diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram.spec.js b/cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram.spec.js
index 1e4585149..4b0efc85c 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram.spec.js
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ describe('Class diagram', () => {
       Class01 : size()
       Class01 : int chimp
       Class01 : int gorilla
+      Class01 : -int privateChimp
+      Class01 : +int publicGorilla
+      Class01 : #int protectedMarmoset
       Class08 <--> C2: Cool label
       class Class10 {
         &lt;&lt;service&gt;&gt;
diff --git a/dist/index.html b/dist/index.html
index 73f6ff154..2fb6f2ab6 100644
--- a/dist/index.html
+++ b/dist/index.html
@@ -408,9 +408,9 @@ Class09 "0" --* "1..n" C3
 Class09 --|> Class07
 Class07 : equals()
 Class07 : Object[] elementData
-Class01 : size()
-Class01 : int chimp
-Class01 : int gorilla
+Class01 : #size()
+Class01 : -int chimp
+Class01 : +int gorilla
 Class08 <--> C2: Cool label
 class Class10 {
   &lt;&lt;service&gt;&gt;
diff --git a/src/diagrams/class/classDiagram.spec.js b/src/diagrams/class/classDiagram.spec.js
index a24a01a88..4ed51c1db 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/class/classDiagram.spec.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/class/classDiagram.spec.js
@@ -40,6 +40,21 @@ describe('class diagram, ', function() {
 
       parser.parse(str);
     });
+
+    it('should handle visibility for methods and members', function() {
+      const str =
+        'classDiagram\n' +
+        'class TestClass\n' +
+        'TestClass : -int privateMember\n' +
+        'TestClass : +int publicMember\n' +
+        'TestClass : #int protectedMember\n' +
+        'TestClass : -privateMethod()\n' +
+        'TestClass : +publicMethod()\n' +
+        'TestClass : #protectedMethod()\n' +
+
+      parser.parse(str);
+    });
+
     it('should handle class definitions', function() {
       const str =
         'classDiagram\n' +
diff --git a/src/diagrams/class/parser/classDiagram.jison b/src/diagrams/class/parser/classDiagram.jison
index 4b0fe97c2..f9e1d22af 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/class/parser/classDiagram.jison
+++ b/src/diagrams/class/parser/classDiagram.jison
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 \s*o                  return 'AGGREGATION';
 \-\-                  return 'LINE';
 \.\.                  return 'DOTTED_LINE';
-":"[^#\n;]+        return 'LABEL';
+":"[^\n;]+        return 'LABEL';
 \-                    return 'MINUS';
 "."                   return 'DOT';
 \+                    return 'PLUS';