diff --git a/ci/release/changelogs/next.md b/ci/release/changelogs/next.md
index 4457be55c..07a9d41ed 100644
--- a/ci/release/changelogs/next.md
+++ b/ci/release/changelogs/next.md
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
 #### Bugfixes ⛑️
 
 - Restricts where `near` key constant values can be used, with good error messages, instead of erroring (e.g. setting `near: top-center` on a container would cause bad layouts or error). [#538](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/538)
+- Fixes an error during ELK layout when images had empty labels. [#555](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/555)
 - Fixes rendering classes and tables with empty headers. [#498](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/498)
diff --git a/d2layouts/d2elklayout/layout.go b/d2layouts/d2elklayout/layout.go
index 6dd37f828..ada0ca0e7 100644
--- a/d2layouts/d2elklayout/layout.go
+++ b/d2layouts/d2elklayout/layout.go
@@ -147,8 +147,10 @@ func Layout(ctx context.Context, g *d2graph.Graph) (err error) {
 
 	walk(g.Root, nil, func(obj, parent *d2graph.Object) {
 		height := obj.Height
-		if obj.Attributes.Shape.Value == d2target.ShapeImage || obj.Attributes.Icon != nil {
-			height += float64(*obj.LabelHeight) + label.PADDING
+		if obj.LabelWidth != nil && obj.LabelHeight != nil {
+			if obj.Attributes.Shape.Value == d2target.ShapeImage || obj.Attributes.Icon != nil {
+				height += float64(*obj.LabelHeight) + label.PADDING
+			}
 		}
 
