diff --git a/synfig-studio/src/gui/selectdraghelper.h b/synfig-studio/src/gui/selectdraghelper.h
index c82141f..06b0161 100644
--- a/synfig-studio/src/gui/selectdraghelper.h
+++ b/synfig-studio/src/gui/selectdraghelper.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ private:
 	State pointer_state;
 	int pointer_tracking_start_x, pointer_tracking_start_y;
 	int last_pointer_x, last_pointer_y;
+	Gdk::Point active_item_start_position;
 
 	void start_tracking_pointer(int x, int y);
 	void start_tracking_pointer(double x, double y);
@@ -126,6 +127,12 @@ public:
 	State get_state() const;
 	/// The point where user clicked
 	void get_initial_tracking_point(int &px, int &py) const;
+	/// The point where active item was initially placed
+	void get_active_item_initial_point(int &px, int &py) const;
+
+	//! Retrieve the position of a given item
+	//! @param[out] position the location the provided item
+	virtual void get_item_position(const T &item, Gdk::Point &position) = 0;
 
 	//! Retrieve the item placed at a point
 	//! @param[out] item the item in the given position
@@ -263,6 +270,13 @@ void SelectDragHelper<T>::get_initial_tracking_point(int& px, int& py) const
 	py = pointer_tracking_start_y;
 }
 
+template<class T>
+void SelectDragHelper<T>::get_active_item_initial_point(int& px, int& py) const
+{
+	px = active_item_start_position.get_x();
+	py = active_item_start_position.get_y();
+}
+
 
 template <class T>
 bool
@@ -678,6 +692,7 @@ void SelectDragHelper<T>::start_dragging(const T* pointed_item)
 {
 	made_dragging_move = false;
 	active_item = pointed_item;
+	get_item_position(*active_item, active_item_start_position);
 
 	if (canvas_interface) {
 		action_group_drag = new synfigapp::Action::PassiveGrouper(canvas_interface->get_instance().get(), drag_action_name);
diff --git a/synfig-studio/src/gui/widgets/widget_curves.cpp b/synfig-studio/src/gui/widgets/widget_curves.cpp
index 8349a25..96eb3d3 100644
--- a/synfig-studio/src/gui/widgets/widget_curves.cpp
+++ b/synfig-studio/src/gui/widgets/widget_curves.cpp
@@ -508,10 +508,6 @@ Widget_Curves::Widget_Curves():
 	channel_point_sd.set_zoom_enabled(true);
 	channel_point_sd.set_scroll_enabled(true);
 	channel_point_sd.set_canvas_interface(canvas_interface);
-	channel_point_sd.signal_drag_started().connect([&](){
-		const ChannelPoint *pointed_item = channel_point_sd.get_active_item();
-		active_point_initial_value = pointed_item->get_value(time_plot_data->dt);
-	});
 	channel_point_sd.signal_drag_canceled().connect([&]() {
 		overlapped_waypoints.clear();
 	});
@@ -1054,6 +1050,14 @@ Widget_Curves::ChannelPointSD::ChannelPointSD(Widget_Curves& widget)
 {
 }
 
+void Widget_Curves::ChannelPointSD::get_item_position(const Widget_Curves::ChannelPoint& item, Gdk::Point& position)
+{
+	const Time &time = item.time_point.get_time();
+	Real value = item.get_value(widget.time_plot_data->dt);
+	position.set_x(widget.time_plot_data->get_pixel_t_coord(time));
+	position.set_y(widget.time_plot_data->get_pixel_y_coord(value));
+}
+
 bool Widget_Curves::ChannelPointSD::find_item_at_position(int pos_x, int pos_y, Widget_Curves::ChannelPoint& cp)
 {
 	cp.invalidate();
@@ -1145,19 +1149,20 @@ void Widget_Curves::ChannelPointSD::delta_drag(int total_dx, int total_dy, bool 
 		dx = total_dx * widget.time_plot_data->k/widget.canvas_interface->get_canvas()->rend_desc().get_frame_rate();
 		dy = total_dy;
 	} else {
-		Real delta_value = get_active_item()->get_value(widget.time_plot_data->dt) - widget.active_point_initial_value;
-		int ddy = widget.time_plot_data->get_delta_pixel_from_delta_y_coord(delta_value);
-		dy = total_dy - ddy;
-
+		Gdk::Point current_pos;
+		get_item_position(*get_active_item(), current_pos);
 		int x0, y0;
-		get_initial_tracking_point(x0, y0);
+		get_active_item_initial_point(x0, y0);
+
+		int y1 = y0 + total_dy;
+		dy = y1 - current_pos.get_y();
+
 		int x1 = x0 + total_dx;
 		// snap to frames
 		float fps = widget.canvas_interface->get_canvas()->rend_desc().get_frame_rate();
 		Time next_t = widget.time_plot_data->get_t_from_pixel_coord(x1).round(fps);
-
-		Time delta_time = next_t - get_active_item()->time_point.get_time();
-		dx = widget.time_plot_data->get_delta_pixel_from_delta_t_coord(Real(delta_time));
+		x1 = widget.time_plot_data->get_pixel_t_coord(next_t);
+		dx = x1 - current_pos.get_x();
 	}
 
 	std::vector<ChannelPoint*> selection = get_selected_items();
diff --git a/synfig-studio/src/gui/widgets/widget_curves.h b/synfig-studio/src/gui/widgets/widget_curves.h
index 2755329..9c63aed 100644
--- a/synfig-studio/src/gui/widgets/widget_curves.h
+++ b/synfig-studio/src/gui/widgets/widget_curves.h
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ private:
 	public:
 		ChannelPointSD(Widget_Curves &widget);
 		virtual ~ChannelPointSD() override {}
+
+		void get_item_position(const ChannelPoint &item, Gdk::Point &position) override;
+
 		bool find_item_at_position(int pos_x, int pos_y, ChannelPoint & cp) override;
 		bool find_items_in_rect(Gdk::Rectangle rect, std::vector<ChannelPoint> & list) override;
 		void get_all_items(std::vector<ChannelPoint> & items) override;
@@ -106,8 +109,6 @@ private:
 
 	int waypoint_edge_length;
 
-	synfig::Real active_point_initial_value;
-
 	std::vector<std::pair<synfig::Waypoint, std::list<CurveStruct>::iterator> > overlapped_waypoints;
 
 	void on_waypoint_clicked(const ChannelPoint &cp, unsigned int button, Gdk::Point /*point*/);