bpmn.io/schema/bpmn" exporter="Camunda Modeler" exporterVersion="1.16.2">
   <bpmn:process id="Process_1" isExecutable="true">
     <bpmn:subProcess id="SubProcess_0w2vmlo" />
-    <bpmn:boundaryEvent id="BoundaryEvent_1wvvk9q" attachedToRef="SubProcess_0w2vmlo" />
     <bpmn:boundaryEvent id="BoundaryEvent_1cd1p27" name="A" attachedToRef="SubProcess_0w2vmlo" />
   </bpmn:process>
   <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BPMNDiagram_1">
@@ -10,9 +9,6 @@
       <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="SubProcess_0w2vmlo_di" bpmnElement="SubProcess_0w2vmlo" isExpanded="true">
         <dc:Bounds x="127" y="89" width="350" height="200" />
       </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
-      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="BoundaryEvent_1wvvk9q_di" bpmnElement="BoundaryEvent_1wvvk9q">
-        <dc:Bounds x="163" y="271" width="36" height="36" />
-      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
       <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="BoundaryEvent_1cd1p27_di" bpmnElement="BoundaryEvent_1cd1p27">
         <dc:Bounds x="266" y="271" width="36" height="36" />
         <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>