diff --git a/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/stylesDemo/Styles.tsx b/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/stylesDemo/Styles.tsx
index 3c3f70e7..8d48e3ac 100644
--- a/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/stylesDemo/Styles.tsx
+++ b/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/stylesDemo/Styles.tsx
@@ -132,6 +132,32 @@ export const NodeDecoratorStyles = withTopologySetup(() => {
   return null;
 });
 
+export const NodeShowDragGhostStyles = withTopologySetup(() => {
+  useComponentFactory(defaultComponentFactory);
+  useComponentFactory(stylesComponentFactory);
+  const nodes: NodeModel[] = createGroupNodes();
+  const nodes2: NodeModel[] = createGroupNodes('2', 600);
+
+  nodes.forEach((n) => (n.data.showDecorators = true));
+  nodes.forEach((n) => (n.data.labelPosition = LabelPosition.bottom));
+  nodes.forEach((n) => (n.data.showDragGhost = true));
+  nodes2.forEach((n) => (n.data.showDecorators = true));
+  nodes2.forEach((n) => (n.data.showDragGhost = true));
+  useModel(
+    useMemo(
+      (): Model => ({
+        graph: {
+          id: 'g1',
+          type: 'graph'
+        },
+        nodes: [...nodes, ...nodes2]
+      }),
+      [nodes, nodes2]
+    )
+  );
+  return null;
+});
+
 export const NodeLabelStyles = withTopologySetup(() => {
   useComponentFactory(defaultComponentFactory);
   useComponentFactory(stylesComponentFactory);
@@ -928,6 +954,9 @@ export const StyleNodes: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
         <Tab eventKey={4} title={<TabTitleText>Decorators</TabTitleText>}>
           <NodeDecoratorStyles />
         </Tab>
+        <Tab eventKey={5} title={<TabTitleText>Show Drag Ghost While Dragging</TabTitleText>}>
+          <NodeShowDragGhostStyles />
+        </Tab>
       </Tabs>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/topologyPackageDemo/DemoContext.tsx b/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/topologyPackageDemo/DemoContext.tsx
index 7badd985..936fcc61 100644
--- a/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/topologyPackageDemo/DemoContext.tsx
+++ b/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/topologyPackageDemo/DemoContext.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ export class DemoModel {
     badges: false,
     icons: false,
     contextMenus: false,
-    hulledOutline: true
+    hulledOutline: true,
+    showDragGhost: false
   };
   protected edgeOptionsP: GeneratorEdgeOptions = {
     showStyles: false,
diff --git a/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/topologyPackageDemo/DemoNode.tsx b/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/topologyPackageDemo/DemoNode.tsx
index 99ab8e34..aa834ea6 100644
--- a/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/topologyPackageDemo/DemoNode.tsx
+++ b/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/topologyPackageDemo/DemoNode.tsx
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ const DemoNode: React.FunctionComponent<DemoNodeProps> = observer(
               options.showDecorators &&
               renderDecorators(options, nodeElement, rest.getShapeDecoratorCenter)
             }
+            showDragGhost={options.showDragGhost}
           >
             {(focused || detailsLevel !== ScaleDetailsLevel.low) && renderIcon(data, nodeElement)}
           </DefaultNode>
diff --git a/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/topologyPackageDemo/OptionsContextBar.tsx b/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/topologyPackageDemo/OptionsContextBar.tsx
index 57d436ce..26aead22 100644
--- a/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/topologyPackageDemo/OptionsContextBar.tsx
+++ b/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/topologyPackageDemo/OptionsContextBar.tsx
@@ -146,6 +146,16 @@ const OptionsContextBar: React.FC = observer(() => {
           >
             Rectangle Groups
           </SelectOption>
+          <SelectOption
+            hasCheckbox
+            value="Show Drag Ghost"
+            isSelected={options.nodeOptions.showDragGhost}
+            onClick={() =>
+              options.setNodeOptions({ ...options.nodeOptions, showDragGhost: !options.nodeOptions.showDragGhost })
+            }
+          >
+            Show Drag Ghost
+          </SelectOption>
         </SelectList>
       </Select>
     );
diff --git a/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/topologyPackageDemo/generator.ts b/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/topologyPackageDemo/generator.ts
index 880462d4..c35daac0 100644
--- a/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/topologyPackageDemo/generator.ts
+++ b/packages/demo-app-ts/src/demos/topologyPackageDemo/generator.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export interface GeneratorNodeOptions {
   contextMenus?: boolean;
   hideKebabMenu?: boolean;
   hulledOutline?: boolean;
+  showDragGhost?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface GeneratorEdgeOptions {
diff --git a/packages/module/src/components/edges/DefaultEdge.tsx b/packages/module/src/components/edges/DefaultEdge.tsx
index 8dd87482..c1f57831 100644
--- a/packages/module/src/components/edges/DefaultEdge.tsx
+++ b/packages/module/src/components/edges/DefaultEdge.tsx
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ interface DefaultEdgeProps {
   /**
    * When true, the edge path and terminals stay visually fixed (last position) while
    * an associated node is being dragged. When false or omitted, the edge updates
-   * during drag as before. Can be set per edge via this prop, element state, or
-   * in the model as edge data: `data: { freezeEdgeDuringNodeDrag: true }`.
+   * during drag as before.
    */
   freezeEdgeDuringNodeDrag?: boolean;
 }
@@ -124,10 +123,7 @@ const DefaultEdgeInner: React.FunctionComponent<DefaultEdgeInnerProps> = observe
     onContextMenu,
     freezeEdgeDuringNodeDrag
   }) => {
-    const freezeDuringDrag =
-      freezeEdgeDuringNodeDrag ??
-      (element.getData() as { freezeEdgeDuringNodeDrag?: boolean } | undefined)?.freezeEdgeDuringNodeDrag ??
-      false;
+    const freezeDuringDrag = freezeEdgeDuringNodeDrag ?? false;
 
