diff --git a/src/actions/actionBoundText.tsx b/src/actions/actionBoundText.tsx
index cc675615a..82fa05525 100644
--- a/src/actions/actionBoundText.tsx
+++ b/src/actions/actionBoundText.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { BOUND_TEXT_PADDING, ROUNDNESS, VERTICAL_ALIGN } from "../constants";
+import {
+  BOUND_TEXT_PADDING,
+  ROUNDNESS,
+  VERTICAL_ALIGN,
+  TEXT_ALIGN,
+} from "../constants";
 import { getNonDeletedElements, isTextElement, newElement } from "../element";
 import { mutateElement } from "../element/mutateElement";
 import {
@@ -132,6 +137,7 @@ export const actionBindText = register({
     mutateElement(textElement, {
       containerId: container.id,
       verticalAlign: VERTICAL_ALIGN.MIDDLE,
+      textAlign: TEXT_ALIGN.CENTER,
     });
     mutateElement(container, {
       boundElements: (container.boundElements || []).concat({
diff --git a/src/components/HelpDialog.tsx b/src/components/HelpDialog.tsx
index 8cb775fc5..bd2f38417 100644
--- a/src/components/HelpDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/HelpDialog.tsx
@@ -165,11 +165,12 @@ export const HelpDialog = ({ onClose }: { onClose?: () => void }) => {
               shortcuts={[KEYS.E, KEYS["0"]]}
             />
             <Shortcut
-              label={t("helpDialog.editSelectedShape")}
-              shortcuts={[
-                getShortcutKey("CtrlOrCmd+Enter"),
-                getShortcutKey(`CtrlOrCmd + ${t("helpDialog.doubleClick")}`),
-              ]}
+              label={t("helpDialog.editLineArrowPoints")}
+              shortcuts={[getShortcutKey("CtrlOrCmd+Enter")]}
+            />
+            <Shortcut
+              label={t("helpDialog.editText")}
+              shortcuts={[getShortcutKey("Enter")]}
             />
             <Shortcut
               label={t("helpDialog.textNewLine")}
diff --git a/src/element/textWysiwyg.test.tsx b/src/element/textWysiwyg.test.tsx
index c55a9befa..4ae3f26f9 100644
--- a/src/element/textWysiwyg.test.tsx
+++ b/src/element/textWysiwyg.test.tsx
@@ -777,6 +777,13 @@ describe("textWysiwyg", () => {
       ]);
       expect(text.containerId).toBe(rectangle.id);
       expect(text.verticalAlign).toBe(VERTICAL_ALIGN.MIDDLE);
+      expect(text.textAlign).toBe(TEXT_ALIGN.CENTER);
+      expect(text.x).toBe(
+        h.elements[0].x + h.elements[0].width / 2 - text.width / 2,
+      );
+      expect(text.y).toBe(
+        h.elements[0].y + h.elements[0].height / 2 - text.height / 2,
+      );
     });
 
     it("should update font family correctly on undo/redo by selecting bounded text when font family was updated", async () => {
diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en.json
index 3021014ea..8752d415a 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/locales/en.json
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@
     "doubleClick": "double-click",
     "drag": "drag",
     "editor": "Editor",
-    "editSelectedShape": "Edit selected shape (text/arrow/line)",
+    "editLineArrowPoints": "Edit line/arrow points",
+    "editText": "Edit text / add label",
     "github": "Found an issue? Submit",
     "howto": "Follow our guides",
     "or": "or",