diff --git a/packages/core/src/canvas/config/config.ts b/packages/core/src/canvas/config/config.ts
index de374e03a..01266fc68 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/canvas/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/canvas/config/config.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ import { CanvasSpotBuiltInTypes } from '../model/CanvasSpot';
 import Frame from '../model/Frame';
 import FrameView from '../view/FrameView';
 
+export interface CustomRendererProps {
+  editor: Editor;
+  frame: Frame;
+  window: Window;
+  frameView: FrameView;
+  onMount: (view: ComponentView) => void;
+}
+
 export interface CanvasConfig {
   stylePrefix?: string;
 
@@ -118,7 +126,7 @@ export interface CanvasConfig {
    *   reactRoot.render(<React.StrictMode><RenderChildren components={[root]}/></React.StrictMode>);
    * }
    */
-  customRenderer?: (options: { editor: Editor; frame: Frame; window: Window; frameView: FrameView }) => ComponentView;
+  customRenderer?: (props: CustomRendererProps) => void;
 }
 
 const config: () => CanvasConfig = () => ({
diff --git a/packages/core/src/canvas/view/FrameView.ts b/packages/core/src/canvas/view/FrameView.ts
index 7eb88d3c3..123127dcf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/canvas/view/FrameView.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/canvas/view/FrameView.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-import { bindAll, debounce, isString, isUndefined } from 'underscore';
+import { bindAll, debounce, isFunction, isString } from 'underscore';
 import { ModuleView } from '../../abstract';
 import { BoxRect, ObjectAny } from '../../common';
 import CssRulesView from '../../css_composer/view/CssRulesView';
-import ComponentWrapperView from '../../dom_components/view/ComponentWrapperView';
-import ComponentView from '../../dom_components/view/ComponentView';
 import { type as typeHead } from '../../dom_components/model/ComponentHead';
+import ComponentView from '../../dom_components/view/ComponentView';
+import ComponentWrapperView from '../../dom_components/view/ComponentWrapperView';
+import AutoScroller from '../../utils/AutoScroller';
 import Droppable from '../../utils/Droppable';
 import { append, appendVNodes, createCustomEvent, createEl, motionsEv, off, on } from '../../utils/dom';
 import { hasDnd, setViewEl } from '../../utils/mixins';
 import Canvas from '../model/Canvas';
 import Frame from '../model/Frame';
-import FrameWrapView from './FrameWrapView';
 import CanvasEvents from '../types';
-import AutoScroller from '../../utils/AutoScroller';
+import FrameWrapView from './FrameWrapView';
 
 export default class FrameView extends ModuleView<Frame, HTMLIFrameElement> {
   /** @ts-ignore */
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ export default class FrameView extends ModuleView<Frame, HTMLIFrameElement> {
 
   renderBody() {
     const { config, em, model, ppfx } = this;
-    const doc = this.getDoc();
     const body = this.getBody();
     const win = this.getWindow();
     const hasAutoHeight = model.hasAutoHeight();
@@ -429,12 +428,16 @@ export default class FrameView extends ModuleView<Frame, HTMLIFrameElement> {
     const { view } = em?.Components?.getType('wrapper') || {};
 
