diff --git a/picard/ui/coverartbox.py b/picard/ui/coverartbox.py
index 3f7496309..fa7f3fc0e 100644
--- a/picard/ui/coverartbox.py
+++ b/picard/ui/coverartbox.py
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ class CoverArtThumbnail(ActiveLabel):
         event.accept()
 
     def dropEvent(self, event):
+        if event.proposedAction() == QtCore.Qt.DropAction.IgnoreAction:
+            event.acceptProposedAction()
+            return
+
         accepted = False
         # Chromium includes the actual data of the dragged image in the drop event. This
         # is useful for Google Images, where the url links to the page that contains the image
diff --git a/picard/ui/itemviews.py b/picard/ui/itemviews.py
index 7032c5436..1bb307009 100644
--- a/picard/ui/itemviews.py
+++ b/picard/ui/itemviews.py
@@ -695,11 +695,16 @@ class BaseTreeView(QtWidgets.QTreeWidget):
         return ["text/uri-list", "application/picard.album-list"]
 
     def dragEnterEvent(self, event):
-        if not event.source() or event.mimeData().hasUrls():
+        super().dragEnterEvent(event)
+        if event.isAccepted() and (not event.source() or event.mimeData().hasUrls()):
+            event.setDropAction(QtCore.Qt.DropAction.CopyAction)
+            event.accept()
+
+    def dragMoveEvent(self, event):
+        super().dragMoveEvent(event)
+        if event.isAccepted() and (not event.source() or event.mimeData().hasUrls()):
             event.setDropAction(QtCore.Qt.DropAction.CopyAction)
             event.accept()
-        else:
-            event.acceptProposedAction()
 
     def startDrag(self, supportedActions):
         """Start drag, *without* using pixmap."""
@@ -763,6 +768,9 @@ class BaseTreeView(QtWidgets.QTreeWidget):
             tagger.add_paths(new_paths, target=target)
 
     def dropEvent(self, event):
+        if event.proposedAction() == QtCore.Qt.DropAction.IgnoreAction:
+            event.acceptProposedAction()
+            return
         # Dropping with Alt key pressed forces all dropped files being
         # assigned to the same track.
         if event.keyboardModifiers() == QtCore.Qt.KeyboardModifier.AltModifier:
diff --git a/picard/ui/options/plugins.py b/picard/ui/options/plugins.py
index 086398f41..f1f946380 100644
--- a/picard/ui/options/plugins.py
+++ b/picard/ui/options/plugins.py
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ class PluginsOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
         plugins.mimeTypes = self.mimeTypes
         plugins.dropEvent = self.dropEvent
         plugins.dragEnterEvent = self.dragEnterEvent
+        plugins.dragMoveEvent = self.dragMoveEvent
 
         self.ui.install_plugin.clicked.connect(self.open_plugins)
         self.ui.folder_open.clicked.connect(self.open_plugin_dir)
@@ -700,9 +701,20 @@ class PluginsOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
         event.setDropAction(QtCore.Qt.DropAction.CopyAction)
         event.accept()
 
+    def dragMoveEvent(self, event):
+        event.setDropAction(QtCore.Qt.DropAction.CopyAction)
+        event.accept()
+
     def dropEvent(self, event):
+        if event.proposedAction() == QtCore.Qt.DropAction.IgnoreAction:
+            event.acceptProposedAction()
+            return
+
         for path in (os.path.normpath(u.toLocalFile()) for u in event.mimeData().urls()):
             self.manager.install_plugin(path)
 
+        event.setDropAction(QtCore.Qt.DropAction.CopyAction)
+        event.accept()
+
 
 register_options_page(PluginsOptionsPage)