diff --git a/packages/core/src/composables/useDrag.ts b/packages/core/src/composables/useDrag.ts
index 0921799c..f1d7b24a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/composables/useDrag.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/composables/useDrag.ts
@@ -18,26 +18,28 @@ interface UseDragParams {
 }
 
 function useDrag(params: UseDragParams) {
-  const {
-    vueFlowRef,
-    snapToGrid,
-    snapGrid,
-    noDragClassName,
-    nodes,
-    nodeExtent,
-    viewport,
-    autoPanOnNodeDrag,
-    nodesDraggable,
-    panBy,
-    findNode,
-    multiSelectionActive,
-    nodesSelectionActive,
-    selectNodesOnDrag,
-    removeSelectedElements,
-    addSelectedNodes,
-    updateNodePositions,
-    emits,
-  } = $(useVueFlow())
+
+    const {
+      vueFlowRef,
+      snapToGrid,
+      snapGrid,
+      noDragClassName,
+      nodes,
+      nodeExtent,
+      viewport,
+      autoPanOnNodeDrag,
+      nodesDraggable,
+      panBy,
+      findNode,
+      multiSelectionActive,
+      nodesSelectionActive,
+      selectNodesOnDrag,
+      removeSelectedElements,
+      addSelectedNodes,
+      updateNodePositions,
+      emits,
+      translateExtent,
+    } = $(useVueFlow())
 
   const { onStart, onDrag, onStop, el, disabled, id, selectable } = params
 
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ function useDrag(params: UseDragParams) {
 
   const getPointerPosition = useGetPointerPosition()
 
-  const updateNodes = ({ x, y }: XYPosition) => {
+  const updateNodes = ({ x, y }: XYPosition, onBeforeUpdate: (position: XYPosition) => XYPosition = (xyPos) => xyPos) => {
     lastPos = { x, y }
 
     let hasChange = false
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ function useDrag(params: UseDragParams) {
         nextPosition.y = snapGrid[1] * Math.round(nextPosition.y / snapGrid[1])
       }
 
-      const { computedPosition } = calcNextPosition(
+      let { computedPosition } = calcNextPosition(
         n,
         nextPosition,
         emits.error,
@@ -79,7 +81,9 @@ function useDrag(params: UseDragParams) {
         n.parentNode ? findNode(n.parentNode) : undefined,
       )
 
-      // we want to make sure that we only fire a change event when there is a changes
+      computedPosition = onBeforeUpdate(computedPosition)
+
+            // we want to make sure that we only fire a change event when there is a change
       hasChange = hasChange || n.position.x !== computedPosition.x || n.position.y !== computedPosition.y
 
       n.position = computedPosition
@@ -108,19 +112,23 @@ function useDrag(params: UseDragParams) {
 
   const autoPan = (): void => {
     if (!containerBounds) {
-      return
-    }
+            return
+          }
 
     const [xMovement, yMovement] = calcAutoPan(mousePosition, containerBounds)
 
     if (xMovement !== 0 || yMovement !== 0) {
-      lastPos.x = (lastPos.x ?? 0) - xMovement / viewport.zoom
-      lastPos.y = (lastPos.y ?? 0) - yMovement / viewport.zoom
+      const nextPos = {
+              x: (lastPos.x ?? 0) - xMovement / viewport.zoom,
+              y: (lastPos.y ?? 0) - yMovement / viewport.zoom,
+            }
 
-      updateNodes(lastPos as XYPosition)
+      updateNodes(nextPos)
 
-      panBy({ x: xMovement, y: yMovement })
-    }
+            panBy({ x: xMovement, y: yMovement })
+
+            lastPos = nextPos
+          }
 
     autoPanId = requestAnimationFrame(autoPan)
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/store/actions.ts b/packages/core/src/store/actions.ts
index 24e30168..98c7ad86 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/store/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/store/actions.ts
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ export function useActions(
     return partiallyVisible || overlappingArea >= Number(nodeOrRect.width) * Number(nodeOrRect.height)
   }
 
-  const panBy: Actions['panBy'] = (delta) => {
+  const panBy: Actions['panBy'] = (delta, onBeforeTransform) => {
     const { viewport, dimensions, d3Zoom, d3Selection, translateExtent } = state
 
     if (!d3Zoom || !d3Selection || (!delta.x && !delta.y)) {
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ export function useActions(
 
     const constrainedTransform = d3Zoom.constrain()(nextTransform, extent, translateExtent)
 
+    onBeforeTransform?.(constrainedTransform)
+
     d3Zoom.transform(d3Selection, constrainedTransform)
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/store.ts b/packages/core/src/types/store.ts
index 9b9fa2d8..f9a4b3af 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/store.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/store.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { CSSProperties, ComputedRef, ToRefs } from 'vue'
 import type { KeyFilter } from '@vueuse/core'
+import type { ZoomTransform } from 'd3-zoom'
 import type {
   Dimensions,
   ElementData,
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ export interface Actions extends ViewportFunctions {
   /** check if a node is intersecting with a defined area */
   isNodeIntersecting: IsNodeIntersecting
   /** pan the viewport */
-  panBy: (delta: XYPosition) => void
+  panBy: (delta: XYPosition, onBeforeTransform?: (transform: ZoomTransform) => void) => void
 
   /** reset state to defaults */
   $reset: () => void