diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/providers/provider.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/providers/provider.cpp
index 5bda5906e..ba00a66af 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/providers/provider.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/providers/provider.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ namespace hex::prv {
 
     void Provider::insertRaw(u64 offset, u64 size) {
         auto oldSize = this->getActualSize();
-        this->resizeRaw(oldSize + size);
+        auto newSize = oldSize + size;
+        this->resizeRaw(newSize);
 
         std::vector<u8> buffer(0x1000);
         const std::vector<u8> zeroBuffer(0x1000);
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ namespace hex::prv {
             position -= readSize;
 
             this->readRaw(position, buffer.data(), readSize);
-            this->writeRaw(position, zeroBuffer.data(), readSize);
+            this->writeRaw(position, zeroBuffer.data(), newSize - oldSize);
             this->writeRaw(position + size, buffer.data(), readSize);
         }
     }
diff --git a/plugins/ui/include/ui/hex_editor.hpp b/plugins/ui/include/ui/hex_editor.hpp
index 322dd28a6..70d8d4887 100644
--- a/plugins/ui/include/ui/hex_editor.hpp
+++ b/plugins/ui/include/ui/hex_editor.hpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ namespace hex::ui {
     private:
         enum class CellType : u8 { None, Hex, ASCII };
 
-        void drawCell(u64 address, const u8 *data, size_t size, bool hovered, CellType cellType);
+        void drawCell(u64 address, u8 *data, size_t size, bool hovered, CellType cellType);
         void drawSeparatorLine(u64 address, bool drawVerticalConnector);
         void drawSelectionFrame(u32 x, u32 y, Region selection, u64 byteAddress, u16 bytesPerCell, const ImVec2 &cellPos, const ImVec2 &cellSize, const ImColor &backgroundColor) const;
         void drawEditor(const ImVec2 &size);
diff --git a/plugins/ui/source/ui/hex_editor.cpp b/plugins/ui/source/ui/hex_editor.cpp
index a51bd44a5..f69938de5 100644
--- a/plugins/ui/source/ui/hex_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/ui/source/ui/hex_editor.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ namespace hex::ui {
 
 
 
-    void HexEditor::drawCell(u64 address, const u8 *data, size_t size, bool hovered, CellType cellType) {
+    void HexEditor::drawCell(u64 address, u8 *data, size_t size, bool hovered, CellType cellType) {
         static DataVisualizerAscii asciiVisualizer;
 
         if (m_shouldUpdateEditingValue && address == m_editingAddress) {
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ namespace hex::ui {
                         std::memcpy(m_editingBytes.data(), data, size);
                     else if (m_mode == Mode::Insert) {
                         std::memset(m_editingBytes.data(), 0x00, size);
+                        std::memset(data, 0x00, size);
                         m_provider->insert(address, size);
                     }