diff --git a/Modules/ROI/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/ROI/CMakeLists.txt
index 147dcf0fcf..e4ab9d0abe 100644
--- a/Modules/ROI/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/ROI/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mitk_create_module(
   DEPENDS MitkCore
+  PACKAGE_DEPENDS VTK|RenderingAnnotation
 )
 
 add_subdirectory(autoload/IO)
diff --git a/Modules/ROI/include/mitkROIMapper2D.h b/Modules/ROI/include/mitkROIMapper2D.h
index f7c81f61e9..b7443b3c2f 100644
--- a/Modules/ROI/include/mitkROIMapper2D.h
+++ b/Modules/ROI/include/mitkROIMapper2D.h
@@ -1,64 +1,69 @@
 /*============================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
 All rights reserved.
 
 Use of this source code is governed by a 3-clause BSD license that can be
 found in the LICENSE file.
 
 ============================================================================*/
 
 #ifndef mitkROIMapper2D_h
 #define mitkROIMapper2D_h
 
 #include <mitkLocalStorageHandler.h>
 #include <mitkVtkMapper.h>
 #include <MitkROIExports.h>
 
-#include <vtkPropAssembly.h>
-#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
+template <class T>
+class vtkSmartPointer;
+
+class vtkPropAssembly;
+class vtkCaptionActor2D;
 
 namespace mitk
 {
   class MITKROI_EXPORT ROIMapper2D : public VtkMapper
   {
     class LocalStorage : public Mapper::BaseLocalStorage
     {
     public:
       LocalStorage();
       ~LocalStorage() override;
 
       vtkPropAssembly* GetPropAssembly() const;
       void SetPropAssembly(vtkPropAssembly* propAssembly);
 
       const PlaneGeometry* GetLastPlaneGeometry() const;
       void SetLastPlaneGeometry(const PlaneGeometry* planeGeometry);
 
     protected:
       vtkSmartPointer<vtkPropAssembly> m_PropAssembly;
       PlaneGeometry::ConstPointer m_LastPlaneGeometry;
     };
 
   public:
     static void SetDefaultProperties(DataNode* node, BaseRenderer* renderer = nullptr, bool override = false);
 
     mitkClassMacro(ROIMapper2D, VtkMapper)
     itkFactorylessNewMacro(Self)
 
     vtkProp *GetVtkProp(mitk::BaseRenderer *renderer) override;
 
   protected:
     ROIMapper2D();
     ~ROIMapper2D() override;
 
     void GenerateDataForRenderer(BaseRenderer* renderer) override;
     void ApplyColorAndOpacityProperties(BaseRenderer* renderer, vtkActor* actor) override;
 
   private:
+    vtkSmartPointer<vtkCaptionActor2D> CreateCaptionActor(const std::string& caption, double* attachmentPoint, vtkProperty* property, const BaseRenderer* renderer) const;
+
     LocalStorageHandler<LocalStorage> m_LocalStorageHandler;
   };
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Modules/ROI/src/mitkROIMapper2D.cpp b/Modules/ROI/src/mitkROIMapper2D.cpp
index 0b5ee14d77..562c736917 100644
--- a/Modules/ROI/src/mitkROIMapper2D.cpp
+++ b/Modules/ROI/src/mitkROIMapper2D.cpp
@@ -1,151 +1,240 @@
 /*============================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
 All rights reserved.
 
 Use of this source code is governed by a 3-clause BSD license that can be
 found in the LICENSE file.
 
