diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/space_node.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_node/space_node.cc
index 419f74353ca..cfd33ddad45 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/space_node.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/space_node.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
  * \ingroup spnode
  */
 
+
+#include "AS_asset_representation.hh"
+
 #include "BLI_string.h"
 
 #include "DNA_ID.h"
@@ -17,8 +20,10 @@
 
 #include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
 
+#include "BKE_asset.h"
 #include "BKE_context.h"
 #include "BKE_gpencil_legacy.h"
+#include "BKE_idprop.h"
 #include "BKE_lib_id.h"
 #include "BKE_lib_query.h"
 #include "BKE_lib_remap.h"
@@ -674,9 +679,36 @@ static void node_main_region_draw(const bContext *C, ARegion *region)
 
 /* ************* dropboxes ************* */
 
-static bool node_group_drop_poll(bContext * /*C*/, wmDrag *drag, const wmEvent * /*event*/)
+static bool node_group_drop_poll(bContext *C, wmDrag *drag, const wmEvent * /*event*/)
 {
-  return WM_drag_is_ID_type(drag, ID_NT);
+  SpaceNode *snode = CTX_wm_space_node(C);
+
+  if (!WM_drag_is_ID_type(drag, ID_NT)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (drag->type == WM_DRAG_ID) {
+    const bNodeTree *node_tree = reinterpret_cast<const bNodeTree *>(
+        WM_drag_get_local_ID(drag, ID_NT));
+    if (!node_tree) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return node_tree->type == snode->edittree->type;
+  }
+
+  if (drag->type == WM_DRAG_ASSET) {
+    const wmDragAsset *asset_data = WM_drag_get_asset_data(drag, ID_NT);
+    if (!asset_data) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    const AssetMetaData *metadata = &asset_data->asset->get_metadata();
+    const IDProperty *tree_type = BKE_asset_metadata_idprop_find(metadata, "type");
+    if (!tree_type || IDP_Int(tree_type) != snode->edittree->type) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true;
 }
 
 static bool node_object_drop_poll(bContext *C, wmDrag *drag, const wmEvent * /*event*/)