diff --git a/example/src/Layouting/index.js b/example/src/Layouting/index.js
index 97028dde..90954d14 100644
--- a/example/src/Layouting/index.js
+++ b/example/src/Layouting/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import ReactFlow, { ReactFlowProvider, addEdge, removeElements, Controls, isNode } from 'react-flow-renderer';
 import dagre from 'dagre';
 
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ import './layouting.css';
 const dagreGraph = new dagre.graphlib.Graph();
 dagreGraph.setDefaultEdgeLabel(() => ({}));
 
+const nodeExtent = [
+  [0, 0],
+  [1000, 1000],
+];
+
 const LayoutFlow = () => {
   const [elements, setElements] = useState(initialElements);
   const onConnect = (params) => setElements((els) => addEdge(params, els));
@@ -44,14 +49,16 @@ const LayoutFlow = () => {
     setElements(layoutedElements);
   };
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    onLayout('TB');
-  }, [onLayout]);
-
   return (
     <div className="layoutflow">
       <ReactFlowProvider>
-        <ReactFlow elements={elements} onConnect={onConnect} onElementsRemove={onElementsRemove}>
+        <ReactFlow
+          elements={elements}
+          onConnect={onConnect}
+          onElementsRemove={onElementsRemove}
+          nodeExtent={nodeExtent}
+          onLoad={() => onLayout('TB')}
+        >
           <Controls />
         </ReactFlow>
         <div className="controls">
diff --git a/src/container/GraphView/index.tsx b/src/container/GraphView/index.tsx
index 5defbb05..363b50b9 100644
--- a/src/container/GraphView/index.tsx
+++ b/src/container/GraphView/index.tsx
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ const GraphView = ({
   defaultZoom,
   defaultPosition,
   translateExtent,
+  nodeExtent,
   arrowHeadColor,
   markerEndId,
   zoomOnScroll,
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ const GraphView = ({
   const setMinZoom = useStoreActions((actions) => actions.setMinZoom);
   const setMaxZoom = useStoreActions((actions) => actions.setMaxZoom);
   const setTranslateExtent = useStoreActions((actions) => actions.setTranslateExtent);
+  const setNodeExtent = useStoreActions((actions) => actions.setNodeExtent);
   const setConnectionMode = useStoreActions((actions) => actions.setConnectionMode);
   const currentStore = useStore();
   const { zoomIn, zoomOut, zoomTo, transform, fitView, initialized } = useZoomPanHelper();
@@ -192,6 +194,12 @@ const GraphView = ({
     }
   }, [translateExtent]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (typeof nodeExtent !== 'undefined') {
+      setNodeExtent(nodeExtent);
+    }
+  }, [nodeExtent]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (typeof connectionMode !== 'undefined') {
       setConnectionMode(connectionMode);
diff --git a/src/container/ReactFlow/index.tsx b/src/container/ReactFlow/index.tsx
index fbc0cc0d..6c974de4 100644
--- a/src/container/ReactFlow/index.tsx
+++ b/src/container/ReactFlow/index.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   KeyCode,
   PanOnScrollMode,
   OnEdgeUpdateFunc,
+  NodeExtent,
 } from '../../types';
 
 import '../../style.css';
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ export interface ReactFlowProps extends Omit<HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>, 'on
   defaultZoom?: number;
   defaultPosition?: [number, number];
   translateExtent?: TranslateExtent;
+  nodeExtent?: NodeExtent;
   arrowHeadColor?: string;
   markerEndId?: string;
   zoomOnScroll?: boolean;
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ const ReactFlow = ({
   defaultZoom = 1,
   defaultPosition = [0, 0],
   translateExtent,
+  nodeExtent,
   arrowHeadColor = '#b1b1b7',
   markerEndId,
   zoomOnScroll = true,
@@ -216,6 +219,7 @@ const ReactFlow = ({
           defaultZoom={defaultZoom}
           defaultPosition={defaultPosition}
           translateExtent={translateExtent}
+          nodeExtent={nodeExtent}
           arrowHeadColor={arrowHeadColor}
           markerEndId={markerEndId}
           zoomOnScroll={zoomOnScroll}
diff --git a/src/store/index.ts b/src/store/index.ts
index e9f3973a..7a094dc9 100644
--- a/src/store/index.ts
+++ b/src/store/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { createStore, Action, action, Thunk, thunk, computed, Computed } from 'e
 import isEqual from 'fast-deep-equal';
 import { Selection as D3Selection, ZoomBehavior } from 'd3';
 
-import { getDimensions } from '../utils';
+import { clampPosition, getDimensions } from '../utils';
 import { getNodesInside, getConnectedEdges, getRectOfNodes, isNode, isEdge, parseElement } from '../utils/graph';
 import { getHandleBounds } from '../components/Nodes/utils';
 
