diff --git a/evalme/tests/test_text.py b/evalme/tests/test_text.py
index 1bbd6e4..1170483 100644
--- a/evalme/tests/test_text.py
+++ b/evalme/tests/test_text.py
@@ -584,4 +584,16 @@ def test_htmltags_migration_per_label():
     html_tags1 = HTMLTagsEvalItem(raw_data=item_old, shape_key="hypertextlabels")
     html_tags2 = HTMLTagsEvalItem(raw_data=item_new, shape_key="hypertextlabels")
     assert html_tags1.intersection(html_tags2, per_label=True) == {'Title': 0.9285714285714286}
-    assert html_tags2.intersection(html_tags1, per_label=True) == {'Title': 0.9285714285714286}
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+    assert html_tags2.intersection(html_tags1, per_label=True) == {'Title': 0.9285714285714286}
+
+
+def test_taxonomy_control_weights():
+    """
+    Test taxonomy with label weights
+    :return:
+    """
+    label_weights = {"B": 0.5, "B_A": 0.2}
+    pred = intersection_taxonomy(tree_subview_1, tree_subview_2, label_config=label_config_subview, label_weights=label_weights)
+    assert pred == 0.2
+    pred_vice = intersection_taxonomy(tree_subview_2, tree_subview_1, label_config=label_config_subview, label_weights=label_weights)
+    assert pred_vice == 0.05
diff --git a/evalme/text/text.py b/evalme/text/text.py
index 3b42b60..8e58ef6 100644
--- a/evalme/text/text.py
+++ b/evalme/text/text.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def spans_iou(self, prediction, per_label=False, label_config=None, label_weight
                             taxonomy_gt_list.extend(TaxonomyEvalItem._transform_tree(master_tree, item_gt_tx))
                         for item in taxonomy_pred_list:
                             if item in taxonomy_gt_list:
-                                temp += 1
+                                temp += label_weights.get(item[-1], 1)
                         matches += (temp / max(len(taxonomy_gt_list), 1))
                         tasks += 1
             return matches / max(tasks, 1)
@@ -287,6 +287,8 @@ def path_matches(self, prediction, per_label=False, label_weights=dict()):
     def _tree(label_config):
         """
         Creating Tree from label_config
+        Example for default config:
+            {'Archaea': {}, 'Bacteria': {}, 'Eukarya': {'Human': {}, 'Oppossum': {}, 'Extraterrestial': {}}}
         """
 
         def recursive_lookup(d, k='Taxonomy'):
@@ -366,6 +368,12 @@ def paths(self):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _compare_list(gt, pred):
+        """
+        Compare taxonomy path in depth
+        :param gt: ground truth value
+        :param pred: predicted value
+        :return: score [0..1]
+        """
         score = 0
         for p, g in zip(pred, gt):
             if p == g: