diff --git a/examples/react/src/examples/DragNDrop/index.tsx b/examples/react/src/examples/DragNDrop/index.tsx
index 16e9737e..a3e09d8d 100644
--- a/examples/react/src/examples/DragNDrop/index.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/src/examples/DragNDrop/index.tsx
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ const DnDFlow = () => {
 
     if (reactFlowInstance) {
       const type = event.dataTransfer.getData('application/reactflow');
-      const position = reactFlowInstance.project({
+      const position = reactFlowInstance.screenToFlowCoordinate({
         x: event.clientX,
-        y: event.clientY - 40,
+        y: event.clientY,
       });
       const newNode: Node = {
         id: getId(),
diff --git a/examples/svelte/src/components/Header/Header.svelte b/examples/svelte/src/components/Header/Header.svelte
index 26b26e1e..e842824e 100644
--- a/examples/svelte/src/components/Header/Header.svelte
+++ b/examples/svelte/src/components/Header/Header.svelte
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 		'usesvelteflow',
 		'useupdatenodeinternals',
 		'validation',
-		'intersections'
+		'intersections',
+		'add-node-on-drop'
 	];
 
 	const onChange = (event: Event) => {
diff --git a/examples/svelte/src/routes/add-node-on-drop/+page.svelte b/examples/svelte/src/routes/add-node-on-drop/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..338f964f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/svelte/src/routes/add-node-on-drop/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { SvelteFlowProvider } from '@xyflow/svelte';
+  import Flow from './Flow.svelte';
+</script>
+
+<!-- You need the SvelteFlowProvider so you can useSvelteFlow  -->
+<SvelteFlowProvider>
+  <Flow />
+</SvelteFlowProvider>
diff --git a/examples/svelte/src/routes/add-node-on-drop/Flow.svelte b/examples/svelte/src/routes/add-node-on-drop/Flow.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd12c1a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/svelte/src/routes/add-node-on-drop/Flow.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { SvelteFlow, useSvelteFlow } from '@xyflow/svelte';
+	import type { Edge, Node } from '@xyflow/svelte';
+	import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
+
+	import '@xyflow/svelte/dist/style.css';
+
+	const initialNodes: Node[] = [
+		{
+			id: '0',
+			type: 'input',
+			data: { label: 'Node' },
+			position: { x: 0, y: 50 }
+		}
+	];
+
+	const nodes = writable<Node[]>(initialNodes);
+	const edges = writable<Edge[]>([]);
+
+	let connectingNodeId: string = '0';
+	let rect: DOMRectReadOnly;
+	let id = 1;
+	const getId = () => `${id++}`;
+
+	const { screenToFlowCoordinate, flowToScreenCoordinate } = useSvelteFlow();
+
+	function handleConnectEnd({ detail: { event } }: { detail: { event: MouseEvent | TouchEvent } }) {
+		// See of connection landed inside the flow pane
+		const targetIsPane = event.target?.classList.contains('svelte-flow__pane');
+		if (targetIsPane) {
+			const id = getId();
+			const position = {
+				x: event.clientX,
+				y: event.clientY
+			};
+
+			const doubleTransformedPosition = flowToScreenCoordinate(screenToFlowCoordinate(position));
+			console.log(
+				'Is transforming in both directions (screen-flow, flow-screen) the same?',
+				position.x === doubleTransformedPosition.x && position.y === doubleTransformedPosition.y
+			);
+
+			const newNode: Node = {
+				id,
+				data: { label: `Node ${id}` },
+				// project the screen coordinates to pane coordinates
+				position: screenToFlowCoordinate(position),
+				// set the origin of the new node so it is centered
+				origin: [0.5, 0.0]
+			};
+
+			$nodes.push(newNode);
+			$edges.push({
+				source: connectingNodeId,
+				target: id,
+				id: `${connectingNodeId}--${id}`
+			});
+
+			$nodes = $nodes;
+			$edges = $edges;
+		}
+	}
+</script>
+
+<svelte:window />
+
+<div class="wrapper" bind:contentRect={rect}>
+	<SvelteFlow
+		{nodes}
+		{edges}
+		fitView
+		fitViewOptions={{ padding: 2 }}
+		on:connectstart={({ detail: { nodeId } }) => {
+			// Memorize the nodeId you start draggin a connection line from a node
+			connectingNodeId = nodeId;
+		}}
+		on:connectend={handleConnectEnd}
+	/>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+	:global(.svelte-flow .svelte-flow__handle) {
+		width: 30px;
+		height: 14px;
+		border-radius: 3px;
+		background-color: #784be8;
+	}
+
+	:global(.svelte-flow .svelte-flow__handle-top) {
+		top: -10px;
+	}
+
+	:global(.svelte-flow .svelte-flow__handle-bottom) {
+		bottom: -10px;
+	}
+
+	:global(.svelte-flow .svelte-flow__node) {
+		height: 40px;
+		width: 150px;
+		justify-content: center;
+		align-items: center;
+		display: flex;
+		border-width: 2px;
+		font-weight: 700;
+	}
+
+	:global(.svelte-flow .svelte-flow__edge path, .svelte-flow__connectionline path) {
+		stroke-width: 2;
+	}
+
+	.wrapper {
+		height: 100vh;
+		width: 100vw;
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/react/src/container/Viewport/index.tsx b/packages/react/src/container/Viewport/index.tsx
index ab10bada..b0de6954 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/container/Viewport/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/container/Viewport/index.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 
 import { useStore } from '../../hooks/useStore';
 import type { ReactFlowState } from '../../types';
-import { Viewport } from '@xyflow/system';
 
