diff --git a/src/addon/qtype/ddmarker/component/addon-qtype-ddmarker.html b/src/addon/qtype/ddmarker/component/addon-qtype-ddmarker.html
index b94b17668..199abc85d 100644
--- a/src/addon/qtype/ddmarker/component/addon-qtype-ddmarker.html
+++ b/src/addon/qtype/ddmarker/component/addon-qtype-ddmarker.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             <ion-icon name="information-circle"></ion-icon>
             {{ 'core.question.howtodraganddrop' | translate }}
         </p>
-        <p><core-format-text [component]="component" [componentId]="componentId" [text]="question.text"></core-format-text></p>
+        <p><core-format-text [component]="component" [componentId]="componentId" [text]="question.text" #questiontext></core-format-text></p>
         <core-format-text *ngIf="question.ddArea" [adaptImg]="false" [component]="component" [componentId]="componentId" [text]="question.ddArea" (afterRender)="questionRendered()"></core-format-text>
     </ion-item>
 </section>
diff --git a/src/addon/qtype/ddmarker/component/ddmarker.ts b/src/addon/qtype/ddmarker/component/ddmarker.ts
index 345887738..518a8b885 100644
--- a/src/addon/qtype/ddmarker/component/ddmarker.ts
+++ b/src/addon/qtype/ddmarker/component/ddmarker.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy, Injector, ElementRef } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy, Injector, ElementRef, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { CoreLoggerProvider } from '@providers/logger';
 import { CoreQuestionBaseComponent } from '@core/question/classes/base-question-component';
 import { AddonQtypeDdMarkerQuestion } from '../classes/ddmarker';
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { AddonQtypeDdMarkerQuestion } from '../classes/ddmarker';
     templateUrl: 'addon-qtype-ddmarker.html'
 })
 export class AddonQtypeDdMarkerComponent extends CoreQuestionBaseComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+    @ViewChild('questiontext') questionTextEl: ElementRef;
 
     protected element: HTMLElement;
     protected questionInstance: AddonQtypeDdMarkerQuestion;
@@ -87,9 +88,11 @@ export class AddonQtypeDdMarkerComponent extends CoreQuestionBaseComponent imple
      */
     questionRendered(): void {
         if (!this.destroyed) {
-            // Create the instance.
-            this.questionInstance = new AddonQtypeDdMarkerQuestion(this.loggerProvider, this.domUtils, this.textUtils, this.element,
-                    this.question, this.question.readOnly, this.dropZones);
+            this.domUtils.waitForImages(this.questionTextEl.nativeElement).then(() => {
+                // Create the instance.
+                this.questionInstance = new AddonQtypeDdMarkerQuestion(this.loggerProvider, this.domUtils, this.textUtils,
+                        this.element, this.question, this.question.readOnly, this.dropZones);
+            });
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/addon/qtype/ddwtos/component/addon-qtype-ddwtos.html b/src/addon/qtype/ddwtos/component/addon-qtype-ddwtos.html
index fbe7bf186..67c15fdfd 100644
--- a/src/addon/qtype/ddwtos/component/addon-qtype-ddwtos.html
+++ b/src/addon/qtype/ddwtos/component/addon-qtype-ddwtos.html
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 <section ion-list *ngIf="question.text || question.text === ''">
-    <ion-item text-wrap class="addon-qtype-ddwtos-container">
+    <!-- Content is outside the core-loading to let the script calculate drag items position -->
+    <core-loading [hideUntil]="question.loaded"></core-loading>
+
+    <ion-item text-wrap class="addon-qtype-ddwtos-container" [ngClass]="{invisible: !question.loaded}">
         <p *ngIf="!question.readOnly" class="core-info-card" icon-start>
             <ion-icon name="information-circle"></ion-icon>
             {{ 'core.question.howtodraganddrop' | translate }}
         </p>
-        <p><core-format-text [component]="component" [componentId]="componentId" [text]="question.text"></core-format-text></p>
+        <p><core-format-text [component]="component" [componentId]="componentId" [text]="question.text" #questiontext></core-format-text></p>
         <core-format-text *ngIf="question.answers" [component]="component" [componentId]="componentId" [text]="question.answers" (afterRender)="questionRendered()"></core-format-text>
         <div class="drags"></div>
     </ion-item>
diff --git a/src/addon/qtype/ddwtos/component/ddwtos.ts b/src/addon/qtype/ddwtos/component/ddwtos.ts
index 8e39b0a3c..80f97c38e 100644
--- a/src/addon/qtype/ddwtos/component/ddwtos.ts
+++ b/src/addon/qtype/ddwtos/component/ddwtos.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy, Injector, ElementRef } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy, Injector, ElementRef, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { CoreLoggerProvider } from '@providers/logger';
 import { CoreQuestionBaseComponent } from '@core/question/classes/base-question-component';
 import { AddonQtypeDdwtosQuestion } from '../classes/ddwtos';
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { AddonQtypeDdwtosQuestion } from '../classes/ddwtos';
     templateUrl: 'addon-qtype-ddwtos.html'
 })
 export class AddonQtypeDdwtosComponent extends CoreQuestionBaseComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+    @ViewChild('questiontext') questionTextEl: ElementRef;
 
