diff --git a/docs/network/nodes.html b/docs/network/nodes.html
index 7e4788ee67..f16c543545 100644
--- a/docs/network/nodes.html
+++ b/docs/network/nodes.html
@@ -439,6 +439,8 @@ <h3>Options</h3>
     drawExternalLabel() {
       ctx.drawSomeTextOutsideOfTheNode();
     },
+    // node dimensions defined by node drawing
+    nodeDimensions: { width, height },
   };
 }
                 </pre>
diff --git a/examples/network/nodeStyles/shapes.html b/examples/network/nodeStyles/shapes.html
index e167f836f8..76cf7c3ebc 100644
--- a/examples/network/nodeStyles/shapes.html
+++ b/examples/network/nodeStyles/shapes.html
@@ -54,29 +54,113 @@
           shape: 'custom', 
           ctxRenderer: ({ ctx, x, y, state: { selected, hover }, style }) => {
             const r = style.size;
+            const drawNode = () => {
+              ctx.beginPath();
+              const sides = 6;
+              const a = (Math.PI * 2) / sides;
+              ctx.moveTo(x , y + r);
+              for (let i = 1; i < sides; i++) {
+                ctx.lineTo(x + r * Math.sin(a * i), y + r * Math.cos(a * i));
+              }
+              ctx.closePath();
+              ctx.save();
+              ctx.fillStyle = 'red';
+              ctx.fill(); 
+              ctx.stroke();
+              ctx.restore();
+              
+              ctx.font = "normal 12px sans-serif";
+              ctx.fillStyle = 'black';
+              ctx.fillText('custom shape', x - r + 10, y, 2 * r - 20);
+            }
+            return {
+              drawNode, 
+              nodeDimensions: { width: 2*r, height: 2*r }
+            } 
+          }
+
+        },  
+        {
+          id: 37, 
+          label: 'FIELD---my value', 
+          shape: 'custom', 
+          group: 'a',
+          ctxRenderer: ({ ctx, x, y, state: { selected, hover }, style, label }) => {
+            const splittedLabel = label.split('---')
+            ctx.save();
+            ctx.restore();
+            const labelText = splittedLabel[0]
+            const valueText = splittedLabel[1]
+            const r = 5
+
+            const labelWidth = ctx.measureText(labelText).width;
+            const valueWidth = ctx.measureText(valueText).width;
+
+            const wPadding = 10
+            const hPadding = 10
 
+            const w = 200
+            const h = 60
+            const drawNode = () => {
+              const r2d = Math.PI / 180;
+            if (w - 2 * r < 0) {
+              r = w / 2;
+            } //ensure that the radius isn't too large for x
+            if (h - 2 * r < 0) {
+              r = h / 2;
+            } //ensure that the radius isn't too large for y
+
+            const top = y - h / 2
+            const left = x - w / 2
+
+            ctx.lineWidth = 2;
             ctx.beginPath();
-            const sides = 6;
-            const a = (Math.PI * 2) / sides;
-            ctx.moveTo(x , y + r);
-            for (let i = 1; i < sides; i++) {
-              ctx.lineTo(x + r * Math.sin(a * i), y + r * Math.cos(a * i));
-            }
+            ctx.moveTo(left + r, top);
+            ctx.lineTo(left + w - r, top);
+            ctx.arc(left + w - r, top + r, r, r2d * 270, r2d * 360, false);
+            ctx.lineTo(left + w, top + h - r);
+            ctx.arc(left + w - r, top + h - r, r, 0, r2d * 90, false);
+            ctx.lineTo(left + r, top + h);
+            ctx.arc(left + r, top + h - r, r, r2d * 90, r2d * 180, false);
+            ctx.lineTo(left, top + r);
+            ctx.arc(left + r, top + r, r, r2d * 180, r2d * 270, false);
             ctx.closePath();
             ctx.save();
-            ctx.fillStyle = 'red';
+            ctx.fillStyle = style.color || '#56CCF2';
             ctx.fill(); 
+            ctx.strokeStyle = '#FFFFFF';
             ctx.stroke();
-            ctx.restore();
-            
+
+            // label text
             ctx.font = "normal 12px sans-serif";
+            ctx.fillStyle = 'grey';
+            ctx.textAlign = 'center';
+            ctx.textBaseline = 'middle';
+            const textHeight1 = 12
+            ctx.fillText(labelText, left + w / 2, top + textHeight1 + hPadding, w);
+
+            // value text
+            ctx.font = "bold 14px sans-serif";
             ctx.fillStyle = 'black';
-            ctx.fillText('custom shape', x - r + 10, y, 2 * r - 20);
+            const textHeight2 = 12
+
+            ctx.fillText(valueText, left + w / 2, top + h / 2  + hPadding, w);
+
+            }
+            
+            ctx.save();
+            ctx.restore();
+            return {
+              drawNode, 
+              nodeDimensions: { width:w, height: h }
+            } 
+
           }
-        },     
+        },        
       ];
 
