diff --git a/src/components/MermaidToExcalidraw.tsx b/src/components/MermaidToExcalidraw.tsx
index 28ac409f9..1422b5f6b 100644
--- a/src/components/MermaidToExcalidraw.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MermaidToExcalidraw.tsx
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ const MermaidToExcalidraw = ({
   }, [loading]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const convertMermaidToExcal = async () => {
+    const renderExcalidrawPreview = async () => {
       let mermaidGraphData;
       const canvasNode = canvasRef.current;
       if (!canvasNode) {
@@ -140,7 +140,10 @@ const MermaidToExcalidraw = ({
           mermaidToExcalidrawLib.current.graphToExcalidraw(mermaidGraphData);
 
         data.current = {
-          elements: convertToExcalidrawElements(elements, true),
+          elements: convertToExcalidrawElements(elements, appState, {
+            regenerateIds: true,
+            transformViewportToSceneCoords: true,
+          }),
           files,
         };
         const parent = canvasNode.parentElement!;
@@ -150,23 +153,21 @@ const MermaidToExcalidraw = ({
         dimension = Math.min(dimension, parent.offsetWidth - 10);
         dimension = Math.min(dimension, parent.offsetHeight - 10);
 
-        exportToCanvas({
+        const canvas = await exportToCanvas({
           elements: data.current.elements,
           files: data.current.files,
           exportPadding: DEFAULT_EXPORT_PADDING,
           maxWidthOrHeight: dimension,
-        }).then((canvas) => {
-          // if converting to blob fails, there's some problem that will
-          // likely prevent preview and export (e.g. canvas too big)
-          return canvasToBlob(canvas).then(() => {
-            parent.style.background = "#fff";
-            canvasNode.replaceChildren(canvas);
-          });
         });
+        // if converting to blob fails, there's some problem that will
+        // likely prevent preview and export (e.g. canvas too big)
+        await canvasToBlob(canvas);
+        parent.style.background = "#fff";
+        canvasNode.replaceChildren(canvas);
       }
     };
-    convertMermaidToExcal();
-  }, [text]);
+    renderExcalidrawPreview();
+  }, [text, appState]);
 
   const setAppState = useExcalidrawSetAppState();
 
diff --git a/src/data/transform.ts b/src/data/transform.ts
index 806710f23..f3be0377c 100644
--- a/src/data/transform.ts
+++ b/src/data/transform.ts
@@ -38,9 +38,14 @@ import {
   VerticalAlign,
 } from "../element/types";
 import { MarkOptional } from "../utility-types";
-import { assertNever, getFontString } from "../utils";
+import {
+  assertNever,
+  getFontString,
+  viewportCoordsToSceneCoords,
+} from "../utils";
 import { getSizeFromPoints } from "../points";
 import { nanoid } from "nanoid";
+import { AppState } from "../types";
 
 export type ValidLinearElement = {
   type: "arrow" | "line";
@@ -387,7 +392,8 @@ class ElementStore {
 
 export const convertToExcalidrawElements = (
   elements: ExcalidrawElementSkeleton[] | null,
-  regenerateIds = false,
+  appState: AppState,
+  { regenerateIds = false, transformViewportToSceneCoords = false },
 ) => {
   if (!elements) {
     return [];
@@ -404,6 +410,20 @@ export const convertToExcalidrawElements = (
     if (regenerateIds) {
       Object.assign(element, { id: nanoid() });
     }
+
+    // transform viewport coords to scene coordinates
+    if (transformViewportToSceneCoords) {
+      const { x, y } = viewportCoordsToSceneCoords(
+        {
+          clientX: element.x,
+          clientY: element.y,
+        },
+        appState,
+      );
+
+      Object.assign(element, { x, y });
+    }
+
     switch (element.type) {
       case "rectangle":
       case "ellipse":