diff --git a/.changeset/great-jokes-arrive.md b/.changeset/great-jokes-arrive.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97debef0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/great-jokes-arrive.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@vue-flow/core": patch
+---
+
+Subtract container bounds when calculating pointer position.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/composables/useGetPointerPosition.ts b/packages/core/src/composables/useGetPointerPosition.ts
index 6715b22c7..4104befc9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/composables/useGetPointerPosition.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/composables/useGetPointerPosition.ts
@@ -9,17 +9,18 @@ import type { UseDragEvent } from './useDrag'
  * @internal
  */
 export function useGetPointerPosition() {
-  const { viewport, snapGrid, snapToGrid } = useVueFlow()
+  const { viewport, snapGrid, snapToGrid, vueFlowRef } = useVueFlow()
 
   // returns the pointer position projected to the VF coordinate system
   return (event: UseDragEvent | MouseTouchEvent) => {
+    const containerBounds = vueFlowRef.value?.getBoundingClientRect() ?? { left: 0, top: 0 }
     const evt = isUseDragEvent(event) ? event.sourceEvent : event
 
-    const { x, y } = getEventPosition(evt)
+    const { x, y } = getEventPosition(evt, containerBounds as DOMRect)
     const pointerPos = pointToRendererPoint({ x, y }, viewport.value)
     const { x: xSnapped, y: ySnapped } = snapToGrid.value ? snapPosition(pointerPos, snapGrid.value) : pointerPos
 
-    // we need the snapped position in order to be able to skip unnecessary drag events
+    // we need the snapped position to be able to skip unnecessary drag events
     return {
       xSnapped,
       ySnapped,