     if (!view) return;
-    if (typeof config.customRenderer === 'function') {
-      this.wrapper = config.customRenderer({
+    if (isFunction(config.customRenderer)) {
+      config.customRenderer({
         editor: em.Editor,
         frame: model,
         window: win,
         frameView: this,
+        onMount: (rootView) => {
+          this.wrapper = rootView;
+          this._onRootMount(rootView);
+        },
       });
     } else {
       this.wrapper = new view({
@@ -445,8 +448,15 @@ export default class FrameView extends ModuleView<Frame, HTMLIFrameElement> {
           frameView: this,
         },
       }).render();
+      this._onRootMount(this.wrapper!);
     }
-    append(body, this.wrapper?.el!);
+  }
+
+  _onRootMount(rootView: ComponentView) {
+    const { config, em, model } = this;
+    const doc = this.getDoc();
+    const body = doc.body;
+    append(body, rootView.el);
     append(
       body,
       new CssRulesView({
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/Droppable.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/Droppable.ts
index c38396064..368503165 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/Droppable.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/Droppable.ts
@@ -187,9 +187,10 @@ export default class Droppable {
         sorter.eventHandlers.legacyOnEnd = sorterOptions.legacyOnEnd;
         sorter.containerContext.customTarget = sorterOptions.customTarget;
       }
-      let dropModel = this.getTempDropModel(content);
-      const el = dropModel.view?.el;
-      const sources = el ? [{ element: el, dragSource: dragSourceOrigin }] : [];
+      const shallowCmp = em.Components.getShallowWrapper();
+      const model = shallowCmp?.append(content, { temporary: true })[0];
+      const element = model?.getEl();
+      const sources = [{ element, dragSource: { model, ...dragSourceOrigin } }];
       sorter.startSort(sources);
       this.sorter = sorter;
       this.draggedNode = sorter.sourceNodes?.[0];
@@ -206,25 +207,6 @@ export default class Droppable {
     em.trigger('canvas:dragenter', dt, content);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Generates a temporary model of the content being dragged for use with the sorter.
-   * @returns The temporary model representing the dragged content.
-   */
-  private getTempDropModel(content?: any) {
-    const comps = this.em.Components.getComponents();
-    const opts = {
-      avoidChildren: 1,
-      avoidStore: 1,
-      avoidUpdateStyle: 1,
-    };
-    const tempModel = comps.add(content, { ...opts, temporary: true });
-    let dropModel = comps.remove(tempModel, { ...opts, temporary: true } as any);
-    // @ts-ignore
-    dropModel = dropModel instanceof Array ? dropModel[0] : dropModel;
-    dropModel.view?.$el.data('model', dropModel);
-    return dropModel;
-  }
-
   handleDragEnd(model: any, dt: any) {
     const { em } = this;
     this.over = false;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/sorter/Sorter.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/sorter/Sorter.ts
index c1505db17..78897968f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/sorter/Sorter.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/sorter/Sorter.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ import {
 import Dimension from './Dimension';
 import { SorterOptions } from './types';
 
+interface SorterSource<T> {
+  element?: HTMLElement;
+  dragSource?: DragSource<T>;
+}
+
 export default class Sorter<T, NodeType extends SortableTreeNode<T>> {
   em: EditorModel;
   treeClass: new (model: T, dragSource?: DragSource<T>) => NodeType;
@@ -70,7 +75,7 @@ export default class Sorter<T, NodeType extends SortableTreeNode<T>> {
    * Picking components to move
    * @param {HTMLElement[]} sources[]
    * */
-  startSort(sources: { element?: HTMLElement; dragSource?: DragSource<T> }[]) {
+  startSort(sources: SorterSource<T>[]) {
     const { sourceNodes, sourcesWithModel } = this.getSourceNodes(sources);
     this.sourceNodes = sourceNodes;
     this.dropLocationDeterminer.startSort(sourceNodes);
@@ -93,11 +98,7 @@ export default class Sorter<T, NodeType extends SortableTreeNode<T>> {
     this.em.trigger('sorter:drag:start', sources[0], sourcesWithModel[0]);
   }
 
-  validTarget(
-    targetEl: HTMLElement | undefined,
-    sources: { element?: HTMLElement; dragSource?: DragSource<T> }[],
-    index: number,
-  ): boolean {
+  validTarget(targetEl: HTMLElement | undefined, sources: SorterSource<T>[], index: number): boolean {
     if (!targetEl) return false;
     const targetModel = $(targetEl).data('model');
     if (!targetModel) return false;
@@ -108,12 +109,12 @@ export default class Sorter<T, NodeType extends SortableTreeNode<T>> {
     return canMove;
   }
 
-  private getSourceNodes(sources: { element?: HTMLElement; dragSource?: DragSource<T> }[]) {
+  private getSourceNodes(sources: SorterSource<T>[]) {
     const validSources = sources.filter((source) => !!source.dragSource || this.findValidSourceElement(source.element));
 
     const sourcesWithModel: { model: T; content?: any }[] = validSources.map((source) => {
       return {
-        model: $(source.element)?.data('model'),
+        model: source.dragSource?.model || $(source.element)?.data('model'),
         content: source.dragSource,
       };
     });
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ export default class Sorter<T, NodeType extends SortableTreeNode<T>> {
 
   /**
    * Finds the closest valid source element within the container context.
-  
+
    * @param sourceElement - The initial source element to check.
    * @returns The closest valid source element, or null if none is found.
    */