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Fixed WebKit scrolling on block drop
matthewlipski Sep 24, 2026
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Added e2e test
matthewlipski Sep 24, 2026
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10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions packages/core/src/extensions/SideMenu/SideMenu.ts
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Expand Up @@ -752,6 +752,16 @@ export const SideMenuExtension = createExtension(({ editor }) => {
prosemirrorPlugins: [
new Plugin({
key: sideMenuPluginKey,
appendTransaction: (transactions, _oldState, newState) => {
if (transactions.some((tr) => tr.getMeta("uiEvent") === "drop")) {
// Forces a `scrollIntoView` immediately after a drop. Fixes WebKit
// specific behavior where focusing scrolls the selection into
// view. This happens on drop before ProseMirror updates the
// document/selection, which is incorrect.
return newState.tr.scrollIntoView();

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Hm, if true, this may be a prosemirror-view bug maybe we should submit it there? https://code.haverbeke.berlin/prosemirror/prosemirror-view/src/commit/c6320e2374d8de7b6243d89a4500320480f7c17c/src/input.ts#L832

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Looked deep into this and it's not related to ProseMirror, any content-editable will have the same behaviour. You can reproduce the issue in this minimal example.

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I appreciate the deep dive, & this sandbox is really great at showing the issue!

I wonder whether @marijnh would be willing to take this upstream into prosemirror-view though. There are a bunch of kludges for other browser & behaviors that it might still be relevant for him to take up.

If you like, I can submit something to his repo (it's moved off of GH now): https://code.haverbeke.berlin/prosemirror/prosemirror-view

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Sounds good, though in that case idk if this is the right fix. Probably better to have smth more targeted at WebKit if it's going into prosemirror-view rather than a catch-all appendTransaction on drops.

}
return null;
},
view: (editorView) => {
view = new SideMenuView(editor, editorView, (state) => {
// TODO: Without spreading the state, in some cases like toggling
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65 changes: 65 additions & 0 deletions tests/src/end-to-end/dragdrop/dragdrop.test.tsx
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import { BlockNoteEditor } from "@blocknote/core";
import { BlockNoteView } from "@blocknote/mantine";
import "@blocknote/mantine/style.css";
import { createRef } from "react";
import TestingApp from "@examples/01-basic/testing/src/App";
import PdfFileApp from "@examples/06-custom-schema/04-pdf-file-block/src/App";
import { describe, expect, test } from "vite-plus/test";
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -148,4 +152,65 @@ describe("Check Block Dragging Functionality", () => {
await compareDocToSnapshot("dragPdf");
},
);

test.skipIf(browserName === "firefox")(
"keeps the dropped block visible when the previous selection is offscreen",
async () => {
const editor = BlockNoteEditor.create({
initialContent: Array.from({ length: 70 }, (_, index) => ({
id: `paragraph-${index}`,
type: "paragraph",
content: `Paragraph ${index}`,
})),
});
const scrollRef = createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
await render(
<div
ref={scrollRef}
style={{ height: 300, width: 600, overflowY: "auto" }}
>
<BlockNoteView editor={editor} />
</div>,
);
const scroller = scrollRef.current!;
const selectedBlock = await waitForSelector('[data-id="paragraph-0"]');
const source = await waitForSelector('[data-id="paragraph-60"]');
const destination = await waitForSelector('[data-id="paragraph-62"]');
editor.setTextCursorPosition("paragraph-0", "start");
editor.focus();

// Keep the native selection near the start while scrolling to later blocks.
// Refocusing on drop must not scroll back to that old selection.
scroller.scrollTop +=
source.getBoundingClientRect().top -
scroller.getBoundingClientRect().top -
80;
expect(selectedBlock.getBoundingClientRect().bottom).toBeLessThan(
scroller.getBoundingClientRect().top,
);
expect(editor.getTextCursorPosition().block.id).toBe("paragraph-0");

await dragAndDropBlock(source, destination, false);

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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# Inspect the drag-start selection change on this branch.
fd -i 'dragging.ts' packages/core/src/extensions/SideMenu \
  -x rg -n -C 8 'function dragStart|setSelection|NodeSelection'

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sed -n '150,225p' tests/src/end-to-end/dragdrop/dragdrop.test.tsx
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rg -n -C 20 'dragAndDropBlock' tests/src packages

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Make the visibility assertion distinguish the drop target from the dragged block.

dragStart selects paragraph 60. The helper then releases over paragraph 62. Because both paragraphs are in the same local region, a scroll to the dragged block can still satisfy the final visibility check. Change the scenario so the assertion fails when the new scroll transaction is absent.

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In `@tests/src/end-to-end/dragdrop/dragdrop.test.tsx` at line 193, Update the
drag-and-drop scenario around dragAndDropBlock so the destination is outside the
dragged block’s visible region, and make the final visibility assertion check
the drop target. Ensure the assertion fails if the new scroll transaction is
absent.

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await expect
.poll(() => {
const ids = editor.document.map((block) => block.id);
return ids[ids.indexOf("paragraph-62") + 1];
})
.toBe("paragraph-60");
await expect
.poll(() => {
const moved = scroller.querySelector('[data-id="paragraph-60"]');
if (!moved) {
return false;
}
const blockRect = moved.getBoundingClientRect();
const viewport = scroller.getBoundingClientRect();
return (
blockRect.top >= viewport.top && blockRect.bottom <= viewport.bottom
);
})
.toBe(true);
},
);
});
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