diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/FlowGraph.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/FlowGraph.scala
index 5de26ce57c..ff39c568c8 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/FlowGraph.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/FlowGraph.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 package akka.stream.scaladsl2
 
 import scala.language.existentials
-import scalax.collection.edge.LDiEdge
+import scalax.collection.edge.LkDiEdge
 import scalax.collection.mutable.Graph
 import scalax.collection.immutable.{ Graph ⇒ ImmutableGraph }
 import org.reactivestreams.Subscriber
@@ -160,34 +160,41 @@ private[akka] object FlowGraphInternal {
     }
   }
 
+  // flow not part of equals/hashCode
+  case class EdgeLabel(qualifier: Int)(val flow: ProcessorFlow[Any, Any]) {
+    override def toString: String = flow.toString
+  }
+
 }
 
 /**
  * Builder of [[FlowGraph]] and [[PartialFlowGraph]].
  * Syntactic sugar is provided by [[FlowGraphImplicits]].
  */
-class FlowGraphBuilder private (graph: Graph[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LDiEdge]) {
+class FlowGraphBuilder private (graph: Graph[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LkDiEdge]) {
   import FlowGraphInternal._
 
-  private[akka] def this() = this(Graph.empty[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LDiEdge])
+  private[akka] def this() = this(Graph.empty[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LkDiEdge])
 
-  private[akka] def this(immutableGraph: ImmutableGraph[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LDiEdge]) =
-    this(Graph.from(edges = immutableGraph.edges.map(e ⇒ LDiEdge(e.from.value, e.to.value)(e.label)).toIterable))
+  private[akka] def this(immutableGraph: ImmutableGraph[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LkDiEdge]) =
+    this(Graph.from(edges = immutableGraph.edges.map(e ⇒ LkDiEdge(e.from.value, e.to.value)(e.label)).toIterable))
 
-  private implicit val edgeFactory = scalax.collection.edge.LDiEdge
+  private implicit val edgeFactory = scalax.collection.edge.LkDiEdge
+
+  var edgeQualifier = graph.edges.size
 
   def addEdge[In, Out](source: Source[In], flow: ProcessorFlow[In, Out], sink: Junction[Out]): this.type = {
     val sourceVertex = SourceVertex(source)
     checkAddSourceSinkPrecondition(sourceVertex)
     checkAddFanPrecondition(sink, in = true)
-    graph.addLEdge(sourceVertex, sink)(flow)
+    addGraphEdge(sourceVertex, sink, flow)
     this
   }
 
   def addEdge[In, Out](source: UndefinedSource[In], flow: ProcessorFlow[In, Out], sink: Junction[Out]): this.type = {
     checkAddSourceSinkPrecondition(source)
     checkAddFanPrecondition(sink, in = true)
-    graph.addLEdge(source, sink)(flow)
+    addGraphEdge(source, sink, flow)
     this
   }
 
@@ -195,21 +202,21 @@ class FlowGraphBuilder private (graph: Graph[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LDiEdge])
     val sinkVertex = SinkVertex(sink)
     checkAddSourceSinkPrecondition(sinkVertex)
     checkAddFanPrecondition(source, in = false)
-    graph.addLEdge(source, sinkVertex)(flow)
+    addGraphEdge(source, sinkVertex, flow)
     this
   }
 
   def addEdge[In, Out](source: Junction[In], flow: ProcessorFlow[In, Out], sink: UndefinedSink[Out]): this.type = {
     checkAddSourceSinkPrecondition(sink)
     checkAddFanPrecondition(source, in = false)
-    graph.addLEdge(source, sink)(flow)
+    addGraphEdge(source, sink, flow)
     this
   }
 
   def addEdge[In, Out](source: Junction[In], flow: ProcessorFlow[In, Out], sink: Junction[Out]): this.type = {
     checkAddFanPrecondition(source, in = false)
     checkAddFanPrecondition(sink, in = true)
-    graph.addLEdge(source, sink)(flow)
+    addGraphEdge(source, sink, flow)
     this
   }
 
@@ -223,6 +230,13 @@ class FlowGraphBuilder private (graph: Graph[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LDiEdge])
     this
   }
 
+  private def addGraphEdge[In, Out](from: Vertex, to: Vertex, flow: ProcessorFlow[In, Out]): Unit = {
+    if (edgeQualifier == Int.MaxValue) throw new IllegalArgumentException(s"Too many edges")
+    val label = EdgeLabel(edgeQualifier)(flow.asInstanceOf[ProcessorFlow[Any, Any]])
+    graph.addLEdge(from, to)(label)
+    edgeQualifier += 1
+  }
+
   def attachSink[Out](token: UndefinedSink[Out], sink: Sink[Out]): this.type = {
     graph.find(token) match {
       case Some(existing) ⇒
@@ -286,8 +300,8 @@ class FlowGraphBuilder private (graph: Graph[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LDiEdge])
   }
 
