diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.js
index 7928dfe6c3..602d93832f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.js
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ export default class UI extends React.Component {
   }
 
   handleDragOver = (e) => {
+    if (this.dataTransferIsText(e.dataTransfer)) return false;
     e.preventDefault();
     e.stopPropagation();
 
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ export default class UI extends React.Component {
   }
 
   handleDrop = (e) => {
+    if (this.dataTransferIsText(e.dataTransfer)) return;
     e.preventDefault();
 
     this.setState({ draggingOver: false });
@@ -202,6 +204,10 @@ export default class UI extends React.Component {
     this.setState({ draggingOver: false });
   }
 
+  dataTransferIsText = (dataTransfer) => {
+    return (dataTransfer && Array.from(dataTransfer.types).includes('text/plain') && dataTransfer.items.length === 1);
+  }
+
   closeUploadModal = () => {
     this.setState({ draggingOver: false });
   }