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   TranslateExtent,
   SnapGrid,
   ConnectionMode,
+  NodeExtent,
 } from '../types';
 
 type NodeDimensionUpdate = {
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ type InitD3Zoom = {
   d3ZoomHandler: ((this: Element, event: any, d: unknown) => void) | undefined;
   transform: Transform;
 };
+
 export interface StoreModel {
   width: number;
   height: number;
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ export interface StoreModel {
   minZoom: number;
   maxZoom: number;
   translateExtent: TranslateExtent;
+  nodeExtent: NodeExtent;
 
   nodesSelectionActive: boolean;
   selectionActive: boolean;
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ export interface StoreModel {
   setMaxZoom: Action<StoreModel, number>;
 
   setTranslateExtent: Action<StoreModel, TranslateExtent>;
+  setNodeExtent: Action<StoreModel, NodeExtent>;
 
   setSnapToGrid: Action<StoreModel, boolean>;
   setSnapGrid: Action<StoreModel, SnapGrid>;
@@ -162,6 +166,10 @@ export const storeModel: StoreModel = {
     [Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY],
     [Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY, Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY],
   ],
+  nodeExtent: [
+    [Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY],
+    [Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY, Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY],
+  ],
 
   nodesSelectionActive: false,
   selectionActive: false,
@@ -236,7 +244,10 @@ export const storeModel: StoreModel = {
           };
 
           if (positionChanged) {
-            (state.elements[storeElementIndex] as Node).__rf.position = propNode.position;
+            (state.elements[storeElementIndex] as Node).__rf.position = clampPosition(
+              propNode.position,
+              state.nodeExtent
+            );
           }
 
           if (typeChanged) {
@@ -252,7 +263,7 @@ export const storeModel: StoreModel = {
         }
       } else {
         // add new element
-        state.elements.push(parseElement(el));
+        state.elements.push(parseElement(el, state.nodeExtent));
       }
     });
   }),
@@ -304,7 +315,7 @@ export const storeModel: StoreModel = {
 
     state.elements.forEach((n) => {
       if (n.id === id && isNode(n)) {
-        n.__rf.position = position;
+        n.__rf.position = clampPosition(position, state.nodeExtent);
       }
     });
   }),
@@ -313,10 +324,11 @@ export const storeModel: StoreModel = {
     state.elements.forEach((n) => {
       if (isNode(n) && (id === n.id || state.selectedElements?.find((sNode) => sNode.id === n.id))) {
         if (diff) {
-          n.__rf.position = {
+          const position = {
             x: n.__rf.position.x + diff.x,
             y: n.__rf.position.y + diff.y,
           };
+          n.__rf.position = clampPosition(position, state.nodeExtent);
         }
         n.__rf.isDragging = isDragging;
       }
@@ -465,6 +477,16 @@ export const storeModel: StoreModel = {
     }
   }),
 
+  setNodeExtent: action((state, nodeExtent) => {
+    state.nodeExtent = nodeExtent;
+
+    state.elements.forEach((el) => {
+      if (isNode(el)) {
+        el.__rf.position = clampPosition(el.__rf.position, nodeExtent);
+      }
+    });
+  }),
+
   setConnectionPosition: action((state, position) => {
     state.connectionPosition = position;
   }),
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index 11a2ffb8..888a5b00 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ export type FlowTransform = {
 };
 
 export type TranslateExtent = [[number, number], [number, number]];
+export type NodeExtent = TranslateExtent;
 
 export type KeyCode = number | string;
 
diff --git a/src/utils/graph.ts b/src/utils/graph.ts
index 772fd87c..5e8c2638 100644
--- a/src/utils/graph.ts
+++ b/src/utils/graph.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { Store } from 'easy-peasy';
+
 import { StoreModel } from '../store';
+import { clampPosition } from '../utils';
 import {
   ElementId,
   Node,
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   Box,
   Connection,
   FlowExportObject,
+  NodeExtent,
 } from '../types';
 
 export const isEdge = (element: Node | Connection | Edge): element is Edge =>
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ export const onLoadProject = (currentStore: Store<StoreModel>) => {
   };
 };
 
-export const parseElement = (element: Node | Edge): Node | Edge => {
+export const parseElement = (element: Node | Edge, nodeExtent: NodeExtent): Node | Edge => {
   if (!element.id) {
     throw new Error('All nodes and edges need to have an id.');
   }
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ export const parseElement = (element: Node | Edge): Node | Edge => {
     id: element.id.toString(),
     type: element.type || 'default',
     __rf: {
-      position: element.position,
+      position: clampPosition(element.position, nodeExtent),
       width: null,
       height: null,
       handleBounds: {},
diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
index 13832a31..9ddb29aa 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { DraggableEvent } from 'react-draggable';
 import { MouseEvent as ReactMouseEvent } from 'react';
 
-import { Dimensions } from '../types';
+import { Dimensions, XYPosition, NodeExtent } from '../types';
 
 export const isInputDOMNode = (e: ReactMouseEvent | DraggableEvent | KeyboardEvent) => {
   const target = e?.target as HTMLElement;
@@ -17,3 +17,8 @@ export const getDimensions = (node: HTMLDivElement): Dimensions => ({
 });
 
 export const clamp = (val: number, min: number = 0, max: number = 1): number => Math.min(Math.max(val, min), max);
+
+export const clampPosition = (position: XYPosition, extent: NodeExtent) => ({
+  x: clamp(position.x, extent[0][0], extent[1][0]),
+  y: clamp(position.y, extent[0][1], extent[1][1]),
+});