diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_types.hh b/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_types.hh
index cd560372794..5916ce18c2b 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_types.hh
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/WM_types.hh
@@ -1189,6 +1189,9 @@ using WMDropboxTooltipFunc = char *(*)(bContext *C,
                                        wmDropBox *drop);
 
 struct wmDragActiveDropState {
+  wmDragActiveDropState();
+  ~wmDragActiveDropState();
+
   /**
    * Informs which dropbox is activated with the drag item.
    * When this value changes, the #on_enter() and #on_exit() dropbox callbacks are triggered.
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_dragdrop.cc b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_dragdrop.cc
index 82df147fdfe..0646333dc1b 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_dragdrop.cc
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_dragdrop.cc
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ static ListBase dropboxes = {nullptr, nullptr};
 static void wm_drag_free_asset_data(wmDragAsset **asset_data);
 static void wm_drag_free_path_data(wmDragPath **path_data);
 
+wmDragActiveDropState::wmDragActiveDropState() = default;
+wmDragActiveDropState::~wmDragActiveDropState() = default;
+
 /* drop box maps are stored global for now */
 /* these are part of blender's UI/space specs, and not like keymaps */
 /* when editors become configurable, they can add own dropbox definitions */