 const selector = (s: ReactFlowState) => `translate(${s.transform[0]}px,${s.transform[1]}px) scale(${s.transform[2]})`;
 
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ type ViewportProps = {
   children: ReactNode;
 };
 
-function Viewport({ children }: ViewportProps) {
+export default function Viewport({ children }: ViewportProps) {
   const transform = useStore(selector);
 
   return (
@@ -19,5 +18,3 @@ function Viewport({ children }: ViewportProps) {
     </div>
   );
 }
-
-export default Viewport;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/useReactFlow.ts b/packages/react/src/hooks/useReactFlow.ts
index 45a8dbe1..f66ac38b 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/useReactFlow.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/useReactFlow.ts
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ export default function useReactFlow<NodeData = any, EdgeData = any>(): ReactFlo
         }
       }
     }
+
+    return { deletedNodes: matchingNodes, deletedEdges: matchingEdges };
   }, []);
 
   const getNodeRect = useCallback(
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/useViewportHelper.ts b/packages/react/src/hooks/useViewportHelper.ts
index aded1f17..1872d414 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/useViewportHelper.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/useViewportHelper.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
-import { pointToRendererPoint, getTransformForBounds, fitView, type XYPosition } from '@xyflow/system';
+import {
+  pointToRendererPoint,
+  getTransformForBounds,
+  fitView,
+  type XYPosition,
+  rendererPointToPoint,
+} from '@xyflow/system';
 
