diff --git a/src/Explorer/Graph/NewVertexComponent/NewVertexComponent.less b/src/Explorer/Graph/NewVertexComponent/NewVertexComponent.less
index 7f214d22d..6993cbe39 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Graph/NewVertexComponent/NewVertexComponent.less
+++ b/src/Explorer/Graph/NewVertexComponent/NewVertexComponent.less
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
       .flex-direction(@direction: row);
       padding: 4px 5px;
 
-      label {
-        padding: 0px;
-      }
-
       .valueCol {
         flex-grow: 1;
         padding-right: 5px;
@@ -63,6 +59,10 @@
     height: 100%;
   }
 
+  .customTrashIcon {
+    padding-top: 33px;
+  }
+
   .rightPaneTrashIconImg {
     vertical-align: top;
   }
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Graph/NewVertexComponent/NewVertexComponent.tsx b/src/Explorer/Graph/NewVertexComponent/NewVertexComponent.tsx
index 6b20cfcb0..8701bfb28 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Graph/NewVertexComponent/NewVertexComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Graph/NewVertexComponent/NewVertexComponent.tsx
@@ -142,10 +142,11 @@ export const NewVertexComponent: FunctionComponent<INewVertexComponentProps> = (
                 <div className="labelCol">
                   <TextField
                     className="edgeInput"
+                    label={index === 0 && "Key"}
                     type="text"
                     id="propertyKeyNewVertexPane"
                     componentRef={input}
-                    aria-required="true"
+                    required
                     placeholder="Key"
                     autoComplete="off"
                     aria-label={`Enter value for propery ${index + 1}`}
@@ -153,11 +154,11 @@ export const NewVertexComponent: FunctionComponent<INewVertexComponentProps> = (
                     onChange={(event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => onKeyChange(event, index)}
                   />
                 </div>
-                <span className="mandatoryStar">*&nbsp;</span>
 
                 <div className="valueCol">
                   <TextField
                     className="edgeInput"
+                    label={index === 0 && "Value"}
                     type="text"
                     placeholder="Value"
                     autoComplete="off"
@@ -169,6 +170,8 @@ export const NewVertexComponent: FunctionComponent<INewVertexComponentProps> = (
                 <div>
                   <Dropdown
                     role="combobox"
+                    label={index === 0 && "Type"}
+                    ariaLabel="Type"
                     placeholder="Select an option"
                     defaultSelectedKey={data.values[0].type}
                     style={{ width: 100 }}
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ export const NewVertexComponent: FunctionComponent<INewVertexComponentProps> = (
                 </div>
                 <div className="actionCol">
                   <div
-                    className="rightPaneTrashIcon rightPaneBtns"
+                    className={`rightPaneTrashIcon rightPaneBtns ${index === 0 && "customTrashIcon"}`}
                     tabIndex={0}
                     role="button"
                     aria-label={`Delete ${data.key}`}