diff --git a/agents/unifiedmailboxagent/unifiedmailboxeditor.cpp b/agents/unifiedmailboxagent/unifiedmailboxeditor.cpp
index 48eb78dee..a8f0c2c2b 100644
--- a/agents/unifiedmailboxagent/unifiedmailboxeditor.cpp
+++ b/agents/unifiedmailboxagent/unifiedmailboxeditor.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ UnifiedMailboxEditor::UnifiedMailboxEditor(UnifiedMailbox *mailbox, const KShare
     auto ftw = new MailCommon::FolderTreeWidget(nullptr, nullptr,
                                                 MailCommon::FolderTreeWidget::TreeViewOptions(MailCommon::FolderTreeWidget::UseDistinctSelectionModel
                                                                                               |MailCommon::FolderTreeWidget::HideStatistics));
+    ftw->folderTreeView()->setDragEnabled(false);
     l->addWidget(ftw);
 
     auto ftv = ftw->folderTreeView();