 import { useStoreApi, useStore } from '../hooks/useStore';
 import type { ViewportHelperFunctions, ReactFlowState } from '../types';
@@ -85,6 +91,36 @@ const useViewportHelper = (): ViewportHelperFunctions => {
         const { transform, snapToGrid, snapGrid } = store.getState();
         return pointToRendererPoint(position, transform, snapToGrid, snapGrid);
       },
+      screenToFlowCoordinate: (position: XYPosition) => {
+        const { transform, snapToGrid, snapGrid, domNode } = store.getState();
+        if (domNode) {
+          const { x: domX, y: domY } = domNode.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+          const correctedPosition = {
+            x: position.x - domX,
+            y: position.y - domY,
+          };
+
+          return pointToRendererPoint(correctedPosition, transform, snapToGrid, snapGrid || [1, 1]);
+        }
+
+        return { x: 0, y: 0 };
+      },
+      flowToScreenCoordinate: (position: XYPosition) => {
+        const { transform, domNode } = store.getState();
+        if (domNode) {
+          const { x: domX, y: domY } = domNode.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+          const rendererPosition = rendererPointToPoint(position, transform);
+
+          return {
+            x: rendererPosition.x + domX,
+            y: rendererPosition.y + domY,
+          };
+        }
+
+        return { x: 0, y: 0 };
+      },
       viewportInitialized: panZoomInitialized,
     };
   }, [panZoomInitialized]);
diff --git a/packages/react/src/types/general.ts b/packages/react/src/types/general.ts
index 8108c3dd..2b2945a6 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/types/general.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/types/general.ts
@@ -55,5 +55,7 @@ export type ViewportHelperFunctions = {
   setCenter: SetCenter;
   fitBounds: FitBounds;
   project: Project;
+  screenToFlowCoordinate: Project;
+  flowToScreenCoordinate: Project;
   viewportInitialized: boolean;
 };
diff --git a/packages/react/src/types/instance.ts b/packages/react/src/types/instance.ts
index 239d339f..531e518e 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/types/instance.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/types/instance.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ export namespace Instance {
   export type GetEdge<EdgeData> = (id: string) => Edge<EdgeData> | undefined;
   export type AddEdges<EdgeData> = (payload: Edge<EdgeData>[] | Edge<EdgeData>) => void;
   export type ToObject<NodeData = any, EdgeData = any> = () => ReactFlowJsonObject<NodeData, EdgeData>;
-  export type DeleteElements = ({ nodes, edges }: DeleteElementsOptions) => void;
+  export type DeleteElements = ({ nodes, edges }: DeleteElementsOptions) => {
+    deletedNodes: Node[];
+    deletedEdges: Edge[];
+  };
   export type GetIntersectingNodes<NodeData> = (
     node: (Partial<Node<NodeData>> & { id: Node['id'] }) | Rect,
     partially?: boolean,
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/ConnectionLine/ConnectionLine.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/ConnectionLine/ConnectionLine.svelte
index eb30d3f7..904a45d3 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/ConnectionLine/ConnectionLine.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/ConnectionLine/ConnectionLine.svelte
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 
 {#if $connection.path}
   <svg width={$width} height={$height} class="svelte-flow__connectionline" style={containerStyle}>
-    <g class={cc(['svelte-flow__connection', $connection.status])} {style}>
+    <g class={cc(['svelte-flow__connection', $connection.status])}>
       <slot name="connectionLine" />
       <!-- slot fallbacks do not work if slots are forwarded in parent -->
       {#if !isCustomComponent}
-        <path d={$connection.path} fill="none" class="svelte-flow__connection-path" />
+        <path d={$connection.path} {style} fill="none" class="svelte-flow__connection-path" />
       {/if}
     </g>
   </svg>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeWrapper/EdgeWrapper.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeWrapper/EdgeWrapper.svelte
index 81d35e49..7d609447 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeWrapper/EdgeWrapper.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeWrapper/EdgeWrapper.svelte
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<svelte:options immutable />
+
 <script lang="ts">
   import { createEventDispatcher } from 'svelte';
   import { getMarkerId } from '@xyflow/system';
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/NodeWrapper/NodeWrapper.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/NodeWrapper/NodeWrapper.svelte
index fd44335a..058da8b2 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/NodeWrapper/NodeWrapper.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/NodeWrapper/NodeWrapper.svelte
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<svelte:options immutable />
+
 <script lang="ts">
   import {
     createEventDispatcher,
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/SvelteFlow.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/SvelteFlow.svelte
index ef5d547b..d9eb867d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/SvelteFlow.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/SvelteFlow.svelte
@@ -71,13 +71,14 @@
   export { className as class };
 
   let domNode: HTMLDivElement;
+  let clientWidth: number;
+  let clientHeight: number;
 
   const store = hasContext(key) ? useStore() : createStoreContext();
 
   onMount(() => {
-    const { width, height } = domNode.getBoundingClientRect();
-    store.width.set(width);
-    store.height.set(height);
+    store.width.set(clientWidth);
+    store.height.set(clientHeight);
     store.domNode.set(domNode);
 
