diff --git a/packages/element/src/binding.ts b/packages/element/src/binding.ts
index bf36ba09ee..4fc4cc66e6 100644
--- a/packages/element/src/binding.ts
+++ b/packages/element/src/binding.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ export const bindOrUnbindBindingElement = (
   scene: Scene,
   appState: AppState,
   opts?: {
-    newArrow: boolean;
+    newArrow?: boolean;
+    altKey?: boolean;
   },
 ) => {
   const { start, end } = getBindingStrategyForDraggingBindingElementEndpoints(
@@ -554,6 +555,7 @@ export const getBindingStrategyForDraggingBindingElementEndpoints = (
   opts?: {
     newArrow?: boolean;
     shiftKey?: boolean;
+    altKey?: boolean;
     finalize?: boolean;
   },
 ): { start: BindingStrategy; end: BindingStrategy } => {
@@ -587,6 +589,7 @@ const getBindingStrategyForDraggingBindingElementEndpoints_simple = (
   opts?: {
     newArrow?: boolean;
     shiftKey?: boolean;
+    altKey?: boolean;
     finalize?: boolean;
   },
 ): { start: BindingStrategy; end: BindingStrategy } => {
@@ -687,14 +690,15 @@ const getBindingStrategyForDraggingBindingElementEndpoints_simple = (
       : {
           mode: "orbit",
           element: hit,
-          focusPoint:
-            projectFixedPointOntoDiagonal(
-              arrow,
-              globalPoint,
-              hit,
-              startDragged ? "start" : "end",
-              elementsMap,
-            ) || globalPoint,
+          focusPoint: opts?.altKey
+            ? globalPoint
+            : projectFixedPointOntoDiagonal(
+                arrow,
+                globalPoint,
+                hit,
+                startDragged ? "start" : "end",
+                elementsMap,
+              ) || globalPoint,
         }
     : { mode: null };
   const otherBindableElement = otherBinding
@@ -707,7 +711,9 @@ const getBindingStrategyForDraggingBindingElementEndpoints_simple = (
     startDragged ? -1 : 0,
     elementsMap,
   );
+
   const other: BindingStrategy =
+    !opts?.altKey &&
     opts?.newArrow &&
     otherBindableElement &&
     !isPointInElement(otherPoint, otherBindableElement, elementsMap)
diff --git a/packages/element/src/linearElementEditor.ts b/packages/element/src/linearElementEditor.ts
index 7f42cbcad6..0fabe6c194 100644
--- a/packages/element/src/linearElementEditor.ts
+++ b/packages/element/src/linearElementEditor.ts
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ export class LinearElementEditor {
       elements,
       app,
       event.shiftKey,
+      event.altKey,
     );
 
     LinearElementEditor.movePoints(element, app.scene, positions, {
@@ -520,6 +521,7 @@ export class LinearElementEditor {
       elements,
       app,
       event.shiftKey,
+      event.altKey,
     );
 
     LinearElementEditor.movePoints(element, app.scene, positions, {
@@ -2058,6 +2060,7 @@ const pointDraggingUpdates = (
   elements: readonly Ordered<NonDeletedExcalidrawElement>[],
   app: AppClassProperties,
   shiftKey: boolean,
+  altKey: boolean,
 ): {
   positions: PointsPositionUpdates;
   updates?: PointMoveOtherUpdates;
@@ -2104,6 +2107,7 @@ const pointDraggingUpdates = (
     {
       newArrow: !!app.state.newElement,
       shiftKey,
+      altKey,
     },
   );
 
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/actions/actionFinalize.tsx b/packages/excalidraw/actions/actionFinalize.tsx
index 8dd45b9698..97d4f5655a 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/actions/actionFinalize.tsx
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/actions/actionFinalize.tsx
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ export const actionFinalize = register<FormData>({
 
         bindOrUnbindBindingElement(element, draggedPoints, scene, appState, {
           newArrow,
+          altKey: event.altKey,
         });
       } else if (isLineElement(element)) {
         if (
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx b/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
index 964959d54b..4dbb3b151f 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
@@ -8616,7 +8616,7 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
           ]),
           this.scene,
           this.state,
-          { newArrow: true },
+          { newArrow: true, altKey: event.altKey },
         );
       }