diff --git a/Canvas.js b/Canvas.js
index 0362fae51..9969ce316 100644
--- a/Canvas.js
+++ b/Canvas.js
@@ -744,12 +744,7 @@ function newCanvas () {
           }
 
           if (containerBeingDragged !== undefined) {
-            if (containerBeingDragged.notDraggingOnX === false) {
-              containerBeingDragged.frame.position.x = containerBeingDragged.frame.position.x + displaceVector.x
-            }
-            if (containerBeingDragged.notDraggingOnY === false) {
-              containerBeingDragged.frame.position.y = containerBeingDragged.frame.position.y + displaceVector.y
-            }
+            containerBeingDragged.draggTo(displaceVector)
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/Container.js b/Container.js
index 88c619091..c9db63103 100644
--- a/Container.js
+++ b/Container.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ function newContainer () {
     isWheelable: false,
     detectMouseOver: false,
     name: undefined,
+    draggTo: draggTo,
     initialize: initialize,
     finalize: finalize,
     connectToParent: connectToParent,
@@ -184,4 +185,13 @@ function newContainer () {
     }
     return false
   }
+
+  function draggTo (point) {
+    if (thisObject.notDraggingOnX === false) {
+      thisObject.frame.position.x = thisObject.frame.position.x + point.x
+    }
+    if (thisObject.notDraggingOnY === false) {
+      thisObject.frame.position.y = thisObject.frame.position.y + point.y
+    }
+  }
 }