diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index 76cf8c3232e..2b55229c6ce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -7665,7 +7665,7 @@ void TextEditorWidget::dropEvent(QDropEvent *e)
     MultiTextCursor cursor = multiTextCursor();
     cursor.beginEditBlock();
     const QTextCursor eventCursor = cursorForPosition(e->pos());
-    if (e->dropAction() == Qt::MoveAction)
+    if (e->dropAction() == Qt::MoveAction && e->source() == viewport())
         cursor.removeSelectedText();
     cursor.setCursors({eventCursor});
     setMultiTextCursor(cursor);