     protected element: HTMLElement;
     protected questionInstance: AddonQtypeDdwtosQuestion;
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ export class AddonQtypeDdwtosComponent extends CoreQuestionBaseComponent impleme
             this.question.text += inputEl.outerHTML;
             this.inputIds.push(inputEl.getAttribute('id'));
         });
+
+        this.question.loaded = false;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -87,11 +90,15 @@ export class AddonQtypeDdwtosComponent extends CoreQuestionBaseComponent impleme
      */
     questionRendered(): void {
         if (!this.destroyed) {
-            // Create the instance.
-            this.questionInstance = new AddonQtypeDdwtosQuestion(this.loggerProvider, this.domUtils, this.element, this.question,
-                    this.question.readOnly, this.inputIds);
+            this.domUtils.waitForImages(this.questionTextEl.nativeElement).then(() => {
+                // Create the instance.
+                this.questionInstance = new AddonQtypeDdwtosQuestion(this.loggerProvider, this.domUtils, this.element,
+                        this.question, this.question.readOnly, this.inputIds);
 
-            this.questionHelper.treatCorrectnessIconsClicks(this.element, this.component, this.componentId);
+                this.questionHelper.treatCorrectnessIconsClicks(this.element, this.component, this.componentId);
+
+                this.question.loaded = true;
+            });
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/addon/qtype/ddwtos/ddwtos.module.ts b/src/addon/qtype/ddwtos/ddwtos.module.ts
index 00e0c1dbf..0508ddb5a 100644
--- a/src/addon/qtype/ddwtos/ddwtos.module.ts
+++ b/src/addon/qtype/ddwtos/ddwtos.module.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { IonicModule } from 'ionic-angular';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { CoreQuestionDelegate } from '@core/question/providers/delegate';
+import { CoreComponentsModule } from '@components/components.module';
 import { CoreDirectivesModule } from '@directives/directives.module';
 import { AddonQtypeDdwtosHandler } from './providers/handler';
 import { AddonQtypeDdwtosComponent } from './component/ddwtos';
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import { AddonQtypeDdwtosComponent } from './component/ddwtos';
     imports: [
         IonicModule,
         TranslateModule.forChild(),
+        CoreComponentsModule,
         CoreDirectivesModule
     ],
     providers: [
diff --git a/src/directives/format-text.ts b/src/directives/format-text.ts
index ded8c96d9..817e88360 100644
--- a/src/directives/format-text.ts
+++ b/src/directives/format-text.ts
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ export class CoreFormatTextDirective implements OnChanges {
                 this.calculateHeight();
 
                 // Wait for images to load and calculate the height again if needed.
-                this.waitForImages().then((hasImgToLoad) => {
+                this.domUtils.waitForImages(this.element).then((hasImgToLoad) => {
                     if (hasImgToLoad) {
                         this.calculateHeight();
                     }
@@ -628,39 +628,6 @@ export class CoreFormatTextDirective implements OnChanges {
         this.iframeUtils.treatFrame(iframe);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Wait for images to load.
-     *
-     * @return {Promise<boolean>} Promise resolved with a boolean: whether there was any image to load.
-     */
-    protected waitForImages(): Promise<boolean> {
-        const imgs = Array.from(this.element.querySelectorAll('img')),
-            promises = [];
-        let hasImgToLoad = false;
-
-        imgs.forEach((img) => {
-            if (img && !img.complete) {
-                hasImgToLoad = true;
-
-                // Wait for image to load or fail.
-                promises.push(new Promise((resolve, reject): void => {
-                    const imgLoaded = (): void => {
-                        resolve();
-                        img.removeEventListener('loaded', imgLoaded);
-                        img.removeEventListener('error', imgLoaded);
-                    };
-
-                    img.addEventListener('load', imgLoaded);
-                    img.addEventListener('error', imgLoaded);
-                }));
-            }
-        });
-
-        return Promise.all(promises).then(() => {
-            return hasImgToLoad;
-        });
-    }
-
     /**
      * Convenience function to extract YouTube Id to translate to embedded video.
      * Based on http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3452546/javascript-regex-how-to-get-youtube-video-id-from-url
diff --git a/src/providers/utils/dom.ts b/src/providers/utils/dom.ts
index 361fabcd9..ccd28ddc3 100644
--- a/src/providers/utils/dom.ts
+++ b/src/providers/utils/dom.ts
@@ -1258,6 +1258,40 @@ export class CoreDomUtilsProvider {
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Wait for images to load.
+     *
+     * @param {HTMLElement} element The element to search in.
+     * @return {Promise<boolean>} Promise resolved with a boolean: whether there was any image to load.
+     */
+    waitForImages(element: HTMLElement): Promise<boolean> {
+        const imgs = Array.from(element.querySelectorAll('img')),
+            promises = [];
+        let hasImgToLoad = false;
+
+        imgs.forEach((img) => {
+            if (img && !img.complete) {
+                hasImgToLoad = true;
+
+                // Wait for image to load or fail.
+                promises.push(new Promise((resolve, reject): void => {
+                    const imgLoaded = (): void => {
+                        resolve();
+                        img.removeEventListener('load', imgLoaded);
+                        img.removeEventListener('error', imgLoaded);
+                    };
+
+                    img.addEventListener('load', imgLoaded);
+                    img.addEventListener('error', imgLoaded);
+                }));
+            }
+        });
+
+        return Promise.all(promises).then(() => {
+            return hasImgToLoad;
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Wrap an HTMLElement with another element.
      *