 ============================================================================*/
 
 #include <mitkROIMapper2D.h>
 #include <mitkROI.h>
 
+#include <vtkCaptionActor2D.h>
 #include <vtkCubeSource.h>
 #include <vtkPlane.h>
 #include <vtkPolyDataMapper.h>
 #include <vtkPolyDataPlaneCutter.h>
+#include <vtkPropAssembly.h>
 #include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
+#include <vtkTextActor.h>
+#include <vtkTextProperty.h>
 
 // Implemented in mitkROIMapper3D.cpp
 extern void ApplyIndividualProperties(const mitk::IPropertyProvider* properties, vtkActor* actor);
 
+namespace
+{
+  std::string GetName(const mitk::ROI::Element& roi)
+  {
+    auto property = roi.GetConstProperty("name");
+
+    if (property.IsNotNull())
+    {
+      auto nameProperty = dynamic_cast<const mitk::StringProperty*>(property.GetPointer());
+
+      if (nameProperty != nullptr)
+        return nameProperty->GetValue();
+    }
+
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  mitk::Point3D GetBottomLeftPoint(vtkPoints* points, mitk::BaseRenderer* renderer)
+  {
+    mitk::Point3D point = points->GetPoint(0);
+    mitk::Point2D bottomLeftDisplayPoint;
+    renderer->WorldToDisplay(point, bottomLeftDisplayPoint);
+
+    auto numPoints = points->GetNumberOfPoints();
+    mitk::Point2D displayPoint;
+
+    for (decltype(numPoints) i = 1; i < numPoints; ++i)
+    {
+      point.FillPoint(points->GetPoint(i));
+      renderer->WorldToDisplay(point, displayPoint);
+
+      bottomLeftDisplayPoint[0] = std::min(bottomLeftDisplayPoint[0], displayPoint[0]);
+      bottomLeftDisplayPoint[1] = std::min(bottomLeftDisplayPoint[1], displayPoint[1]);
+    }
+
+    renderer->DisplayToWorld(bottomLeftDisplayPoint, point);
+
+    return point;
+  }
+}
+
 mitk::ROIMapper2D::LocalStorage::LocalStorage()
   : m_PropAssembly(vtkSmartPointer<vtkPropAssembly>::New())
 {
 }
 
 mitk::ROIMapper2D::LocalStorage::~LocalStorage()
 {
 }
 
 vtkPropAssembly* mitk::ROIMapper2D::LocalStorage::GetPropAssembly() const
 {
   return m_PropAssembly;
 }
 
 void mitk::ROIMapper2D::LocalStorage::SetPropAssembly(vtkPropAssembly* propAssembly)
 {
   m_PropAssembly = propAssembly;
 }
 
 const mitk::PlaneGeometry* mitk::ROIMapper2D::LocalStorage::GetLastPlaneGeometry() const
 {
   return m_LastPlaneGeometry;
 }
 
 void mitk::ROIMapper2D::LocalStorage::SetLastPlaneGeometry(const PlaneGeometry* planeGeometry)
 {
   m_LastPlaneGeometry = planeGeometry;
 }
 
 void mitk::ROIMapper2D::SetDefaultProperties(DataNode* node, BaseRenderer* renderer, bool override)
 {
   // Implemented in ROIMapper3D
 }
 
 mitk::ROIMapper2D::ROIMapper2D()
 {
 }
 
 mitk::ROIMapper2D::~ROIMapper2D()
 {
 }
 
 void mitk::ROIMapper2D::GenerateDataForRenderer(BaseRenderer* renderer)
 {
   const auto* dataNode = this->GetDataNode();
 
   if (dataNode == nullptr)
     return;
 
   auto* localStorage = m_LocalStorageHandler.GetLocalStorage(renderer);
   const auto* planeGeometry = renderer->GetCurrentWorldPlaneGeometry();
 
   if (localStorage->GetLastPlaneGeometry() != nullptr && localStorage->GetLastPlaneGeometry()->IsOnPlane(planeGeometry) &&
       localStorage->GetLastGenerateDataTime() >= dataNode->GetMTime())
   {
     return;
   }
 
   localStorage->SetLastPlaneGeometry(planeGeometry->Clone());
 
   const auto* data = dynamic_cast<ROI*>(this->GetData());
 
   if (data == nullptr)
     return;
 
   auto propAssembly = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPropAssembly>::New();
 
   if (dataNode->IsVisible(renderer))
   {
     const auto* geometry = data->GetGeometry();
     const auto halfSpacing = geometry->GetSpacing() * 0.5f;
 
     auto plane = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPlane>::New();
     plane->SetOrigin(planeGeometry->GetOrigin().data());
     plane->SetNormal(planeGeometry->GetNormal().data());
 
     for (const auto& roi : *data)
     {
       Point3D min;
       geometry->IndexToWorld(roi.Min, min);
       min -= halfSpacing;
 