 		n := &ELKNode{
diff --git a/e2etests/regression_test.go b/e2etests/regression_test.go
index f823b03c2..a3698795b 100644
--- a/e2etests/regression_test.go
+++ b/e2etests/regression_test.go
@@ -248,6 +248,20 @@ code: |go
     b := a + 7
     fmt.Printf("%d", b)
 |
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "elk_img_empty_label_panic",
+			script: `
+img: {
+	label: ""
+	shape: image
+	icon: https://icons.terrastruct.com/infra/019-network.svg
+}
+ico: {
+	label: ""
+	icon: https://icons.terrastruct.com/infra/019-network.svg
+}
 `,
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/e2etests/testdata/regression/elk_img_empty_label_panic/dagre/board.exp.json b/e2etests/testdata/regression/elk_img_empty_label_panic/dagre/board.exp.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1b566716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2etests/testdata/regression/elk_img_empty_label_panic/dagre/board.exp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+{
+  "name": "",
+  "fontFamily": "SourceSansPro",
+  "shapes": [
+    {
+      "id": "img",
+      "type": "image",
+      "pos": {
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 0
+      },
+      "width": 128,
+      "height": 128,
+      "opacity": 1,
+      "strokeDash": 0,
+      "strokeWidth": 2,
+      "borderRadius": 0,
+      "fill": "#FFFFFF",
+      "stroke": "#0D32B2",
+      "shadow": false,
+      "3d": false,
+      "multiple": false,
+      "tooltip": "",
+      "link": "",
+      "icon": {
+        "Scheme": "https",
+        "Opaque": "",
+        "User": null,
+        "Host": "icons.terrastruct.com",
+        "Path": "/infra/019-network.svg",
+        "RawPath": "",
+        "ForceQuery": false,
+        "RawQuery": "",
+        "Fragment": "",
+        "RawFragment": ""
+      },
+      "iconPosition": "INSIDE_MIDDLE_CENTER",
+      "blend": false,
+      "fields": null,
+      "methods": null,
+      "columns": null,
+      "label": "",
+      "fontSize": 16,
+      "fontFamily": "DEFAULT",
+      "language": "",
+      "color": "#0A0F25",
+      "italic": false,
+      "bold": true,
+      "underline": false,
+      "labelWidth": 0,
+      "labelHeight": 0,
+      "zIndex": 0,
+      "level": 1
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "ico",
+      "type": "",
+      "pos": {
+        "x": 188,
+        "y": 14
+      },
+      "width": 100,
+      "height": 100,
+      "opacity": 1,
+      "strokeDash": 0,
+      "strokeWidth": 2,
+      "borderRadius": 0,
+      "fill": "#F7F8FE",
+      "stroke": "#0D32B2",
+      "shadow": false,
+      "3d": false,
+      "multiple": false,
+      "tooltip": "",
+      "link": "",
+      "icon": {
+        "Scheme": "https",
+        "Opaque": "",
+        "User": null,
+        "Host": "icons.terrastruct.com",
+        "Path": "/infra/019-network.svg",
+        "RawPath": "",
+        "ForceQuery": false,
+        "RawQuery": "",
+        "Fragment": "",
+        "RawFragment": ""
+      },
+      "iconPosition": "INSIDE_MIDDLE_CENTER",
+      "blend": false,
+      "fields": null,
+      "methods": null,
+      "columns": null,
+      "label": "",
+      "fontSize": 16,
+      "fontFamily": "DEFAULT",
+      "language": "",
+      "color": "#0A0F25",
+      "italic": false,
+      "bold": true,
+      "underline": false,
+      "labelWidth": 0,
+      "labelHeight": 0,
+      "zIndex": 0,
+      "level": 1
+    }
+  ],
+  "connections": []
+}
diff --git a/e2etests/testdata/regression/elk_img_empty_label_panic/dagre/sketch.exp.svg b/e2etests/testdata/regression/elk_img_empty_label_panic/dagre/sketch.exp.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3726c5c2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2etests/testdata/regression/elk_img_empty_label_panic/dagre/sketch.exp.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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+style="background: white;"
+xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+width="488" height="328" viewBox="-100 -100 488 328"><style type="text/css">
+<![CDATA[
+.shape {
+  shape-rendering: geometricPrecision;
+  stroke-linejoin: round;
+}
+.connection {
+  stroke-linecap: round;
+  stroke-linejoin: round;
+}
+.blend {
+  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
+  opacity: 0.5;
+}
+
+]]>
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+</mask><style type="text/css"><![CDATA[]]></style></svg>
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diff --git a/e2etests/testdata/regression/elk_img_empty_label_panic/elk/board.exp.json b/e2etests/testdata/regression/elk_img_empty_label_panic/elk/board.exp.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e37d0a2b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2etests/testdata/regression/elk_img_empty_label_panic/elk/board.exp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+{
+  "name": "",
+  "fontFamily": "SourceSansPro",
+  "shapes": [
+    {
+      "id": "img",
+      "type": "image",
+      "pos": {
+        "x": 12,
+        "y": 12
+      },
+      "width": 128,
+      "height": 128,
+      "opacity": 1,
+      "strokeDash": 0,
+      "strokeWidth": 2,
+      "borderRadius": 0,
+      "fill": "#FFFFFF",
+      "stroke": "#0D32B2",
+      "shadow": false,
+      "3d": false,
+      "multiple": false,
+      "tooltip": "",
+      "link": "",
+      "icon": {
+        "Scheme": "https",
+        "Opaque": "",
+        "User": null,
+        "Host": "icons.terrastruct.com",
+        "Path": "/infra/019-network.svg",
+        "RawPath": "",
+        "ForceQuery": false,
+        "RawQuery": "",
+        "Fragment": "",
+        "RawFragment": ""
+      },
+      "iconPosition": "INSIDE_MIDDLE_CENTER",
+      "blend": false,
+      "fields": null,
+      "methods": null,
+      "columns": null,
+      "label": "",
+      "fontSize": 16,
+      "fontFamily": "DEFAULT",
+      "language": "",
+      "color": "#0A0F25",
+      "italic": false,
+      "bold": true,
+      "underline": false,
+      "labelWidth": 0,
+      "labelHeight": 0,
+      "zIndex": 0,
+      "level": 1
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "ico",
+      "type": "",
+      "pos": {
+        "x": 160,
+        "y": 26
+      },
+      "width": 100,
+      "height": 100,
+      "opacity": 1,
+      "strokeDash": 0,
+      "strokeWidth": 2,
+      "borderRadius": 0,
+      "fill": "#F7F8FE",
+      "stroke": "#0D32B2",
+      "shadow": false,
+      "3d": false,
+      "multiple": false,
+      "tooltip": "",
+      "link": "",
+      "icon": {
+        "Scheme": "https",
+        "Opaque": "",
+        "User": null,
+        "Host": "icons.terrastruct.com",
+        "Path": "/infra/019-network.svg",
+        "RawPath": "",
+        "ForceQuery": false,
+        "RawQuery": "",
+        "Fragment": "",
+        "RawFragment": ""
+      },
+      "iconPosition": "INSIDE_MIDDLE_CENTER",
+      "blend": false,
+      "fields": null,
+      "methods": null,
+      "columns": null,
+      "label": "",
+      "fontSize": 16,
+      "fontFamily": "DEFAULT",
+      "language": "",
+      "color": "#0A0F25",
+      "italic": false,
+      "bold": true,
+      "underline": false,
+      "labelWidth": 0,
+      "labelHeight": 0,
+      "zIndex": 0,
+      "level": 1
+    }
+  ],
+  "connections": []
+}
diff --git a/e2etests/testdata/regression/elk_img_empty_label_panic/elk/sketch.exp.svg b/e2etests/testdata/regression/elk_img_empty_label_panic/elk/sketch.exp.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81e2051b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2etests/testdata/regression/elk_img_empty_label_panic/elk/sketch.exp.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
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+<svg
+style="background: white;"
+xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+width="448" height="328" viewBox="-88 -88 448 328"><style type="text/css">
+<![CDATA[
+.shape {
+  shape-rendering: geometricPrecision;
+  stroke-linejoin: round;
+}
+.connection {
+  stroke-linecap: round;
+  stroke-linejoin: round;
+}
+.blend {
+  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
+  opacity: 0.5;
+}
+
+]]>
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