         @handleDragStart(e)
 
         if @dragStarted
-          # Trigger the drag event
-          @handleDrag(e)
+          # Trigger the drag event immediately
+          @handleDrag(e, true)
 
           # Broadcast to interested subscribers that this droppable is now in the air
           @broadcast('start', e)

      # Mark the drag as having started
      @dragStarted = true

    handleDrag: (e) ->
      @scheduleDrag =>
        # Map the mouse coordinates into the element's coordinate space
        @localMousePosition = convertPointFromPageToNode @parent, new Point(e.pageX, e.pageY)



        # Move the helper
        @$helper.css eventMetadata.position

      if immediate
        # Call the drag handler right away
        dragHandler()
      else
        # Schedule the drag handler to be called when the next frame is about to be drawn
        @scheduleDrag dragHandler

    handleDragStop: (e) ->
      @cancelAnyScheduledDrag()
