diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-v2.spec.js b/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-v2.spec.js
index 60fba981e..10731de05 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-v2.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-v2.spec.js
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ flowchart TD
       I{{red text}} -->|default style| J[/blue text/]
       K[\\ red text\\] -->|default style| L[/blue text\\]
       M[\\ red text/] -->|default style| N[blue text];
+      O(((red text))) -->|default style| P(((blue text)));
       linkStyle default color:Sienna;
       style A stroke:#ff0000,fill:#ffcccc,color:#ff0000;
       style B stroke:#0000ff,fill:#ccccff,color:#0000ff;
@@ -383,6 +384,8 @@ flowchart TD
       style L stroke:#0000ff,fill:#ccccff,color:#0000ff;
       style M stroke:#ff0000,fill:#ffcccc,color:#ff0000;
       style N stroke:#0000ff,fill:#ccccff,color:#0000ff;
+      style O stroke:#ff0000,fill:#ffcccc,color:#ff0000;
+      style P stroke:#0000ff,fill:#ccccff,color:#0000ff;
       `,
       { htmlLabels: true, flowchart: { htmlLabels: true }, securityLevel: 'loose', logLevel: 2 }
     );
diff --git a/demos/flowchart.html b/demos/flowchart.html
index 1263a5b54..0ab1f6481 100644
--- a/demos/flowchart.html
+++ b/demos/flowchart.html
@@ -1047,6 +1047,7 @@
     L1[/red text\] <-->|default style| L2[/blue text\]
     M1[\red text/] <-->|default style| M2[\blue text/]
     N1[red text] <-->|default style| N2[blue text]
+    O1(((red text))) <-->|default style| O2(((blue text)))
     linkStyle default color:Sienna;
     style A1 stroke:#ff0000,fill:#ffcccc,color:#ff0000
     style B1 stroke:#ff0000,fill:#ffcccc,color:#ff0000
@@ -1062,6 +1063,7 @@
     style L1 stroke:#ff0000,fill:#ffcccc,color:#ff0000
     style M1 stroke:#ff0000,fill:#ffcccc,color:#ff0000
     style N1 stroke:#ff0000,fill:#ffcccc,color:#ff0000
+    style O1 stroke:#ff0000,fill:#ffcccc,color:#ff0000
     style A2 stroke:#0000ff,fill:#ccccff,color:#0000ff
     style B2 stroke:#0000ff,fill:#ccccff,color:#0000ff
     style C2 stroke:#0000ff,fill:#ccccff,color:#0000ff
@@ -1076,6 +1078,7 @@
     style L2 stroke:#0000ff,fill:#ccccff,color:#0000ff
     style M2 stroke:#0000ff,fill:#ccccff,color:#0000ff
     style N2 stroke:#0000ff,fill:#ccccff,color:#0000ff
+    style O2 stroke:#0000ff,fill:#ccccff,color:#0000ff
   </div>
 
   <hr/>
diff --git a/docs/flowchart.md b/docs/flowchart.md
index 795d27579..f33fe39cc 100644
--- a/docs/flowchart.md
+++ b/docs/flowchart.md
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@ flowchart TD
     B[\Go shopping/]
 ```
 
+### Double circle
+
+```mermaid-example
+flowchart TD
+    id1(((This is the text in the circle)))
+```
+
 ## Links between nodes
 
 Nodes can be connected with links/edges. It is possible to have different types of links or attach a text string to a link.
