From 5a62499e955346e480c0bd24b1ba30cfd1cdeb4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Tolmacs <mark@lazycat.hu>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2025 21:34:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: New arrow never binds inside

Signed-off-by: Mark Tolmacs <mark@lazycat.hu>
---
 packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx b/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
index 8c6b58dc2..57bfb422c 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
@@ -982,9 +982,10 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
 
         // Once the start is set to inside binding, it remains so
         const arrowStartIsInside =
-          this.state.selectedLinearElement.pointerDownState
+          !this.state.newElement &&
+          (this.state.selectedLinearElement.pointerDownState
             .arrowStartIsInside ||
-          arrow.startBinding?.elementId === hoveredElement.id;
+            arrow.startBinding?.elementId === hoveredElement.id);
 
         // Change the global binding mode
         flushSync(() => {