diff --git a/src/components/App.tsx b/src/components/App.tsx
index 28d8401b..e0847bf8 100644
--- a/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -5395,7 +5395,7 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
       width: embedLink.aspectRatio.w,
       height: embedLink.aspectRatio.h,
       link,
-      validated: undefined,
+      validated: null,
     });
 
     this.scene.replaceAllElements([
@@ -5583,7 +5583,7 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
   }
 
   private createGenericElementOnPointerDown = (
-    elementType: ExcalidrawGenericElement["type"],
+    elementType: ExcalidrawGenericElement["type"] | "embeddable",
     pointerDownState: PointerDownState,
   ): void => {
     const [gridX, gridY] = getGridPoint(
@@ -5597,8 +5597,7 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
       y: gridY,
     });
 
-    const element = newElement({
-      type: elementType,
+    const baseElementAttributes = {
       x: gridX,
       y: gridY,
       strokeColor: this.state.currentItemStrokeColor,
@@ -5611,8 +5610,21 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
       roundness: this.getCurrentItemRoundness(elementType),
       locked: false,
       frameId: topLayerFrame ? topLayerFrame.id : null,
-      ...(elementType === "embeddable" ? { validated: false } : {}),
-    });
+    } as const;
+
+    let element;
+    if (elementType === "embeddable") {
+      element = newEmbeddableElement({
+        type: "embeddable",
+        validated: null,
+        ...baseElementAttributes,
+      });
+    } else {
+      element = newElement({
+        type: elementType,
+        ...baseElementAttributes,
+      });
+    }
 
     if (element.type === "selection") {
       this.setState({
diff --git a/src/data/restore.ts b/src/data/restore.ts
index 08fbe093..63f1e33c 100644
--- a/src/data/restore.ts
+++ b/src/data/restore.ts
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ const restoreElement = (
       return restoreElementWithProperties(element, {});
     case "embeddable":
       return restoreElementWithProperties(element, {
-        validated: undefined,
+        validated: null,
       });
     case "frame":
       return restoreElementWithProperties(element, {
diff --git a/src/element/newElement.ts b/src/element/newElement.ts
index 012725bc..cb5657f1 100644
--- a/src/element/newElement.ts
+++ b/src/element/newElement.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export const newElement = (
 export const newEmbeddableElement = (
   opts: {
     type: "embeddable";
-    validated: boolean | undefined;
+    validated: ExcalidrawEmbeddableElement["validated"];
   } & ElementConstructorOpts,
 ): NonDeleted<ExcalidrawEmbeddableElement> => {
   return {
diff --git a/src/element/types.ts b/src/element/types.ts
index 7d799f23..e8d71cae 100644
--- a/src/element/types.ts
+++ b/src/element/types.ts
@@ -86,15 +86,15 @@ export type ExcalidrawEllipseElement = _ExcalidrawElementBase & {
 
 export type ExcalidrawEmbeddableElement = _ExcalidrawElementBase &
   Readonly<{
+    type: "embeddable";
     /**
      * indicates whether the embeddable src (url) has been validated for rendering.
-     * nullish value indicates that the validation is pending. We reset the
+     * null value indicates that the validation is pending. We reset the
      * value on each restore (or url change) so that we can guarantee
      * the validation came from a trusted source (the editor). Also because we
      * may not have access to host-app supplied url validator during restore.
      */
-    validated?: boolean;
-    type: "embeddable";
+    validated: boolean | null;
   }>;
 
 export type ExcalidrawImageElement = _ExcalidrawElementBase &
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ export type ExcalidrawFrameElement = _ExcalidrawElementBase & {
 export type ExcalidrawGenericElement =
   | ExcalidrawSelectionElement
   | ExcalidrawRectangleElement
-  | ExcalidrawEmbeddableElement
   | ExcalidrawDiamondElement
   | ExcalidrawEllipseElement;
 
@@ -138,7 +137,8 @@ export type ExcalidrawElement =
   | ExcalidrawLinearElement
   | ExcalidrawFreeDrawElement
   | ExcalidrawImageElement
-  | ExcalidrawFrameElement;
+  | ExcalidrawFrameElement
+  | ExcalidrawEmbeddableElement;
 
 export type NonDeleted<TElement extends ExcalidrawElement> = TElement & {
   isDeleted: boolean;
diff --git a/src/tests/fixtures/elementFixture.ts b/src/tests/fixtures/elementFixture.ts
index ddd7b8b9..7f1231a8 100644
--- a/src/tests/fixtures/elementFixture.ts
+++ b/src/tests/fixtures/elementFixture.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export const rectangleFixture: ExcalidrawElement = {
 export const embeddableFixture: ExcalidrawElement = {
   ...elementBase,
   type: "embeddable",
+  validated: null,
 };
 export const ellipseFixture: ExcalidrawElement = {
   ...elementBase,
diff --git a/src/tests/helpers/api.ts b/src/tests/helpers/api.ts
index 7f63203d..824a2295 100644
--- a/src/tests/helpers/api.ts
+++ b/src/tests/helpers/api.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ import fs from "fs";
 import util from "util";
 import path from "path";
 import { getMimeType } from "../../data/blob";
-import { newFreeDrawElement, newImageElement } from "../../element/newElement";
+import {
+  newEmbeddableElement,
+  newFreeDrawElement,
+  newImageElement,
+} from "../../element/newElement";
 import { Point } from "../../types";
 import { getSelectedElements } from "../../scene/selection";
 import { isLinearElementType } from "../../element/typeChecks";
@@ -178,14 +182,20 @@ export class API {
       case "rectangle":
       case "diamond":
       case "ellipse":
-      case "embeddable":
         element = newElement({
-          type: type as "rectangle" | "diamond" | "ellipse" | "embeddable",
+          type: type as "rectangle" | "diamond" | "ellipse",
           width,
           height,
           ...base,
         });
         break;
+      case "embeddable":
+        element = newEmbeddableElement({
+          type: "embeddable",
+          ...base,
+          validated: null,
+        });
+        break;
       case "text":
         const fontSize = rest.fontSize ?? appState.currentItemFontSize;
         const fontFamily = rest.fontFamily ?? appState.currentItemFontFamily;