   //convert it to an immutable.Graph
-  private def immutableGraph(): ImmutableGraph[Vertex, LDiEdge] =
-    ImmutableGraph.from(edges = graph.edges.map(e ⇒ LDiEdge(e.from.value, e.to.value)(e.label)).toIterable)
+  private def immutableGraph(): ImmutableGraph[Vertex, LkDiEdge] =
+    ImmutableGraph.from(edges = graph.edges.map(e ⇒ LkDiEdge(e.from.value, e.to.value)(e.label)).toIterable)
 
   private def checkPartialBuildPreconditions(): Unit = {
     graph.findCycle match {
@@ -346,7 +360,7 @@ object FlowGraph {
    * Build a [[FlowGraph]] from scratch.
    */
   def apply(block: FlowGraphBuilder ⇒ Unit): FlowGraph =
-    apply(ImmutableGraph.empty[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LDiEdge])(block)
+    apply(ImmutableGraph.empty[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LkDiEdge])(block)
 
   /**
    * Continue building a [[FlowGraph]] from an existing `PartialFlowGraph`.
@@ -363,7 +377,7 @@ object FlowGraph {
   def apply(flowGraph: FlowGraph)(block: FlowGraphBuilder ⇒ Unit): FlowGraph =
     apply(flowGraph.graph)(block)
 
-  private def apply(graph: ImmutableGraph[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LDiEdge])(block: FlowGraphBuilder ⇒ Unit): FlowGraph = {
+  private def apply(graph: ImmutableGraph[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LkDiEdge])(block: FlowGraphBuilder ⇒ Unit): FlowGraph = {
     val builder = new FlowGraphBuilder(graph)
     block(builder)
     builder.build()
@@ -373,7 +387,7 @@ object FlowGraph {
 /**
  * Concrete flow graph that can be materialized with [[#run]].
  */
-class FlowGraph private[akka] (private[akka] val graph: ImmutableGraph[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LDiEdge]) {
+class FlowGraph private[akka] (private[akka] val graph: ImmutableGraph[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LkDiEdge]) {
   import FlowGraphInternal._
 
   /**
@@ -401,7 +415,7 @@ class FlowGraph private[akka] (private[akka] val graph: ImmutableGraph[FlowGraph
             if (memo.visited(edge)) {
               memo
             } else {
-              val flow = edge.label.asInstanceOf[ProcessorFlow[Any, Any]]
+              val flow = edge.label.asInstanceOf[EdgeLabel].flow
 
               // returns the materialized sink, if any
               def connectToDownstream(publisher: Publisher[Any]): Option[(SinkWithKey[_, _], Any)] = {
@@ -496,7 +510,7 @@ object PartialFlowGraph {
    * Build a [[PartialFlowGraph]] from scratch.
    */
   def apply(block: FlowGraphBuilder ⇒ Unit): PartialFlowGraph =
-    apply(ImmutableGraph.empty[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LDiEdge])(block)
+    apply(ImmutableGraph.empty[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LkDiEdge])(block)
 
   /**
    * Continue building a [[PartialFlowGraph]] from an existing `PartialFlowGraph`.
@@ -510,7 +524,7 @@ object PartialFlowGraph {
   def apply(flowGraph: FlowGraph)(block: FlowGraphBuilder ⇒ Unit): PartialFlowGraph =
     apply(flowGraph.graph)(block)
 
-  private def apply(graph: ImmutableGraph[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LDiEdge])(block: FlowGraphBuilder ⇒ Unit): PartialFlowGraph = {
+  private def apply(graph: ImmutableGraph[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LkDiEdge])(block: FlowGraphBuilder ⇒ Unit): PartialFlowGraph = {
     val builder = new FlowGraphBuilder(graph)
     block(builder)
     builder.partialBuild()
@@ -522,7 +536,7 @@ object PartialFlowGraph {
  * `PartialFlowGraph` may have sources and sinks that are not attach, and it can therefore not
  * be `run`.
  */
-class PartialFlowGraph private[akka] (private[akka] val graph: ImmutableGraph[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LDiEdge]) {
+class PartialFlowGraph private[akka] (private[akka] val graph: ImmutableGraph[FlowGraphInternal.Vertex, LkDiEdge]) {
   import FlowGraphInternal._
 
   def undefinedSources: Set[UndefinedSource[_]] =
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/FlowGraphCompileSpec.scala b/akka-stream/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/FlowGraphCompileSpec.scala
index 59f6371816..100a7d8b47 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/FlowGraphCompileSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl2/FlowGraphCompileSpec.scala
@@ -121,12 +121,7 @@ class FlowGraphCompileSpec extends AkkaSpec {
         val merge = Merge[String]
         import FlowGraphImplicits._
         in1 ~> f1 ~> bcast ~> f2 ~> merge ~> f3 ~> out1
-        bcast ~> f4 ~> bcast2 ~> f5 ~> merge
-        bcast2 ~> f6 ~> out2
-
-        // FIXME the following is doesn't work because of edge equality
-        //        in1 ~> f1 ~> bcast ~> f2 ~> merge ~> f3 ~> out1
-        //        bcast ~> f4 ~> merge
+        bcast ~> f4 ~> merge
       }.run()
     }