diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
index 607075aa2a..e689ed4001 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
@@ -857,8 +857,13 @@
 	const onDragOver = (e: DragEvent) => {
 		e.preventDefault();
 
-		// Check if a file or a sidebar chat item is being dragged.
-		if (e.dataTransfer?.types?.includes('Files') || e.dataTransfer?.types?.includes('text/plain')) {
+		// Check if a file or a sidebar chat/folder item is being dragged.
+		// Use a custom MIME type to distinguish intentional drags from SortableJS reorder drags
+		// (e.g. Notes, Workspace, pinned Models), which also set 'text/plain'.
+		if (
+			e.dataTransfer?.types?.includes('Files') ||
+			e.dataTransfer?.types?.includes('application/x-open-webui-drag')
+		) {
 			dragged = true;
 		} else {
 			dragged = false;
diff --git a/src/lib/components/common/Folder.svelte b/src/lib/components/common/Folder.svelte
index 45c2386d89..93ec72763e 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/common/Folder.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/common/Folder.svelte
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@
 						} finally {
 							draggedOver = false;
 						}
+
+						// Only process the first non-file item; all share the same
+						// text/plain payload, so continuing would duplicate the drop.
+						break;
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte
index 2dd5def8e1..0e7c2bf181 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@
 				id: id
 			})
 		);
+		event.dataTransfer.setData('application/x-open-webui-drag', '');
 
 		dragged = true;
 		itemElement.style.opacity = '0.5'; // Optional: Visual cue to show it's being dragged
diff --git a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/RecursiveFolder.svelte b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/RecursiveFolder.svelte
index 085bafa395..0f401b5abd 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/RecursiveFolder.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/RecursiveFolder.svelte
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@
 						} catch (error) {
 							console.log('Error parsing dataTransfer:', error);
 						}
+
+						// Only process the first non-file item; all share the same
+						// text/plain payload, so continuing would duplicate the move.
+						break;
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -243,6 +247,7 @@
 				id: folderId
 			})
 		);
+		event.dataTransfer.setData('application/x-open-webui-drag', '');
 
 		dragged = true;
 		folderElement.style.opacity = '0.5'; // Optional: Visual cue to show it's being dragged