diff --git a/packages/core/src/Editor.ts b/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
index 392b443c..a3726d5b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export interface CommandSpec {
 type EditorContent = string | JSON | null
 
 interface Options {
+  element: HTMLElement,
   content: EditorContent
   extensions: (Extension | Node | Mark)[]
   injectCSS: Boolean
@@ -39,11 +40,11 @@ interface Options {
 export class Editor extends EventEmitter {
 
   proxy!: any
-  element = document.createElement('div')
   extensionManager!: ExtensionManager
   schema!: Schema
   view!: EditorView
   options: Options = {
+    element: document.createElement('div'),
     content: '',
     injectCSS: true,
     extensions: [],
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ export class Editor extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   private createView() {
-    this.view = new EditorView(this.element, {
+    this.view = new EditorView(this.options.element, {
       state: EditorState.create({
         doc: this.createDocument(this.options.content),
         plugins: this.plugins,
diff --git a/packages/vue/src/components/EditorContent.ts b/packages/vue/src/components/EditorContent.ts
index 69d49d9c..ae7642cb 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/components/EditorContent.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/components/EditorContent.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     editor: {
       immediate: true,
       handler(editor) {
-        if (editor && editor.element) {
+        if (editor && editor.options.element) {
           this.$nextTick(() => {
-            this.$el.appendChild(editor.element.firstChild)
+            this.$el.appendChild(editor.options.element.firstChild)
             // editor.setParentComponent(this)
           })
         }
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ export default Vue.extend({
   },
 
   beforeDestroy() {
-    this.editor.element = this.$el
+    this.editor.options.element = this.$el
   },
 })