Index: Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Converter/MapPointDataConverter.cs
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diff -u -r39b0ea19fee7f9373ca435ceed191355713d6749 -rc4063044a98da7c2f0c1f4ed735554964f0f7719
--- Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Converter/MapPointDataConverter.cs	(.../MapPointDataConverter.cs)	(revision 39b0ea19fee7f9373ca435ceed191355713d6749)
+++ Core/Components/src/Core.Components.DotSpatial/Converter/MapPointDataConverter.cs	(.../MapPointDataConverter.cs)	(revision c4063044a98da7c2f0c1f4ed735554964f0f7719)
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 // All rights reserved.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Drawing;
 using System.Linq;
 using Core.Components.Gis.Data;
 using Core.Components.Gis.Features;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
 using DotSpatial.Data;
 using DotSpatial.Symbology;
 using DotSpatial.Topology;
+using Point = DotSpatial.Topology.Point;
 
 namespace Core.Components.DotSpatial.Converter
 {
@@ -74,7 +76,12 @@
 
             if (featureSet.DataTable.Columns.Count > 0)
             {
-                labelLayer.Symbology.Categories[0].Symbolizer.PriorityField = "ID";
+                labelLayer.Symbology.Categories[0].Symbolizer = new LabelSymbolizer
+                {
+                    Orientation = ContentAlignment.MiddleRight,
+                    OffsetX = 5,
+                    PriorityField = "ID"
+                };
                 labelLayer.Symbology.Categories[0].Expression = "[name]";
             }
 
Index: Core/Components/test/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Test/Converter/MapPointDataConverterTest.cs
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diff -u -r39b0ea19fee7f9373ca435ceed191355713d6749 -rc4063044a98da7c2f0c1f4ed735554964f0f7719
--- Core/Components/test/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Test/Converter/MapPointDataConverterTest.cs	(.../MapPointDataConverterTest.cs)	(revision 39b0ea19fee7f9373ca435ceed191355713d6749)
+++ Core/Components/test/Core.Components.DotSpatial.Test/Converter/MapPointDataConverterTest.cs	(.../MapPointDataConverterTest.cs)	(revision c4063044a98da7c2f0c1f4ed735554964f0f7719)
@@ -192,8 +192,11 @@
             Assert.AreEqual("Name", dataColumns[1].ColumnName);
 
             Assert.IsNotNull(layer.LabelLayer);
-            Assert.AreEqual("ID", layer.LabelLayer.Symbology.Categories[0].Symbolizer.PriorityField);
-            Assert.AreEqual("[name]", layer.LabelLayer.Symbology.Categories[0].Expression);
+            var labelCategory = layer.LabelLayer.Symbology.Categories[0];
+            Assert.AreEqual("ID", labelCategory.Symbolizer.PriorityField);
+            Assert.AreEqual(ContentAlignment.MiddleRight, labelCategory.Symbolizer.Orientation);
+            Assert.AreEqual(5, labelCategory.Symbolizer.OffsetX);
+            Assert.AreEqual("[name]", labelCategory.Expression);
         }
 
         [Test]