diff --git a/qiskit/visualization/matplotlib.py b/qiskit/visualization/matplotlib.py
index 8d0460415bd1..5b2aa1063961 100644
--- a/qiskit/visualization/matplotlib.py
+++ b/qiskit/visualization/matplotlib.py
@@ -224,14 +224,17 @@ def _custom_multiqubit_gate(self, xy, cxy=None, fc=None, wide=True, text=None,
                          clip_on=True, zorder=PORDER_TEXT)
 
         if text:
+            if text in self._style.dispcol:
+                disp_text = "${}$".format(self._style.disptex[text])
 
-            disp_text = text
+            else:
+                disp_text = text
             if subtext:
-                self.ax.text(xpos, ypos + 0.5 * height, disp_text, ha='center',
+                self.ax.text(xpos, ypos + 0.4 * height, disp_text, ha='center',
                              va='center', fontsize=self._style.fs,
                              color=self._style.gt, clip_on=True,
                              zorder=PORDER_TEXT)
-                self.ax.text(xpos, ypos + 0.3 * height, subtext, ha='center',
+                self.ax.text(xpos, ypos + 0.2 * height, subtext, ha='center',
                              va='center', fontsize=self._style.sfs,
                              color=self._style.sc, clip_on=True,
                              zorder=PORDER_TEXT)
@@ -293,6 +296,7 @@ def _gate(self, xy, fc=None, wide=False, text=None, subtext=None):
 
             if text in self._style.dispcol:
                 disp_text = "${}$".format(self._style.disptex[text])
+
             else:
                 disp_text = text
             if subtext:
@@ -1012,7 +1016,7 @@ def _draw_ops(self, verbose=False):
                     # Custom gate
                     else:
                         self._custom_multiqubit_gate(q_xy, c_xy, wide=_iswide,
-                                                     text=op.op.label or op.name)
+                                                     text=op.op.label or op.name, subtext=param)
                 #
                 # draw multi-qubit gates (n=3)
                 #
diff --git a/qiskit/visualization/qcstyle.py b/qiskit/visualization/qcstyle.py
index 49b0708dc70c..b34eba011188 100644
--- a/qiskit/visualization/qcstyle.py
+++ b/qiskit/visualization/qcstyle.py
@@ -62,8 +62,11 @@ def __init__(self):
             'tdg': 'T^\\dagger',
             'r': 'R',
             'rx': 'R_x',
+            'rxx': 'R_{xx}',
             'ry': 'R_y',
+            'ryy': 'R_{yy}',
             'rz': 'R_z',
+            'rzx': 'R_{zx}',
             'reset': '\\left|0\\right\\rangle'
         }
         self.dispcol = {
@@ -88,8 +91,11 @@ def __init__(self):
             'tdg': other_color,
             'r': other_color,
             'rx': other_color,
+            'rxx': other_color,
             'ry': other_color,
+            'ryy': other_color,
             'rz': other_color,
+            'rzx': other_color,
             'reset': non_gate_color,
             'target': '#ffffff',
             'multi': other_color,
@@ -163,8 +169,11 @@ def __init__(self):
             'tdg': 'T^\\dagger',
             'r': 'R',
             'rx': 'R_x',
+            'rxx': 'R_{xx}',
             'ry': 'R_y',
+            'ryy': 'R_{yy}',
             'rz': 'R_z',
+            'rzx': 'R_{zx}',
             'reset': '\\left|0\\right\\rangle'
         }
         self.dispcol = {
@@ -184,8 +193,11 @@ def __init__(self):
             'tdg': '#ffffff',
             'r': '#ffffff',
             'rx': '#ffffff',
+            'rxx': '#ffffff',
             'ry': '#ffffff',
+            'ryy': '#ffffff',
             'rz': '#ffffff',
+            'rzx': '#ffffff',
             'reset': '#ffffff',
             'target': '#ffffff',
             'meas': '#ffffff',