diff --git a/src/data/types.ts b/src/data/types.ts
index 06a60bfb38..421e038cff 100644
--- a/src/data/types.ts
+++ b/src/data/types.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export interface ImportedDataState {
   elements?:
     | readonly (
         | (ExcalidrawElement & {
-            children?: [
+            label?: [
               { text: string } & MarkOptional<
                 ElementConstructorOpts,
                 "x" | "y"
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export interface ImportedDataState {
           })
         | {
             type: Exclude<ExcalidrawGenericElement["type"], "selection">;
-            children?: [
+            label?: [
               { text: string } & MarkOptional<
                 ElementConstructorOpts,
                 "x" | "y"
diff --git a/src/element/newElement.ts b/src/element/newElement.ts
index 439488f7a5..350268c9dd 100644
--- a/src/element/newElement.ts
+++ b/src/element/newElement.ts
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ export const convertToExcalidrawElements = (
     if (!element) {
       return;
     }
-    const textElement = element.children?.find((child) => child.text !== null);
+    const textElement = element.label?.find((child) => child.text !== null);
     if (
       isValidTextContainer(element) &&
       textElement &&