diff --git a/src/chart/graph/GraphSeries.js b/src/chart/graph/GraphSeries.js
index 47d9fd98a3..13682126d3 100644
--- a/src/chart/graph/GraphSeries.js
+++ b/src/chart/graph/GraphSeries.js
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ var GraphSeries = echarts.extendSeriesModel({
         edgeSymbol: ['none', 'none'],
         edgeSymbolSize: 10,
         edgeLabel: {
-            position: 'middle'
+            position: 'middle',
+            distance: 5
         },
 
         draggable: false,