diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
index e91a680ea5e..38f8f62802b 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
@@ -1523,7 +1523,11 @@ void QGuiApplicationPrivate::createEventDispatcher()
     if (platform_integration == nullptr)
         createPlatformIntegration();
 
-    // The platform integration should not mess with the event dispatcher
+    // The platform integration should not result in creating an event dispatcher
+    Q_ASSERT_X(!threadData.loadRelaxed()->eventDispatcher, "QGuiApplication",
+        "Creating the platform integration resulted in creating an event dispatcher");
+
+    // Nor should it mess with the QCoreApplication's event dispatcher
     Q_ASSERT(!eventDispatcher);
 
     eventDispatcher = platform_integration->createEventDispatcher();
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoadrag.h b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoadrag.h
index 24485ac6ac8..dedf8a7fd9c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoadrag.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoadrag.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ private:
     NSEvent *m_lastEvent;
     NSView *m_lastView;
     Qt::DropAction m_executed_drop_action;
-    QEventLoop internalDragLoop;
+    QEventLoop *m_internalDragLoop = nullptr;
 
     bool maybeDragMultipleItems();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoadrag.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoadrag.mm
index 101a13e3c2c..de45e8a9791 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoadrag.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoadrag.mm
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@ bool QCocoaDrag::maybeDragMultipleItems()
     }
 
     [sourceView beginDraggingSessionWithItems:dragItems event:m_lastEvent source:sourceView];
-    internalDragLoop.exec();
+    QEventLoop eventLoop;
+    QScopedValueRollback updateGuard(m_internalDragLoop, &eventLoop);
+    eventLoop.exec();
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -224,8 +226,9 @@ void QCocoaDrag::setAcceptedAction(Qt::DropAction act)
 
 void QCocoaDrag::exitDragLoop()
 {
-    if (internalDragLoop.isRunning())
-        internalDragLoop.exit();
+    Q_ASSERT(m_internalDragLoop);
+    if (m_internalDragLoop->isRunning())
+        m_internalDragLoop->exit();
 }