diff --git a/.changeset/hungry-dingos-do.md b/.changeset/hungry-dingos-do.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8974336b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hungry-dingos-do.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'slate-react': patch
+---
+
+fix: add 'readonly' dependency for onDragStart callback
diff --git a/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx b/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
index ac99add80f..22024bd76b 100644
--- a/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
+++ b/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ export const Editable = (props: EditableProps) => {
                 ReactEditor.setFragmentData(editor, event.dataTransfer)
               }
             },
-            [attributes.onDragStart]
+            [readOnly, attributes.onDragStart]
           )}
           onDrop={useCallback(
             (event: React.DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {