diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget.cpp
index 6675d7a6bd7..798e8d1397b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget.cpp
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ bool QDockWidgetPrivate::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
                 > QApplication::startDragDistance()) {
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
-            if (windowHandle()) {
+            if (windowHandle() && !q->isFloating()) {
                 // When using native widgets on mac, we have not yet been successful in
                 // starting a drag on an NSView that belongs to one window (QMainWindow),
                 // but continue the drag on another (QDockWidget). This is what happens if