diff --git a/src/components/Actions.tsx b/src/components/Actions.tsx
index cd599309..4010f98a 100644
--- a/src/components/Actions.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Actions.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState } from "react";
 import { ActionManager } from "../actions/manager";
 import { getNonDeletedElements } from "../element";
-import { ExcalidrawElement, PointerType } from "../element/types";
+import { ExcalidrawElement } from "../element/types";
 import { t } from "../i18n";
 import { useDevice } from "../components/App";
 import {
@@ -213,15 +213,11 @@ export const SelectedShapeActions = ({
 };
 
 export const ShapesSwitcher = ({
-  interactiveCanvas,
   activeTool,
-  onImageAction,
   appState,
   app,
 }: {
-  interactiveCanvas: HTMLCanvasElement | null;
   activeTool: UIAppState["activeTool"];
-  onImageAction: (data: { pointerType: PointerType | null }) => void;
   appState: UIAppState;
   app: AppClassProperties;
 }) => {
@@ -263,9 +259,13 @@ export const ShapesSwitcher = ({
               if (appState.activeTool.type !== value) {
                 trackEvent("toolbar", value, "ui");
               }
-              app.setActiveTool({ type: value });
               if (value === "image") {
-                onImageAction({ pointerType });
+                app.setActiveTool({
+                  type: value,
+                  insertOnCanvasDirectly: pointerType !== "mouse",
+                });
+              } else {
+                app.setActiveTool({ type: value });
               }
             }}
           />
diff --git a/src/components/App.tsx b/src/components/App.tsx
index 4ad7b889..d0f618d8 100644
--- a/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -1188,7 +1188,6 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
                       >
                         <LayerUI
                           canvas={this.canvas}
-                          interactiveCanvas={this.interactiveCanvas}
                           appState={this.state}
                           files={this.files}
                           setAppState={this.setAppState}
@@ -1205,7 +1204,6 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
                             this.state.zenModeEnabled
                           }
                           UIOptions={this.props.UIOptions}
-                          onImageAction={this.onImageAction}
                           onExportImage={this.onExportImage}
                           renderWelcomeScreen={
                             !this.state.isLoading &&
@@ -3135,9 +3133,13 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
 
   setActiveTool = (
     tool:
-      | {
-          type: ToolType;
-        }
+      | (
+          | { type: Exclude<ToolType, "image"> }
+          | {
+              type: Extract<ToolType, "image">;
+              insertOnCanvasDirectly?: boolean;
+            }
+        )
       | { type: "custom"; customType: string },
   ) => {
     const nextActiveTool = updateActiveTool(this.state, tool);
@@ -3153,7 +3155,10 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
       this.setState({ suggestedBindings: [] });
     }
     if (nextActiveTool.type === "image") {
-      this.onImageAction();
+      this.onImageAction({
+        insertOnCanvasDirectly:
+          (tool.type === "image" && tool.insertOnCanvasDirectly) ?? false,
+      });
     }
 
     this.setState((prevState) => {
@@ -7353,9 +7358,11 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
     }
   };
 
