diff --git a/static/ui.js b/static/ui.js
index 412d36bf..ee64f08d 100644
--- a/static/ui.js
+++ b/static/ui.js
@@ -14772,16 +14772,39 @@ function _setWsDragData(e,item){
   _wsActiveDragPath=item.path;
   _wsActiveDragType=item.type;
 }
+function _clearWsDragData(){
+  _wsActiveDragPath=null;
+  _wsActiveDragType=null;
+}
+// Window-level fallback cleanup: if a workspace drag is abandoned without the
+// row's ondragend firing (drag cancelled, dropped outside any target, tab
+// blurred/hidden mid-drag), the active-drag flag must not survive — otherwise a
+// later FOREIGN text/plain drag could be misread as a workspace move.
+if(typeof window!=='undefined'&&!window._wsDragCleanupBound){
+  window._wsDragCleanupBound=true;
+  window.addEventListener('dragend',_clearWsDragData,true);
+  window.addEventListener('drop',_clearWsDragData,true);
+  window.addEventListener('pagehide',_clearWsDragData);
+  window.addEventListener('blur',_clearWsDragData);
+}
 function _isWorkspaceTreeMoveDrag(e){
   if(e.dataTransfer&&e.dataTransfer.types&&e.dataTransfer.types.includes('Files')) return false;
   if(e.dataTransfer&&e.dataTransfer.types&&e.dataTransfer.types.includes('application/ws-path')) return true;
+  // Stripped-MIME (macOS WebKit) fallback: accept text/plain ONLY while a
+  // workspace drag is genuinely in flight. dragover/drop events can't read the
+  // payload, so gate on the active flag alone here; the drop handler additionally
+  // proves text/plain === _wsActiveDragPath before performing the move.
   return !!(_wsActiveDragPath&&e.dataTransfer&&e.dataTransfer.types&&e.dataTransfer.types.includes('text/plain'));
 }
 function _wsDragSrcPath(e){
   const custom=e.dataTransfer.getData('application/ws-path');
   if(custom) return custom;
-  if(_wsActiveDragPath) return _wsActiveDragPath;
-  return e.dataTransfer.getData('text/plain')||'';
+  // Stripped-MIME fallback: only trust the active flag when the drop's own
+  // text/plain matches it. A foreign text/plain drag (different/empty content)
+  // must NOT resolve to our tracked workspace path even if the flag lingered.
+  const plain=e.dataTransfer.getData('text/plain')||'';
+  if(_wsActiveDragPath&&plain===_wsActiveDragPath) return _wsActiveDragPath;
+  return '';
 }
 function _wsDragSrcType(e){
   const custom=e.dataTransfer.getData('application/ws-type');
@@ -14872,10 +14895,14 @@ function _bindWorkspaceMoveDropTarget(el,destDir){
     if(!_isWorkspaceTreeMoveDrag(e))return;
     e.preventDefault();e.stopPropagation();
     el.classList.remove('drag-over');
-    const srcPath=_wsDragSrcPath(e);
-    if(!srcPath)return;
-    const srcType=_wsDragSrcType(e);
-    await _performWorkspaceMove(srcPath,destDir,srcType==='dir');
+    try{
+      const srcPath=_wsDragSrcPath(e);
+      if(!srcPath)return;
+      const srcType=_wsDragSrcType(e);
+      await _performWorkspaceMove(srcPath,destDir,srcType==='dir');
+    }finally{
+      _clearWsDragData();
+    }
   };
 }
 
@@ -14898,7 +14925,7 @@ function _renderTreeItems(container, entries, depth){
       e.preventDefault();e.stopPropagation();_showFileContextMenu(e,item);
     };
     el.ondragstart=(e)=>{_setWsDragData(e,item);e.dataTransfer.effectAllowed='copy';el.classList.add('dragging');};
-    el.ondragend=()=>{el.classList.remove('dragging');_clearWorkspaceMoveDragOver();_wsActiveDragPath=null;_wsActiveDragType=null;};
+    el.ondragend=()=>{el.classList.remove('dragging');_clearWorkspaceMoveDragOver();_clearWsDragData();};
 
     const isLk = item.type === 'symlink';
     const isExternalLink = isLk && item.target_outside_workspace;
diff --git a/tests/test_issue4757_macos_drag_drop_mime.py b/tests/test_issue4757_macos_drag_drop_mime.py
index 7b7fc4d7..05b43d01 100644
--- a/tests/test_issue4757_macos_drag_drop_mime.py
+++ b/tests/test_issue4757_macos_drag_drop_mime.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ def _extract_drag_functions():
         extract_function(name)
         for name in (
             '_setWsDragData',
+            '_clearWsDragData',
             '_isWorkspaceTreeMoveDrag',
             '_wsDragSrcPath',
             '_wsDragSrcType',
@@ -131,6 +132,42 @@ process.stdout.write(String(_isWorkspaceTreeMoveDrag({dataTransfer: dropDt})));
         assert _run_node(js) == 'false', \
             'foreign text drag must be rejected when no active-drag flag is set'
 
+    def test_stale_flag_foreign_text_resolves_empty(self):
+        """If the active-drag flag lingers (lost dragend) and a FOREIGN text/plain
+        drag arrives whose content differs from the tracked path, _wsDragSrcPath
+        must return '' (not the stale path) so no spurious workspace move runs.
+
+        Regression guard for the gate-found SILENT hazard: the stripped-MIME
+        fallback now requires text/plain === _wsActiveDragPath."""
+        js = """\
+const item = {path: 'docs/readme.md', type: 'file'};
+const startDt = new FakeDataTransfer([], {});
+startDt.setData = function(mime, val){ this._map[mime]=val; if(!this.types.includes(mime)) this.types.push(mime); };
+_setWsDragData({dataTransfer: startDt}, item);
+// Flag still set (dragend never fired). A foreign text drag arrives with
+// DIFFERENT content and no custom MIME.
+const dropDt = new FakeDataTransfer(['text/plain'], {'text/plain': 'some pasted text'});
+dropDt.getData = function(mime){ if(mime==='application/ws-path') return ''; return this._map[mime]||''; };
+process.stdout.write('[' + _wsDragSrcPath({dataTransfer: dropDt}) + ']');
+"""
+        assert _run_node(js) == '[]', \
+            'stale flag + foreign text (content != tracked path) must resolve to empty'
+
+    def test_clear_ws_drag_data_resets_flags(self):
+        """_clearWsDragData nulls both flags so a later text/plain-only drag is rejected."""
+        js = """\
+const item = {path: 'tmp.txt', type: 'file'};
+const startDt = new FakeDataTransfer([], {});
+startDt.setData = function(mime, val){ this._map[mime]=val; if(!this.types.includes(mime)) this.types.push(mime); };
+_setWsDragData({dataTransfer: startDt}, item);
+_clearWsDragData();
+const dropDt = new FakeDataTransfer(['text/plain'], {'text/plain': item.path});
+process.stdout.write(String(_isWorkspaceTreeMoveDrag({dataTransfer: dropDt})));
+"""
+        assert _run_node(js) == 'false', \
+            '_clearWsDragData must reset flags so a stripped-MIME drag is no longer accepted'
+
+
     def test_files_drag_rejected_even_with_active_flag(self):
         """Files drop must be rejected regardless of active-drag state."""
         js = """\