diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx b/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
index 276cde0274..229838419c 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
@@ -8506,7 +8506,11 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
           }
 
           // We duplicate the selected element if alt is pressed on pointer move
-          if (event.altKey && !pointerDownState.hit.hasBeenDuplicated) {
+          if (
+            event.altKey &&
+            !pointerDownState.hit.hasBeenDuplicated &&
+            !this.state.selectedElementsAreBeingDragged
+          ) {
             // Move the currently selected elements to the top of the z index stack, and
             // put the duplicates where the selected elements used to be.
             // (the origin point where the dragging started)