diff --git a/packages/core/src/editor/editor.css b/packages/core/src/editor/editor.css
index c98b53f47e..882424989c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/editor/editor.css
+++ b/packages/core/src/editor/editor.css
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Tippy popups that are appended to document.body directly
 
 .bn-drag-preview {
   position: absolute;
-  left: -100000px;
+  z-index: -1;
 }
 
 /* Give a remote user a caret */
diff --git a/packages/core/src/extensions/SideMenu/SideMenuPlugin.ts b/packages/core/src/extensions/SideMenu/SideMenuPlugin.ts
index 3f5e02075c..7ee7eacb9e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/extensions/SideMenu/SideMenuPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/extensions/SideMenu/SideMenuPlugin.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ function unsetDragImage(rootEl: Document | ShadowRoot) {
     if (rootEl instanceof ShadowRoot) {
       rootEl.removeChild(dragImageElement);
     } else {
-      rootEl.body.appendChild(dragImageElement);
+      rootEl.body.removeChild(dragImageElement);
     }
 
     dragImageElement = undefined;