     store.syncNodeStores(nodes);
@@ -141,6 +142,8 @@
 
 <div
   bind:this={domNode}
+  bind:clientWidth
+  bind:clientHeight
   {style}
   class={cc(['svelte-flow', className])}
   data-testid="svelte-flow__wrapper"
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useNodesEdges.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useNodesEdges.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64e953c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useNodesEdges.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { useStore } from '$lib/store';
+
+export function useNodes() {
+  const { nodes } = useStore();
+  return nodes;
+}
+
+export function useEdges() {
+  const { edges } = useStore();
+  return edges;
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useSvelteFlow.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useSvelteFlow.ts
index 611c6227..7dce00b5 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useSvelteFlow.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useSvelteFlow.ts
@@ -4,18 +4,20 @@ import {
   isRectObject,
   nodeToRect,
   pointToRendererPoint,
-  type Project,
-  type Rect,
+  type FitBoundsOptions,
   type SetCenterOptions,
   type Viewport,
   type ViewportHelperFunctionOptions,
   type XYPosition,
-  type ZoomInOut
+  type ZoomInOut,
+  type Rect,
+  getTransformForBounds,
+  getElementsToRemove,
+  rendererPointToPoint
 } from '@xyflow/system';
 
 import { useStore } from '$lib/store';
-import type { FitViewOptions, Node } from '$lib/types';
-import type { SvelteFlowStore } from '$lib/store/types';
+import type { Edge, FitViewOptions, Node } from '$lib/types';
 
 export function useSvelteFlow(): {
   zoomIn: ZoomInOut;
@@ -27,19 +29,23 @@ export function useSvelteFlow(): {
   getViewport: () => Viewport;
   fitView: (options?: FitViewOptions) => void;
   getIntersectingNodes: (
-    nodeOrRect: (Partial<Node<any>> & { id: Node['id'] }) | Rect,
+    nodeOrRect: (Partial<Node> & { id: Node['id'] }) | Rect,
     partially?: boolean,
     nodesToIntersect?: Node[]
   ) => Node[];
   isNodeIntersecting: (
-    nodeOrRect: (Partial<Node<any>> & { id: Node['id'] }) | Rect,
+    nodeOrRect: (Partial<Node> & { id: Node['id'] }) | Rect,
     area: Rect,
     partially?: boolean
   ) => boolean;
-  project: Project;
+  fitBounds: (bounds: Rect, options?: FitBoundsOptions) => void;
+  deleteElements: (
+    nodesToRemove?: Partial<Node> & { id: string }[],
+    edgesToRemove?: Partial<Edge> & { id: string }[]
+  ) => { deletedNodes: Node[]; deletedEdges: Edge[] };
+  screenToFlowCoordinate: (position: XYPosition) => XYPosition;
+  flowToScreenCoordinate: (position: XYPosition) => XYPosition;
   viewport: Writable<Viewport>;
-  nodes: SvelteFlowStore['nodes'];
-  edges: SvelteFlowStore['edges'];
 } {
   const {
     zoomIn,
@@ -49,20 +55,22 @@ export function useSvelteFlow(): {
     viewport,
     width,
     height,
+    minZoom,
     maxZoom,
     panZoom,
     nodes,
-    edges
+    edges,
+    domNode
   } = useStore();
 
   const getNodeRect = (
-    nodeOrRect: (Partial<Node<any>> & { id: Node['id'] }) | Rect
-  ): [Rect | null, Node<any> | null | undefined, boolean] => {
+    nodeOrRect: (Partial<Node> & { id: Node['id'] }) | Rect
+  ): [Rect | null, Node | null | undefined, boolean] => {
     const isRect = isRectObject(nodeOrRect);
     const node = isRect ? null : get(nodes).find((n) => n.id === nodeOrRect.id);
 
     if (!isRect && !node) {
-      [null, null, isRect];
+      return [null, null, isRect];
     }
 
     const nodeRect = isRect ? nodeOrRect : nodeToRect(node!);
@@ -107,19 +115,43 @@ export function useSvelteFlow(): {
       );
     },
     fitView,
+    fitBounds: (bounds: Rect, options?: FitBoundsOptions) => {
+      const _width = get(width);
+      const _height = get(height);
+      const _maxZoom = get(maxZoom);
+      const _minZoom = get(minZoom);
+
+      const [x, y, zoom] = getTransformForBounds(
+        bounds,
+        _width,
+        _height,
+        _minZoom,
+        _maxZoom,
+        options?.padding ?? 0.1
+      );
+
+      get(panZoom)?.setViewport(
+        {
+          x,
+          y,
+          zoom
+        },
+        { duration: options?.duration }
+      );
+    },
     getIntersectingNodes: (
-      nodeOrRect: (Partial<Node<any>> & { id: Node['id'] }) | Rect,
+      nodeOrRect: (Partial<Node> & { id: Node['id'] }) | Rect,
       partially = true,
       nodesToIntersect?: Node[]
     ) => {
       const [nodeRect, node, isRect] = getNodeRect(nodeOrRect);
 