-  private onImageAction = async (
-    { insertOnCanvasDirectly } = { insertOnCanvasDirectly: false },
-  ) => {
+  private onImageAction = async ({
+    insertOnCanvasDirectly,
+  }: {
+    insertOnCanvasDirectly: boolean;
+  }) => {
     try {
       const clientX = this.state.width / 2 + this.state.offsetLeft;
       const clientY = this.state.height / 2 + this.state.offsetTop;
diff --git a/src/components/LayerUI.tsx b/src/components/LayerUI.tsx
index 59ac60a7..580d2437 100644
--- a/src/components/LayerUI.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LayerUI.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ interface LayerUIProps {
   appState: UIAppState;
   files: BinaryFiles;
   canvas: HTMLCanvasElement;
-  interactiveCanvas: HTMLCanvasElement | null;
   setAppState: React.Component<any, AppState>["setState"];
   elements: readonly NonDeletedExcalidrawElement[];
   onLockToggle: () => void;
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ interface LayerUIProps {
   renderTopRightUI?: ExcalidrawProps["renderTopRightUI"];
   renderCustomStats?: ExcalidrawProps["renderCustomStats"];
   UIOptions: AppProps["UIOptions"];
-  onImageAction: (data: { insertOnCanvasDirectly: boolean }) => void;
   onExportImage: AppClassProperties["onExportImage"];
   renderWelcomeScreen: boolean;
   children?: React.ReactNode;
@@ -123,7 +121,6 @@ const LayerUI = ({
   setAppState,
   elements,
   canvas,
-  interactiveCanvas,
   onLockToggle,
   onHandToolToggle,
   onPenModeToggle,
@@ -131,7 +128,6 @@ const LayerUI = ({
   renderTopRightUI,
   renderCustomStats,
   UIOptions,
-  onImageAction,
   onExportImage,
   renderWelcomeScreen,
   children,
@@ -280,14 +276,8 @@ const LayerUI = ({
 
                           <ShapesSwitcher
                             appState={appState}
-                            interactiveCanvas={interactiveCanvas}
                             activeTool={appState.activeTool}
                             app={app}
-                            onImageAction={({ pointerType }) => {
-                              onImageAction({
-                                insertOnCanvasDirectly: pointerType !== "mouse",
-                              });
-                            }}
                           />
                         </Stack.Row>
                       </Island>
@@ -472,8 +462,6 @@ const LayerUI = ({
           onLockToggle={onLockToggle}
           onHandToolToggle={onHandToolToggle}
           onPenModeToggle={onPenModeToggle}
-          interactiveCanvas={interactiveCanvas}
-          onImageAction={onImageAction}
           renderTopRightUI={renderTopRightUI}
           renderCustomStats={renderCustomStats}
           renderSidebars={renderSidebars}
@@ -560,18 +548,8 @@ const areEqual = (prevProps: LayerUIProps, nextProps: LayerUIProps) => {
     return false;
   }
 
-  const {
-    canvas: _pC,
-    interactiveCanvas: _pIC,
-    appState: prevAppState,
-    ...prev
-  } = prevProps;
-  const {
-    canvas: _nC,
-    interactiveCanvas: _nIC,
-    appState: nextAppState,
-    ...next
-  } = nextProps;
+  const { canvas: _pC, appState: prevAppState, ...prev } = prevProps;
+  const { canvas: _nC, appState: nextAppState, ...next } = nextProps;
 
   return (
     isShallowEqual(
diff --git a/src/components/MobileMenu.tsx b/src/components/MobileMenu.tsx
index b7f0ba33..bb26fe71 100644
--- a/src/components/MobileMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MobileMenu.tsx
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ type MobileMenuProps = {
   onLockToggle: () => void;
   onHandToolToggle: () => void;
   onPenModeToggle: () => void;
-  interactiveCanvas: HTMLCanvasElement | null;
 
-  onImageAction: (data: { insertOnCanvasDirectly: boolean }) => void;
   renderTopRightUI?: (
     isMobile: boolean,
     appState: UIAppState,
@@ -58,8 +56,7 @@ export const MobileMenu = ({
   onLockToggle,
   onHandToolToggle,
   onPenModeToggle,
-  interactiveCanvas,
-  onImageAction,
+
   renderTopRightUI,
   renderCustomStats,
   renderSidebars,
@@ -85,14 +82,8 @@ export const MobileMenu = ({
                   <Stack.Row gap={1}>
                     <ShapesSwitcher
                       appState={appState}
-                      interactiveCanvas={interactiveCanvas}
                       activeTool={appState.activeTool}
                       app={app}
-                      onImageAction={({ pointerType }) => {
-                        onImageAction({
-                          insertOnCanvasDirectly: pointerType !== "mouse",
-                        });
-                      }}
                     />
                   </Stack.Row>
                 </Island>