diff --git a/src/ui/ImagesPlugin.tsx b/src/ui/ImagesPlugin.tsx
index cab549d9..06ea78b3 100644
--- a/src/ui/ImagesPlugin.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/ImagesPlugin.tsx
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ export const ImagesPlugin: React.FC = () => {
 }
 
 const TRANSPARENT_IMAGE = 'data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7'
-const img = document.createElement('img')
-img.src = TRANSPARENT_IMAGE
 
 function onDragStart(event: DragEvent): boolean {
   const node = getImageNodeInSelection()
@@ -91,6 +89,8 @@ function onDragStart(event: DragEvent): boolean {
     return false
   }
   dataTransfer.setData('text/plain', '_')
+  const img = document.createElement('img')
+  img.src = TRANSPARENT_IMAGE
   dataTransfer.setDragImage(img, 0, 0)
   dataTransfer.setData(
     'application/x-lexical-drag',