diff --git a/scene/main/viewport.cpp b/scene/main/viewport.cpp
index 62cdad22b38..9e31a5324b7 100644
--- a/scene/main/viewport.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/viewport.cpp
@@ -1740,8 +1740,9 @@ void Viewport::_gui_input_event(InputEvent p_event) {
 
 						Size2 pos = mpos;
 						pos = gui.focus_inv_xform.xform(pos);
-
-						gui.mouse_over->drop_data(pos,gui.drag_data);
+						if (gui.mouse_over->can_drop_data(pos,gui.drag_data)) {
+							gui.mouse_over->drop_data(pos,gui.drag_data);
+						}
 						gui.drag_data=Variant();
 						//change mouse accordingly
 					}