diff --git a/draftlogs/7018_fix.md b/draftlogs/7018_fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..83ad3eb1e7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/draftlogs/7018_fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ - Fix displaying scattergl traces while zooming or panning (regression introduced in 2.26.0) [[#7018](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/pull/7018)], 
+   with thanks to @eiriklv for the contribution!
diff --git a/src/plots/cartesian/dragbox.js b/src/plots/cartesian/dragbox.js
index 5446277b847..f8fa211ad8f 100644
--- a/src/plots/cartesian/dragbox.js
+++ b/src/plots/cartesian/dragbox.js
@@ -886,14 +886,11 @@ function makeDragBox(gd, plotinfo, x, y, w, h, ns, ew) {
                 ya = sp.yaxis;
 
                 if(sp._scene) {
-                    var xrng = Lib.simpleMap(xa.range, xa.r2l);
-                    var yrng = Lib.simpleMap(ya.range, ya.r2l);
-
                     if(xa.limitRange) xa.limitRange();
                     if(ya.limitRange) ya.limitRange();
 
-                    xrng = xa.range;
-                    yrng = ya.range;
+                    var xrng = Lib.simpleMap(xa.range, xa.r2l);
+                    var yrng = Lib.simpleMap(ya.range, ya.r2l);
 
                     sp._scene.update({range: [xrng[0], yrng[0], xrng[1], yrng[1]]});
                 }