diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.sirius.diagram.ui/src-diag/org/eclipse/sirius/diagram/ui/internal/refresh/GMFHelper.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.sirius.diagram.ui/src-diag/org/eclipse/sirius/diagram/ui/internal/refresh/GMFHelper.java
index f94b4723ca..350204b1f0 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.sirius.diagram.ui/src-diag/org/eclipse/sirius/diagram/ui/internal/refresh/GMFHelper.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.sirius.diagram.ui/src-diag/org/eclipse/sirius/diagram/ui/internal/refresh/GMFHelper.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Path;
@@ -45,12 +46,14 @@
 import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.notation.Bounds;
 import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.notation.Diagram;
 import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.notation.Edge;
+import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.notation.FontStyle;
 import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.notation.LayoutConstraint;
 import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.notation.Location;
 import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.notation.Node;
 import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.notation.NotationPackage;
 import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.notation.RelativeBendpoints;
 import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.notation.Size;
+import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.notation.Style;
 import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.notation.View;
 import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.notation.datatype.RelativeBendpoint;
 import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.sirius.diagram.ui.business.internal.query.DNodeContainerQuery;
 import org.eclipse.sirius.diagram.ui.business.internal.query.DNodeQuery;
 import org.eclipse.sirius.diagram.ui.edit.api.part.AbstractDiagramElementContainerEditPart;
+import org.eclipse.sirius.diagram.ui.edit.api.part.IDiagramNameEditPart;
 import org.eclipse.sirius.diagram.ui.internal.edit.parts.AbstractDNodeContainerCompartmentEditPart;
 import org.eclipse.sirius.diagram.ui.internal.edit.parts.DNodeContainer2EditPart;
 import org.eclipse.sirius.diagram.ui.internal.edit.parts.DNodeList2EditPart;
@@ -1086,7 +1090,16 @@ public static Dimension getLabelDimension(Node node, Dimension defaultDimension)
             if (!new DDiagramElementQuery(dDiagramElement).isLabelHidden()) {
                 if (siriusStyle instanceof BasicLabelStyle) {
                     BasicLabelStyle bls = (BasicLabelStyle) siriusStyle;
-                    Font defaultFont = VisualBindingManager.getDefault().getFontFromLabelStyle(bls, (String) viewQuery.getDefaultValue(NotationPackage.Literals.FONT_STYLE__FONT_NAME));
+                    String fontName = (String) viewQuery.getDefaultValue(NotationPackage.Literals.FONT_STYLE__FONT_NAME);
+                    Optional<Style> optionalStyle = getFontStyleOf(node);
+                    if (optionalStyle.isPresent() && optionalStyle.get() instanceof FontStyle) {
+                        String currentFontName = ((FontStyle) optionalStyle.get()).getFontName();
+                        if (currentFontName != null && !currentFontName.isEmpty()) {
+                            // Use the defined font name in the node if it is defined.
+                            fontName = currentFontName;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Font defaultFont = VisualBindingManager.getDefault().getFontFromLabelStyle(bls, fontName);
                     try {
                         labelSize = FigureUtilities.getStringExtents(dDiagramElement.getName(), defaultFont);
                         if (bls.isShowIcon()) {
@@ -1106,6 +1119,23 @@ public static Dimension getLabelDimension(Node node, Dimension defaultDimension)
         return labelSize;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the font style to use for this node. As in
+     * {@link org.eclipse.sirius.diagram.ui.edit.api.part.DiagramNameEditPartOperation#getFontStyle(IDiagramNameEditPart)},
+     * the parent style is used if no one is defined for the node.
+     * 
+     * @param node
+     *            The node to use
+     * @return The font style to use for this node
+     */
+    private static Optional<Style> getFontStyleOf(Node node) {
+        Style style = node.getStyle(NotationPackage.eINSTANCE.getFontStyle());
+        if (style == null && node.eContainer() instanceof View container) {
+            style = container.getStyle(NotationPackage.eINSTANCE.getFontStyle());
+        }
+        return Optional.ofNullable(style);
+    }
+
     private static Dimension getIconDimension(DSemanticDecorator dSemanticDecorator, BasicLabelStyle bls) {
         ImageDescriptor descriptor = null;
         EObject target = dSemanticDecorator.getTarget();