       edges = [
+        {from: 1, to: 37, arrows: { to: { enabled: true}}}
       ];
 
       // create a network
diff --git a/lib/network/modules/components/nodes/shapes/CustomShape.js b/lib/network/modules/components/nodes/shapes/CustomShape.js
index 3ca9f909be..06ecd9b78f 100644
--- a/lib/network/modules/components/nodes/shapes/CustomShape.js
+++ b/lib/network/modules/components/nodes/shapes/CustomShape.js
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ class CustomShape extends ShapeBase {
       };
     }
 
+    if (drawLater.nodeDimensions) {
+      this.customSizeWidth = drawLater.nodeDimensions.width;
+      this.customSizeHeight = drawLater.nodeDimensions.height;
+    }
+
     return drawLater;
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/network/modules/components/nodes/util/ShapeBase.js b/lib/network/modules/components/nodes/util/ShapeBase.js
index 648c4b670d..87fd1401d5 100644
--- a/lib/network/modules/components/nodes/util/ShapeBase.js
+++ b/lib/network/modules/components/nodes/util/ShapeBase.js
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ class ShapeBase extends NodeBase {
     if (this.needsRefresh(selected, hover)) {
       this.labelModule.getTextSize(ctx, selected, hover);
       const size = 2 * values.size;
-      this.width = size;
-      this.height = size;
-      this.radius = 0.5*this.width;
+      this.width = this.customSizeWidth ?? size;
+      this.height = this.customSizeHeight ?? size;
+      this.radius = 0.5 * this.width;
     }
   }
 
@@ -58,9 +58,11 @@ class ShapeBase extends NodeBase {
 
     if (this.options.icon !== undefined) {
       if (this.options.icon.code !== undefined) {
-        ctx.font = (selected ? "bold " : "")
-            + (this.height / 2) + "px "
-            + (this.options.icon.face || 'FontAwesome');
+        ctx.font =
+          (selected ? "bold " : "") +
+          this.height / 2 +
+          "px " +
+          (this.options.icon.face || "FontAwesome");
         ctx.fillStyle = this.options.icon.color || "black";
         ctx.textAlign = "center";
         ctx.textBaseline = "middle";
@@ -73,14 +75,7 @@ class ShapeBase extends NodeBase {
         if (this.options.label !== undefined) {
           // Need to call following here in order to ensure value for
           // `this.labelModule.size.height`.
-          this.labelModule.calculateLabelSize(
-            ctx,
-            selected,
-            hover,
-            x,
-            y,
-            'hanging'
-          );
+          this.labelModule.calculateLabelSize(ctx, selected, hover, x, y, 'hanging');
           const yLabel =
             y + 0.5 * this.height + 0.5 * this.labelModule.size.height;
           this.labelModule.draw(ctx, x, yLabel, selected, hover, 'hanging');