diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/app.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/app.component.ts
index d0f893da6..329a7d7b3 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   public fileOver() {
+    this.settings.globalDropzoneActive = true
     // allows transition
     setTimeout(() => {
       this.fileIsOver = true
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   public fileLeave(immediate: boolean = false) {
+    this.settings.globalDropzoneActive = false
     const ms = immediate ? 0 : 500
 
     this.fileLeaveTimeoutID = setTimeout(() => {
@@ -284,6 +286,7 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   public dropped(files: NgxFileDropEntry[]) {
+    this.settings.globalDropzoneActive = false
     this.fileLeave(true)
     this.uploadDocumentsService.uploadFiles(files)
     this.toastService.showInfo($localize`Initiating upload...`, 3000)
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
index 7b7116c15..a503e143d 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   <div class="col-auto col-lg-8 col-xl-9 mb-4">
     <div class="row row-cols-1 g-4" tourAnchor="tour.dashboard"
       dndDropzone
+      [dndDisableIf]="settingsService.globalDropzoneActive"
       dndEffectAllowed="move"
       (dndDrop)="onDrop($event)"
     >
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
index 1ac2b9962..45ab053a4 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ export class DashboardComponent extends ComponentWithPermissions {
               )
               .filter((v) => v)
           : [...this.savedViewService.dashboardViews]
-      console.log(
-        this.dashboardViews,
-        sorted,
-        this.savedViewService.dashboardViews
-      )
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.ts b/src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.ts
index 7fbb5e575..610913549 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export class SettingsService {
   }
 
   public globalDropzoneEnabled: boolean = true
+  public globalDropzoneActive: boolean = false
 
   constructor(
     rendererFactory: RendererFactory2,