diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_handlers.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_handlers.c
index 6417a6b58dd..9af9b2f55ad 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_handlers.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_handlers.c
@@ -4429,7 +4429,7 @@ static int ui_do_button(bContext *C, uiBlock *block, uiBut *but, wmEvent *event)
 		/* check prevval because of modal operators [#24016],
 		 * modifier check is to allow Ctrl+C for copy.
 		 * if this causes other problems, remove this check and suffer the bug :) - campbell */
-		(event->prevval != KM_PRESS || ISKEYMODIFIER(event->prevtype))
+		((event->prevval != KM_PRESS) || (ISKEYMODIFIER(event->prevtype)) || (event->type == EVT_DROP))
 	) {
 		/* handle copy-paste */
 		if(ELEM(event->type, CKEY, VKEY) && event->val==KM_PRESS && (event->ctrl || event->oskey)) {