diff --git a/packages/element/src/dragElements.ts b/packages/element/src/dragElements.ts
index 796685d8f8..0270f00c5b 100644
--- a/packages/element/src/dragElements.ts
+++ b/packages/element/src/dragElements.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { getPerfectElementSize } from "./sizeHelpers";
 import { getBoundTextElement } from "./textElement";
 import { getMinTextElementWidth } from "./textMeasurements";
 import {
-  isArrowElement,
+  isArrowElement as isBindingElement,
   isElbowArrow,
   isFrameLikeElement,
   isImageElement,
@@ -108,19 +108,7 @@ export const dragSelectedElements = (
   );
 
   elementsToUpdate.forEach((element) => {
-    const isArrow = !isArrowElement(element);
-    const isStartBoundElementSelected =
-      isArrow ||
-      (element.startBinding
-        ? elementsToUpdateIds.has(element.startBinding.elementId)
-        : false);
-    const isEndBoundElementSelected =
-      isArrow ||
-      (element.endBinding
-        ? elementsToUpdateIds.has(element.endBinding.elementId)
-        : false);
-
-    if (!isArrowElement(element)) {
+    if (!isBindingElement(element)) {
       updateElementCoords(pointerDownState, element, scene, adjustedOffset);
 
       // skip arrow labels since we calculate its position during render
@@ -143,7 +131,6 @@ export const dragSelectedElements = (
       // NOTE: Add a little initial drag to the arrow dragging when the arrow
       // is the single element being dragged to avoid accidentally unbinding
       // the arrow when the user just wants to select it.
-
       elementsToUpdate.size > 1 ||
       Math.max(Math.abs(adjustedOffset.x), Math.abs(adjustedOffset.y)) >
         DRAGGING_THRESHOLD ||
@@ -151,9 +138,12 @@ export const dragSelectedElements = (
     ) {
       updateElementCoords(pointerDownState, element, scene, adjustedOffset);
 
-      const shouldUnbindStart =
-        element.startBinding && !isStartBoundElementSelected;
-      const shouldUnbindEnd = element.endBinding && !isEndBoundElementSelected;
+      const shouldUnbindStart = element.startBinding
+        ? !elementsToUpdateIds.has(element.startBinding.elementId)
+        : true;
+      const shouldUnbindEnd = element.endBinding
+        ? !elementsToUpdateIds.has(element.endBinding.elementId)
+        : true;
       if (shouldUnbindStart || shouldUnbindEnd) {
         // NOTE: Moving the bound arrow should unbind it, otherwise we would
         // have weird situations, like 0 lenght arrow when the user moves