diff --git a/src/dom_components/model/ComponentImage.js b/src/dom_components/model/ComponentImage.js
index 1ef77ed51..42917c43f 100644
--- a/src/dom_components/model/ComponentImage.js
+++ b/src/dom_components/model/ComponentImage.js
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ module.exports = Component.extend(
      * @private
      */
     getAttrToHTML(...args) {
-      var attr = Component.prototype.getAttrToHTML.apply(this, args);
-      delete attr.onmousedown;
-      var src = this.get('src');
+      const attr = Component.prototype.getAttrToHTML.apply(this, args);
+      const src = this.get('src');
       if (src) attr.src = src;
       return attr;
     },
diff --git a/src/dom_components/view/ComponentImageView.js b/src/dom_components/view/ComponentImageView.js
index 06232b2e4..3bce4209c 100644
--- a/src/dom_components/view/ComponentImageView.js
+++ b/src/dom_components/view/ComponentImageView.js
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ module.exports = ComponentView.extend({
   events: {
     dblclick: 'onActive',
     click: 'initResize',
-    error: 'onError'
+    error: 'onError',
+    dragstart: 'noDrag',
+    mousedown: 'noDrag'
   },
 
   initialize(o) {
@@ -84,14 +86,17 @@ module.exports = ComponentView.extend({
     if (fallback) this.el.src = fallback;
   },
 
+  noDrag(ev) {
+    ev.preventDefault();
+    return false;
+  },
+
   render() {
     this.renderAttributes();
     this.updateSrc();
     const { $el, model } = this;
     const cls = $el.attr('class') || '';
     !model.get('src') && $el.attr('class', `${cls} ${this.classEmpty}`.trim());
-    // Avoid strange behaviours with drag and drop
-    $el.attr('onmousedown', 'return false');
     this.postRender();
 
     return this;