-      if (!nodeRect) {
+      if (!nodeRect || !node) {
         return [];
       }
 
       return (nodesToIntersect || get(nodes)).filter((n) => {
-        if (!isRect && (n.id === node!.id || !n.positionAbsolute)) {
+        if (!isRect && (n.id === node.id || !n.positionAbsolute)) {
           return false;
         }
 
@@ -131,7 +163,7 @@ export function useSvelteFlow(): {
       });
     },
     isNodeIntersecting: (
-      nodeOrRect: (Partial<Node<any>> & { id: Node['id'] }) | Rect,
+      nodeOrRect: (Partial<Node> & { id: Node['id'] }) | Rect,
       area: Rect,
       partially = true
     ) => {
@@ -146,14 +178,70 @@ export function useSvelteFlow(): {
 
       return partiallyVisible || overlappingArea >= nodeOrRect.width! * nodeOrRect.height!;
     },
-    project: (position: XYPosition) => {
-      const _snapGrid = get(snapGrid);
-      const { x, y, zoom } = get(viewport);
+    deleteElements: (
+      nodesToRemove: Partial<Node> & { id: string }[] = [],
+      edgesToRemove: Partial<Edge> & { id: string }[] = []
+    ) => {
+      const _nodes = get(nodes);
+      const _edges = get(edges);
+      const { matchingNodes, matchingEdges } = getElementsToRemove<Node, Edge>({
+        nodesToRemove,
+        edgesToRemove,
+        nodes: _nodes,
+        edges: _edges
+      });
 
-      return pointToRendererPoint(position, [x, y, zoom], _snapGrid !== null, _snapGrid || [1, 1]);
+      if (matchingNodes) {
+        nodes.set(_nodes.filter((node) => !matchingNodes.some(({ id }) => id === node.id)));
+      }
+
+      if (matchingEdges) {
+        edges.set(_edges.filter((edge) => !matchingEdges.some(({ id }) => id === edge.id)));
+      }
+
+      return {
+        deletedNodes: matchingNodes,
+        deletedEdges: matchingEdges
+      };
+    },
+    screenToFlowCoordinate: (position: XYPosition) => {
+      const _domNode = get(domNode);
+      if (_domNode) {
+        const _snapGrid = get(snapGrid);
+        const { x, y, zoom } = get(viewport);
+        const { x: domX, y: domY } = _domNode.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+        const correctedPosition = {
+          x: position.x - domX,
+          y: position.y - domY
+        };
+
+        return pointToRendererPoint(
+          correctedPosition,
+          [x, y, zoom],
+          _snapGrid !== null,
+          _snapGrid || [1, 1]
+        );
+      }
+
+      return { x: 0, y: 0 };
+    },
+    flowToScreenCoordinate: (position: XYPosition) => {
+      const _domNode = get(domNode);
+      if (_domNode) {
+        const { x, y, zoom } = get(viewport);
+        const { x: domX, y: domY } = _domNode.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+        const rendererPosition = rendererPointToPoint(position, [x, y, zoom]);
+
+        return {
+          x: rendererPosition.x + domX,
+          y: rendererPosition.y + domY
+        };
+      }
+
+      return { x: 0, y: 0 };
     },
-    nodes,
-    edges,
     viewport: viewport
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/index.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/index.ts
index f1af3791..74a0ec7f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/index.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/index.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@ export { useStore } from '$lib/store';
 
 // utils
 export * from '$lib/utils';
+
+//hooks
 export * from '$lib/hooks/useSvelteFlow';
 export * from '$lib/hooks/useUpdateNodeInternals';
 export * from '$lib/hooks/useConnection';
+export * from '$lib/hooks/useNodesEdges';
 
 // types
 export type { Edge, EdgeProps, EdgeTypes, DefaultEdgeOptions } from '$lib/types/edges';
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/styles/style.css b/packages/svelte/src/styles/style.css
index b3f57e6f..8d45911a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/styles/style.css
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/styles/style.css
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 .svelte-flow__edge-label {
   text-align: center;
   position: absolute;
+  font-size: 10px;
 }