     const [hover, hoverRef] = useHover();
     const edgeRef = useCombineRefs(hoverRef, dndDropRef);
diff --git a/packages/module/src/components/nodes/DefaultNode.tsx b/packages/module/src/components/nodes/DefaultNode.tsx
index 4578d352..725acabe 100644
--- a/packages/module/src/components/nodes/DefaultNode.tsx
+++ b/packages/module/src/components/nodes/DefaultNode.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,16 @@ import CheckCircleIcon from '@patternfly/react-icons/dist/esm/icons/check-circle
 import ExclamationCircleIcon from '@patternfly/react-icons/dist/esm/icons/exclamation-circle-icon';
 import ExclamationTriangleIcon from '@patternfly/react-icons/dist/esm/icons/exclamation-triangle-icon';
 import styles from '../../css/topology-components';
-import { BadgeLocation, GraphElement, isNode, LabelPosition, Node, NodeStatus, TopologyQuadrant } from '../../types';
+import {
+  BadgeLocation,
+  GraphElement,
+  isNode,
+  LabelPosition,
+  Node,
+  NodeStatus,
+  ScaleDetailsLevel,
+  TopologyQuadrant
+} from '../../types';
 import { ConnectDragSource, ConnectDropTarget, OnSelect, WithDndDragProps } from '../../behavior';
 import Decorator from '../decorators/Decorator';
 import { Layer } from '../layers';
@@ -122,10 +131,18 @@ interface DefaultNodeProps {
   raiseLabelOnHover?: boolean; // TODO: Update default to be false, assume demo code will be followed
   /** Hide context menu kebab for the node  */
   hideContextMenuKebab?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * When true, a non-interactive copy of the node is drawn at the pre-drag position while dragging.
+   * When false or omitted, only the live node is shown (default behavior).
+   */
+  showDragGhost?: boolean;
 }
 
 const SCALE_UP_TIME = 200;
 
+/** Scale factor for the drag ghost when the graph is not at low details level. */
+const DRAG_GHOST_SCALE = 0.7;
+
 type DefaultNodeInnerProps = Omit<DefaultNodeProps, 'element'> & { element: Node };
 
 const DefaultNodeInner: React.FunctionComponent<DefaultNodeInnerProps> = observer(
@@ -172,8 +189,10 @@ const DefaultNodeInner: React.FunctionComponent<DefaultNodeInnerProps> = observe
     onContextMenu,
     contextMenuOpen,
     raiseLabelOnHover = true,
-    hideContextMenuKebab
+    hideContextMenuKebab,
+    showDragGhost
   }) => {
+    const showDragGhostResolved = showDragGhost ?? false;
     const [nodeHovered, hoverRef] = useHover();
     const [labelHovered, labelRef] = useHover();
     const hovered = nodeHovered || labelHovered;
@@ -183,6 +202,8 @@ const DefaultNodeInner: React.FunctionComponent<DefaultNodeInnerProps> = observe
     const isHover = hover !== undefined ? hover : hovered;
     const [nodeScale, setNodeScale] = useState<number>(1);
     const decoratorRef = useRef(null);
+    const boxXRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+    const boxYRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
 