diff --git a/src/dagre-wrapper/nodes.js b/src/dagre-wrapper/nodes.js
index cb25f7fc0..52c6e0777 100644
--- a/src/dagre-wrapper/nodes.js
+++ b/src/dagre-wrapper/nodes.js
@@ -554,6 +554,42 @@ const circle = (parent, node) => {
   return shapeSvg;
 };
 
+const doublecircle = (parent, node) => {
+  const { shapeSvg, bbox, halfPadding } = labelHelper(parent, node, undefined, true);
+  const gap = 5;
+  const circleGroup = shapeSvg.insert('g', ':first-child');
+  const outerCircle = circleGroup.insert('circle');
+  const innerCircle = circleGroup.insert('circle');
+
+  // center the circle around its coordinate
+  outerCircle
+    .attr('style', node.style)
+    .attr('rx', node.rx)
+    .attr('ry', node.ry)
+    .attr('r', bbox.width / 2 + halfPadding + gap)
+    .attr('width', bbox.width + node.padding + gap * 2)
+    .attr('height', bbox.height + node.padding + gap * 2);
+
+  innerCircle
+    .attr('style', node.style)
+    .attr('rx', node.rx)
+    .attr('ry', node.ry)
+    .attr('r', bbox.width / 2 + halfPadding)
+    .attr('width', bbox.width + node.padding)
+    .attr('height', bbox.height + node.padding);
+
+  log.info('DoubleCircle main');
+
+  updateNodeBounds(node, outerCircle);
+
+  node.intersect = function (point) {
+    log.info('DoubleCircle intersect', node, bbox.width / 2 + halfPadding + gap, point);
+    return intersect.circle(node, bbox.width / 2 + halfPadding + gap, point);
+  };
+
+  return shapeSvg;
+};
+
 const subroutine = (parent, node) => {
   const { shapeSvg, bbox } = labelHelper(parent, node, undefined, true);
 
@@ -943,6 +979,7 @@ const shapes = {
   rectWithTitle,
   choice,
   circle,
+  doublecircle,
   stadium,
   hexagon,
   rect_left_inv_arrow,
diff --git a/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer-v2.js b/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer-v2.js
index 21300992c..ae58a0212 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer-v2.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer-v2.js
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ export const addVertices = function (vert, g, svgId, root, doc) {
       case 'group':
         _shape = 'rect';
         break;
+      case 'doublecircle':
+        _shape = 'doublecircle';
+        break;
       default:
         _shape = 'rect';
     }
diff --git a/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/flow-singlenode.spec.js b/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/flow-singlenode.spec.js
index acf0263fb..ee41a5c39 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/flow-singlenode.spec.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/flow-singlenode.spec.js
@@ -159,6 +159,40 @@ describe('[Singlenodes] when parsing', () => {
     expect(vert['a'].text).toBe('A <br> end');
   });
 
+  it('should handle a single double circle node', function () {
+    // Silly but syntactically correct
+    const res = flow.parser.parse('graph TD;a(((A)));');
+
+    const vert = flow.parser.yy.getVertices();
+    const edges = flow.parser.yy.getEdges();
+
+    expect(edges.length).toBe(0);
+    expect(vert['a'].type).toBe('doublecircle');
+  });
+
+  it('should handle a single double circle node with whitespace after it', function () {
+    // Silly but syntactically correct
+    const res = flow.parser.parse('graph TD;a(((A)))   ;');
+
+    const vert = flow.parser.yy.getVertices();
+    const edges = flow.parser.yy.getEdges();
+
+    expect(edges.length).toBe(0);
+    expect(vert['a'].type).toBe('doublecircle');
+  });
+
+  it('should handle a single double circle node with html in it (SN3)', function () {
+    // Silly but syntactically correct
+    const res = flow.parser.parse('graph TD;a(((A <br> end)));');
+
+    const vert = flow.parser.yy.getVertices();
+    const edges = flow.parser.yy.getEdges();
+
+    expect(edges.length).toBe(0);
+    expect(vert['a'].type).toBe('doublecircle');
+    expect(vert['a'].text).toBe('A <br> end');
+  });
+
   it('should handle a single node with alphanumerics starting on a char', function () {
     // Silly but syntactically correct
     const res = flow.parser.parse('graph TD;id1;');
diff --git a/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/flow.jison b/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/flow.jison
index f07182395..79175307a 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/flow.jison
+++ b/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/flow.jison
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ that id.
 "[|"                  return 'VERTEX_WITH_PROPS_START';
 "[("                  return 'CYLINDERSTART';
 ")]"                  return 'CYLINDEREND';
+"((("                 return 'DOUBLECIRCLESTART';
+")))"                 return 'DOUBLECIRCLEEND';
 \-                    return 'MINUS';
 "."                   return 'DOT';
 [\_]                  return 'UNDERSCORE';
@@ -373,6 +375,8 @@ node: vertex
 
 vertex:  idString SQS text SQE
         {$$ = $1;yy.addVertex($1,$3,'square');}
+    | idString DOUBLECIRCLESTART text DOUBLECIRCLEEND
+        {$$ = $1;yy.addVertex($1,$3,'doublecircle');}
     | idString PS PS text PE PE
         {$$ = $1;yy.addVertex($1,$4,'circle');}
     | idString '(-' text '-)'