diff --git a/.changeset/grumpy-shrimps-call.md b/.changeset/grumpy-shrimps-call.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3471cf5fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/grumpy-shrimps-call.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@craftjs/core': patch
+---
+
+Fix <Element /> hydration errror in react strict mode
diff --git a/packages/core/src/nodes/Element.tsx b/packages/core/src/nodes/Element.tsx
index 8db7f4f6e..22b369e1f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/nodes/Element.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/nodes/Element.tsx
@@ -40,42 +40,33 @@ export function Element<T extends React.ElementType>({
   };
 
   const { query, actions } = useInternalEditor();
-  const { node, inNodeContext } = useInternalNode((node) => ({
-    node: {
-      id: node.id,
-      data: node.data,
-    },
-  }));
+  const { id: nodeId, inNodeContext } = useInternalNode();
 
   const [linkedNodeId] = useState<NodeId | null>(() => {
     invariant(!!id, ERROR_TOP_LEVEL_ELEMENT_NO_ID);
-    const { id: nodeId, data } = node;
+    const node = query.node(nodeId).get();
 
     if (inNodeContext) {
-      let linkedNodeId;
-
-      const existingNode =
-        data.linkedNodes &&
-        data.linkedNodes[id] &&
-        query.node(data.linkedNodes[id]).get();
+      const existingNode = node.data.linkedNodes[id]
+        ? query.node(node.data.linkedNodes[id]).get()
+        : null;
 
       // Render existing linked Node if it already exists (and is the same type as the JSX)
       if (existingNode && existingNode.data.type === is) {
-        linkedNodeId = existingNode.id;
-      } else {
-        // otherwise, create and render a new linked Node
-        const linkedElement = React.createElement(
-          Element,
-          elementProps,
-          children
-        );
+        return existingNode.id;
+      }
 
-        const tree = query.parseReactElement(linkedElement).toNodeTree();
+      // otherwise, create and render a new linked Node
+      const linkedElement = React.createElement(
+        Element,
+        elementProps,
+        children
+      );
 
-        linkedNodeId = tree.rootNodeId;
-        actions.history.ignore().addLinkedNodeFromTree(tree, nodeId, id);
-      }
-      return linkedNodeId;
+      const tree = query.parseReactElement(linkedElement).toNodeTree();
+
+      actions.history.ignore().addLinkedNodeFromTree(tree, nodeId, id);
+      return tree.rootNodeId;
     }
     return null;
   });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/nodes/tests/Element.test.tsx b/packages/core/src/nodes/tests/Element.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index a1d72f1b3..000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/nodes/tests/Element.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
-import React from 'react';
-
-import { createTestNode } from '../../utils/createTestNode';
-import { Element } from '../Element';
-
-let parentNode;
-let existingLinkedNode;
-let newLinkedNode = createTestNode('newLinkedNode');
-
-let toNodeTree = jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => ({
-  rootNodeId: newLinkedNode.id,
-}));
-
-let addLinkedNodeFromTree = jest.fn();
-let parseReactElement = jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => ({
-  toNodeTree,
-}));
-
-jest.mock('../../editor/useInternalEditor', () => ({
-  useInternalEditor: () => ({
-    actions: {
-      history: {
-        ignore: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => ({
-          addLinkedNodeFromTree,
-        })),
-      },
-    },
-    query: {
-      parseReactElement,
-      node: jest.fn().mockImplementation((id) => ({
-        get() {
-          if (id === 'parent-node') return parentNode;
-          else return existingLinkedNode;
-        },
-      })),
-    },
-  }),
-}));
-
-jest.mock('../useInternalNode', () => ({
-  useInternalNode: () => ({
-    node: parentNode,
-    inNodeContext: true,
-  }),
-}));
-
-const NodeElementTest = jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => null);
-
-jest.mock('../NodeElement', () => ({
-  NodeElement: jest.fn().mockImplementation((props) => NodeElementTest(props)),
-}));
-
-describe('<Element />', () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    parentNode = createTestNode('test');
-  });
-
-  describe('when no id is passed', () => {
-    it('should throw error', () => {
-      expect(() => render(<Element />)).toThrow();
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('when there is no existing node', () => {
-    let elementProps, children;
-
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      elementProps = {
-        color: '#fff',
-      };
-
-      children = <h1>Child</h1>;
-      render(
-        <Element id="test" {...elementProps}>
-          {children}
-        </Element>
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('should call query.parseReactElement()', () => {
-      const arg0 = parseReactElement.mock.calls[0][0];
-      const arg0WithoutOwner = { ...arg0, _owner: null };
-      expect(arg0WithoutOwner).toEqual(
-        <Element {...elementProps}>{children}</Element>
-      );
-    });
-    it('should call actions.addLinkedNodeFromTree()', () => {
-      expect(addLinkedNodeFromTree).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    });
-    it('should render a new linked Node', () => {
-      expect(NodeElementTest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        id: newLinkedNode.id,
-      });
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('when there is an existing node', () => {
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      existingLinkedNode = createTestNode('existing-linked-node', {
-        type: 'div',
-        props: {
-          background: '#000',
-          color: '#fff',
-        },
-      });
-
-      parentNode = createTestNode('parent-node', {
-        linkedNodes: {
-          test: existingLinkedNode.id,
-        },
-      });
-
-      render(<Element id="test" color="#000" />);
-    });
-    it('should render existing Node', () => {
-      expect(NodeElementTest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        id: existingLinkedNode.id,
-      });
-    });
-  });
-});