     const statusDecorator = useMemo(() => {
       if (!status || !showStatusDecorator) {
@@ -258,6 +279,8 @@ const DefaultNodeInner: React.FunctionComponent<DefaultNodeInnerProps> = observe
 
     const nodeLabelPosition = labelPosition || element.getLabelPosition();
     const scale = element.getGraph().getScale();
+    const detailsLevel = element.getGraph().getDetailsLevel();
+    const isLowDetailsLevel = detailsLevel === ScaleDetailsLevel.low;
 
     const animationRef = useRef<number>(null);
     const scaleGoal = useRef<number>(1);
@@ -325,6 +348,12 @@ const DefaultNodeInner: React.FunctionComponent<DefaultNodeInnerProps> = observe
       return { translateX, translateY };
     }, [element, nodeScale, scaleNode]);
 
+    const box = element.getBounds();
+    if (!showDragGhostResolved || !dragging || boxXRef.current === null || boxYRef.current === null) {
+      boxXRef.current = box.x;
+      boxYRef.current = box.y;
+    }
+
     const renderLabel = () => {
       if (!showLabel || !(label || element.getLabel())) {
         return null;
@@ -398,28 +427,55 @@ const DefaultNodeInner: React.FunctionComponent<DefaultNodeInnerProps> = observe
     };
 
     return (
-      <g
-        className={groupClassName}
-        transform={`${scaleNode ? `translate(${translateX}, ${translateY})` : ''} scale(${nodeScale})`}
-      >
-        <NodeShadows />
-        <g ref={refs} onClick={onSelect} onContextMenu={onContextMenu}>
-          {ShapeComponent && (
-            <ShapeComponent
-              className={backgroundClassName}
-              element={element}
-              width={width}
-              height={height}
-              dndDropRef={dndDropRef}
-              filter={filter}
-            />
-          )}
-          {renderLabel()}
-          {children}
+      <>
+        {dragging && showDragGhostResolved && (
+          <g
+            className={css(groupClassName, styles.modifiers.dragGhost)}
+            transform={`translate(${boxXRef.current - box.x}, ${boxYRef.current - box.y}) ${
+              isLowDetailsLevel ? '' : `scale(${DRAG_GHOST_SCALE})`
+            }`}
+          >
+            <NodeShadows />
+            <g>
+              {ShapeComponent && (
+                <ShapeComponent
+                  className={backgroundClassName}
+                  element={element}
+                  width={width}
+                  height={height}
+                  filter={filter}
+                />
+              )}
+              {!isLowDetailsLevel && renderLabel()}
+              {!isLowDetailsLevel && children}
+            </g>
+            {statusDecorator}
+            {attachments}
+          </g>
+        )}
+        <g
+          className={groupClassName}
+          transform={`${scaleNode ? `translate(${translateX}, ${translateY})` : ''} scale(${nodeScale})`}
+        >
+          <NodeShadows />
+          <g ref={refs} onClick={onSelect} onContextMenu={onContextMenu}>
+            {ShapeComponent && (
+              <ShapeComponent
+                className={backgroundClassName}
+                element={element}
+                width={width}
+                height={height}
+                dndDropRef={dndDropRef}
+                filter={filter}
+              />
+            )}
+            {renderLabel()}
+            {children}
+          </g>
+          {statusDecorator}
+          {attachments}
         </g>
-        {statusDecorator}
-        {attachments}
-      </g>
+      </>
     );
   }
 );
diff --git a/packages/module/src/css/topology-components.css b/packages/module/src/css/topology-components.css
index 398a4578..fad1b3b9 100644
--- a/packages/module/src/css/topology-components.css
+++ b/packages/module/src/css/topology-components.css
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   --pf-topology__node__background--Stroke: var(--pf-t--global--border--color--default);
   --pf-topology__node__background--StrokeWidth: var(--pf-t--global--border--width--regular);
   --pf-topology__node--m-dragging--background--StrokeWidth: var(--pf-t--global--border--width--regular);
+  --pf-topology__node--m-drag-ghost--Opacity: 0.6;
 
   /* Status changes */
   --pf-topology__node--m-disabled--Background--Fill: var(--pf-t--global--background--color--disabled--default);
@@ -318,6 +319,10 @@
   cursor: grab;
 }
 
+.pf-topology__node.pf-m-drag-ghost {
+  opacity: var(--pf-topology__node--m-drag-ghost--Opacity);
+}
+
 .pf-topology__node.pf-m-selected .pf-topology__node__background {
   stroke-width: var(--pf-topology__node--m-selected__background--StrokeWidth);
   --pf-topology__node__background--Stroke: var(--pf-topology__node--m-selected--Background--Stroke);