diff --git a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.cpp b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.cpp
index da7f65da5..92fb6ec4e 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.cpp
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ void NodeView::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
     // See if we're dragging the arrow of a node
     for (NodeViewItem *node_item : scene_.item_map()) {
       if (node_item->GetOutputTriangle().boundingRect().translated(node_item->pos()).contains(scene_pt)) {
-        CreateNewEdge(node_item);
+        CreateNewEdge(node_item, event->pos());
         return;
       }
     }
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ void NodeView::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
   if (event->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier) {
     NodeViewItem* node_item = dynamic_cast<NodeViewItem*>(item);
     if (node_item) {
-      CreateNewEdge(node_item);
+      CreateNewEdge(node_item, event->pos());
       return;
     }
   }
@@ -509,68 +509,7 @@ void NodeView::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
   if (HandMove(event)) return;
 
   if (create_edge_) {
-    // Determine scene coordinate
-    QPointF scene_pt = mapToScene(event->pos());
-
-    // Find if the cursor is currently inside an item
-    NodeViewItem* item_at_cursor = dynamic_cast<NodeViewItem*>(itemAt(event->pos()));
-
-    // Filter out connecting to self
-    if (item_at_cursor == create_edge_src_) {
-      item_at_cursor = nullptr;
-    }
-
-    // Filter out connecting to a node that connects to us
-    if (item_at_cursor && item_at_cursor->GetNode()->OutputsTo(create_edge_src_->GetNode(), true)) {
-      item_at_cursor = nullptr;
-    }
-
-    // If the item has changed
-    if (item_at_cursor != create_edge_dst_) {
-      // If we had a destination active, disconnect from it since the item has changed
-      if (create_edge_dst_) {
-        create_edge_dst_->SetHighlightedIndex(-1);
-
-        if (create_edge_dst_temp_expanded_) {
-          // We expanded this item, so we can un-expand it
-          create_edge_dst_->SetExpanded(false);
-          create_edge_dst_->setZValue(0);
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Set destination
-      create_edge_dst_ = item_at_cursor;
-
-      // If our destination is an item, ensure it's expanded
-      if (create_edge_dst_) {
-        if ((create_edge_dst_temp_expanded_ = (!create_edge_dst_->IsExpanded()))) {
-          create_edge_dst_->SetExpanded(true, true);
-          create_edge_dst_->setZValue(100); // Ensure item is in front
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    // If we have a destination, highlight the appropriate input
-    int highlight_index = -1;
-    if (create_edge_dst_) {
-      highlight_index = create_edge_dst_->GetIndexAt(scene_pt);
-      create_edge_dst_->SetHighlightedIndex(highlight_index);
-    }
-
-    if (highlight_index >= 0) {
-      create_edge_dst_input_ = create_edge_dst_->GetInputAtIndex(highlight_index);
-      create_edge_->SetPoints(create_edge_src_->GetOutputPoint(Node::kDefaultOutput),
-                              create_edge_dst_->GetInputPoint(create_edge_dst_input_.input(), create_edge_dst_input_.element(), create_edge_src_->pos()),
-                              true);
-    } else {
-      create_edge_dst_input_.Reset();
-      create_edge_->SetPoints(create_edge_src_->GetOutputPoint(Node::kDefaultOutput),
-                              scene_pt,
-                              false);
-    }
-
-    // Set connected to whether we have a valid input destination
-    create_edge_->SetConnected(create_edge_dst_input_.IsValid());
+    PositionNewEdge(event->pos());
     return;
   }
 
@@ -1494,7 +1433,7 @@ Menu *NodeView::CreateAddMenu(Menu *parent)
   return add_menu;
 }
 
-void NodeView::CreateNewEdge(NodeViewItem *output_item)
+void NodeView::CreateNewEdge(NodeViewItem *output_item, const QPoint &mouse_pos)
 {
   create_edge_ = new NodeViewEdge();
   create_edge_src_ = output_item;
@@ -1505,6 +1444,74 @@ void NodeView::CreateNewEdge(NodeViewItem *output_item)
   create_edge_->SetFlowDirection(scene_.GetFlowDirection());
 
   scene_.addItem(create_edge_);
+
+  PositionNewEdge(mouse_pos);
+}
+
+void NodeView::PositionNewEdge(const QPoint &pos)
+{
+  // Determine scene coordinate
+  QPointF scene_pt = mapToScene(pos);
+
+  // Find if the cursor is currently inside an item
+  NodeViewItem* item_at_cursor = dynamic_cast<NodeViewItem*>(itemAt(pos));
+
+  // Filter out connecting to self
+  if (item_at_cursor == create_edge_src_) {
+    item_at_cursor = nullptr;
+  }
+
+  // Filter out connecting to a node that connects to us
+  if (item_at_cursor && item_at_cursor->GetNode()->OutputsTo(create_edge_src_->GetNode(), true)) {
+    item_at_cursor = nullptr;
+  }
+
+  // If the item has changed
+  if (item_at_cursor != create_edge_dst_) {
+    // If we had a destination active, disconnect from it since the item has changed
+    if (create_edge_dst_) {
+      create_edge_dst_->SetHighlightedIndex(-1);
+
+      if (create_edge_dst_temp_expanded_) {
+        // We expanded this item, so we can un-expand it
+        create_edge_dst_->SetExpanded(false);
+        create_edge_dst_->setZValue(0);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Set destination
+    create_edge_dst_ = item_at_cursor;
+
+    // If our destination is an item, ensure it's expanded
+    if (create_edge_dst_) {
+      if ((create_edge_dst_temp_expanded_ = (!create_edge_dst_->IsExpanded()))) {
+        create_edge_dst_->SetExpanded(true, true);
+        create_edge_dst_->setZValue(100); // Ensure item is in front
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // If we have a destination, highlight the appropriate input
+  int highlight_index = -1;
+  if (create_edge_dst_) {
+    highlight_index = create_edge_dst_->GetIndexAt(scene_pt);
+    create_edge_dst_->SetHighlightedIndex(highlight_index);
+  }
+
+  if (highlight_index >= 0) {
+    create_edge_dst_input_ = create_edge_dst_->GetInputAtIndex(highlight_index);
+    create_edge_->SetPoints(create_edge_src_->GetOutputPoint(Node::kDefaultOutput),
+                            create_edge_dst_->GetInputPoint(create_edge_dst_input_.input(), create_edge_dst_input_.element(), create_edge_src_->pos()),
+                            true);
+  } else {
+    create_edge_dst_input_.Reset();
+    create_edge_->SetPoints(create_edge_src_->GetOutputPoint(Node::kDefaultOutput),
+                            scene_pt,
+                            false);
+  }
+
+  // Set connected to whether we have a valid input destination
+  create_edge_->SetConnected(create_edge_dst_input_.IsValid());
 }
 
 void NodeView::RepositionContexts()
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.h b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.h
index 65d1b0438..c1aa9e095 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.h
+++ b/app/widget/nodeview/nodeview.h
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ private:
 
   Menu *CreateAddMenu(Menu *parent);
 
-  void CreateNewEdge(NodeViewItem *output_item);
+  void CreateNewEdge(NodeViewItem *output_item, const QPoint &mouse_pos);
+
+  void PositionNewEdge(const QPoint &pos);
 
   NodeViewItem *UpdateNodeItem(Node *node, bool ignore_own_context = false);