diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx b/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
index d1412583bb..7e552bfac6 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
@@ -939,17 +939,20 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
         "Missing last pointer move coords when changing bind skip mode for arrow start",
       );
       const elementsMap = this.scene.getNonDeletedElementsMap();
-      const hoveredElement = getHoveredElementForBinding(
-        elementsMap.get(
-          this.state.selectedLinearElement.elementId,
-        ) as ExcalidrawArrowElement,
-        pointFrom<GlobalPoint>(
-          this.lastPointerMoveCoords.x,
-          this.lastPointerMoveCoords.y,
-        ),
-        this.scene.getNonDeletedElements(),
-        elementsMap,
-      );
+      const arrow = elementsMap.get(
+        this.state.selectedLinearElement.elementId,
+      ) as ExcalidrawArrowElement | undefined;
+      const hoveredElement =
+        arrow &&
+        getHoveredElementForBinding(
+          arrow,
+          pointFrom<GlobalPoint>(
+            this.lastPointerMoveCoords.x,
+            this.lastPointerMoveCoords.y,
+          ),
+          this.scene.getNonDeletedElements(),
+          elementsMap,
+        );
       const element = LinearElementEditor.getElement(
         this.state.selectedLinearElement.elementId,
         elementsMap,
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/contextmenu.test.tsx.snap b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/contextmenu.test.tsx.snap
index cb548f5b62..7162ed5f91 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/contextmenu.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/contextmenu.test.tsx.snap
@@ -979,7 +979,6 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > right-clicking on a group should select whole gro
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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     "panels": 3,
@@ -1173,7 +1172,6 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Add to library' in context menu adds e
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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     "panels": 3,
@@ -1388,7 +1386,6 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Bring forward' in context menu brings
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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@@ -1720,7 +1717,6 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Bring to front' in context menu brings
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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     "panels": 3,
@@ -2052,7 +2048,6 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Copy styles' in context menu copies st
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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@@ -2265,7 +2260,6 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Delete' in context menu deletes elemen
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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@@ -2509,7 +2503,6 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Duplicate' in context menu duplicates
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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@@ -2813,7 +2806,6 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Group selection' in context menu group
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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@@ -3181,7 +3173,6 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Paste styles' in context menu pastes s
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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@@ -3675,7 +3666,6 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Send backward' in context menu sends e
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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@@ -3999,7 +3989,6 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Send to back' in context menu sends el
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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@@ -4326,7 +4315,6 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Ungroup selection' in context menu ung
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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@@ -5612,7 +5600,6 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > shows 'Group selection' in context menu for multi
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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@@ -6832,7 +6819,6 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > shows 'Ungroup selection' in context menu for gro
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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@@ -7786,7 +7772,6 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > shows context menu for canvas > [end of test] app
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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@@ -8786,7 +8771,6 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > shows context menu for element > [end of test] ap
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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@@ -9781,7 +9765,6 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > shows context menu for element > [end of test] ap
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/history.test.tsx.snap b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/history.test.tsx.snap
index c34fe62f43..fd57911e3e 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/history.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/history.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1293,7 +1293,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > conflicts in arrows and their bindabl
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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@@ -1654,7 +1653,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > conflicts in arrows and their bindabl
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
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@@ -2017,7 +2015,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > conflicts in arrows and their bindabl
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   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
   "stats": {
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@@ -2768,7 +2765,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > conflicts in bound text elements and
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
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-  "startBoundElement": null,
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@@ -3072,7 +3068,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > conflicts in bound text elements and
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
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@@ -3392,7 +3387,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > conflicts in bound text elements and
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
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@@ -3687,7 +3681,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > conflicts in bound text elements and
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   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
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@@ -3974,7 +3967,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > conflicts in bound text elements and
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
-  "startBoundElement": null,
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@@ -4210,7 +4202,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > conflicts in bound text elements and
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
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@@ -4468,7 +4459,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > conflicts in bound text elements and
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
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@@ -4740,7 +4730,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > conflicts in bound text elements and
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   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
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@@ -4970,7 +4959,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > conflicts in bound text elements and
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   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
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@@ -5200,7 +5188,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > conflicts in bound text elements and
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
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@@ -5448,7 +5435,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > conflicts in bound text elements and
   "showHyperlinkPopup": false,
   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
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   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
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@@ -5963,7 +5948,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > should iterate through the history wh
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   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
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@@ -6293,7 +6277,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > should iterate through the history wh
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@@ -6724,7 +6707,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > should iterate through the history wh
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@@ -7105,7 +7087,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > should iterate through the history wh
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@@ -7700,7 +7681,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > should iterate through the history wh
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@@ -7931,7 +7911,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > should iterate through the history wh
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@@ -8284,7 +8263,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > should iterate through the history wh
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   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
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@@ -8643,7 +8621,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > should not let remote changes to inte
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   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
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@@ -9325,7 +9302,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > should not let remote changes to inte
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@@ -9590,7 +9566,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > should not override remote changes on
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   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
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@@ -9856,7 +9831,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > should not override remote changes on
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   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
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@@ -10090,7 +10064,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > should override remotely added groups
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   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
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@@ -10703,7 +10676,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > should redistribute deltas when eleme
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   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
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@@ -10943,7 +10915,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > should redraw arrows on undo > [end o
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   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
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@@ -11868,7 +11839,6 @@ exports[`history > multiplayer undo/redo > should update history entries after r
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   "showWelcomeScreen": true,
   "snapLines": [],
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@@ -12127,7 +12097,6 @@ exports[`history > singleplayer undo/redo > remounting undo/redo buttons should
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   "showWelcomeScreen": false,
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diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/regressionTests.test.tsx.snap b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/regressionTests.test.tsx.snap
index a8dd2f4450..3f836165fc 100644
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+++ b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/regressionTests.test.tsx.snap
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