diff --git a/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/linux/window.c b/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/linux/window.c
index 5441db022cc..6906a0cc7c1 100644
--- a/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/linux/window.c
+++ b/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/linux/window.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static gboolean onDragDrop(GtkWidget* self, GdkDragContext* context, gint x, gin
     }
 
     processMessage(res);
-    return FALSE;
+    return TRUE;
 }
 
 // WebView
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ GtkWidget *SetupWebview(void *contentManager, GtkWindow *window, int hideWindowO
     webkit_web_context_register_uri_scheme(context, "wails", (WebKitURISchemeRequestCallback)processURLRequest, NULL, NULL);
     g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(webview), "load-changed", G_CALLBACK(webviewLoadChanged), NULL);
 
-    if(disableWebViewDragAndDrop)
+    if(disableWebViewDragAndDrop && !enableDragAndDrop)
     {
         gtk_drag_dest_unset(webview);
     }
diff --git a/website/src/pages/changelog.mdx b/website/src/pages/changelog.mdx
index bea883a70be..4019d9e3809 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/changelog.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/changelog.mdx
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 - Added `EnableAutoplayWithoutUserAction` macOS webview preference to allow HTML5 media to autoplay without a user gesture [#5512](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/5512) by @Eyalm321
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed drag-and-drop on Linux, allowing both native file drops and HTML5 drag-and-drop to work without WebKit navigating to externally dropped files.
+
 ## v2.14.0 - 2026-08-10
 
 ### Fixed