       Point3D max;
       geometry->IndexToWorld(roi.Max, max);
       max += halfSpacing;
 
       auto cube = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCubeSource>::New();
       cube->SetBounds(min[0], max[0], min[1], max[1], min[2], max[2]);
 
       auto cutter = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataPlaneCutter>::New();
       cutter->SetInputConnection(cube->GetOutputPort());
       cutter->SetPlane(plane);
       cutter->Update();
 
-      if (cutter->GetOutput()->GetNumberOfLines() == 0)
+      auto* slicePolyData = cutter->GetOutput();
+
+      if (slicePolyData->GetNumberOfLines() == 0)
         continue;
 
       auto mapper = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper>::New();
       mapper->SetInputConnection(cutter->GetOutputPort());
 
       auto actor = vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor>::New();
       actor->SetMapper(mapper);
 
       this->ApplyColorAndOpacityProperties(renderer, actor);
       ApplyIndividualProperties(roi.Properties, actor);
 
       propAssembly->AddPart(actor);
+
+      auto name = GetName(roi);
+
+      if (!name.empty())
+      {
+        auto bottomLeftPoint = GetBottomLeftPoint(slicePolyData->GetPoints(), renderer);
+        auto captionActor = CreateCaptionActor(name, bottomLeftPoint.data(), actor->GetProperty(), renderer);
+
+        propAssembly->AddPart(captionActor);
+      }
     }
   }
 
   localStorage->SetPropAssembly(propAssembly);
   localStorage->UpdateGenerateDataTime();
 }
 
 void mitk::ROIMapper2D::ApplyColorAndOpacityProperties(BaseRenderer* renderer, vtkActor* actor)
 {
   auto* property = actor->GetProperty();
 
   float opacity = 1.0f;
   this->GetOpacity(opacity, renderer);
   property->SetOpacity(opacity);
 }
 
 vtkProp* mitk::ROIMapper2D::GetVtkProp(BaseRenderer* renderer)
 {
   return m_LocalStorageHandler.GetLocalStorage(renderer)->GetPropAssembly();
 }
+
+vtkSmartPointer<vtkCaptionActor2D> mitk::ROIMapper2D::CreateCaptionActor(const std::string& caption, double* attachmentPoint, vtkProperty* property, const BaseRenderer* renderer) const
+{
+  auto captionActor = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCaptionActor2D>::New();
+  captionActor->SetPosition(property->GetLineWidth() * 0.5, property->GetLineWidth() * 0.5);
+  captionActor->GetTextActor()->SetTextScaleModeToNone();
+  captionActor->SetAttachmentPoint(attachmentPoint);
+  captionActor->SetCaption(caption.c_str());
+  captionActor->BorderOff();
+  captionActor->LeaderOff();
+
+  auto* textProperty = captionActor->GetCaptionTextProperty();
+  textProperty->SetColor(property->GetColor());
+  textProperty->SetOpacity(property->GetOpacity());
+  textProperty->ShadowOff();
+
+  auto* dataNode = this->GetDataNode();
+
+  int fontSize = 16;
+  dataNode->GetIntProperty("font.size", fontSize, renderer);
+  textProperty->SetFontSize(fontSize);
+
+  bool bold = false;
+  dataNode->GetBoolProperty("font.bold", bold, renderer);
+  textProperty->SetBold(bold);
+
+  bool italic = false;
+  dataNode->GetBoolProperty("font.italic", italic, renderer);
+  textProperty->SetItalic(italic);
+
+  return captionActor;
+}