diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_DropTargetWin32.cpp b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_DropTargetWin32.cpp
index c2185ae9b23..6470b406492 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_DropTargetWin32.cpp
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_DropTargetWin32.cpp
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ ULONG __stdcall GHOST_DropTargetWin32::Release(void)
  */
 HRESULT __stdcall GHOST_DropTargetWin32::DragEnter(IDataObject * pDataObject, DWORD grfKeyState, POINTL pt, DWORD * pdwEffect)
 {
-	// we don't know yet if we accept the drop.
-	m_window->setAcceptDragOperation(false);
+	// we accept all drop by default
+	m_window->setAcceptDragOperation(true);
 	*pdwEffect = DROPEFFECT_NONE;
 	
 	m_draggedObjectType = getGhostType(pDataObject);
diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowCocoa.mm b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowCocoa.mm
index 7520375c10e..6dc2fa5a745 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowCocoa.mm
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowCocoa.mm
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ extern "C" {
 	else if ([[draggingPBoard types] containsObject:NSStringPboardType]) m_draggedObjectType = GHOST_kDragnDropTypeString;
 	else return NSDragOperationNone;
 	
-	associatedWindow->setAcceptDragOperation(FALSE); //Drag operation needs to be accepted explicitly by the event manager
+	associatedWindow->setAcceptDragOperation(TRUE); //Drag operation is accepted by default
 	systemCocoa->handleDraggingEvent(GHOST_kEventDraggingEntered, m_draggedObjectType, associatedWindow, mouseLocation.x, mouseLocation.y, nil);
 	return NSDragOperationCopy;
 }