diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b98ea3cee..fe13ec99a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Bug fixes:
 - #7163 Fix compilation issues for FreeBSD
 - #7172 Memory leaks in language sync and TLS functionality
 - #7175 | #7178 Memory leaks in copy/paste and drag and drop functionality
+- #7179 Disable drag and drop by default
 
 Github Actions:
 - #7148 Fix unstable build for windows core
diff --git a/src/gui/src/ServerConfig.cpp b/src/gui/src/ServerConfig.cpp
index 1a8c53454..9fa9887af 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/ServerConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/ServerConfig.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void ServerConfig::loadSettings()
     setSwitchCornerSize(settings().value("switchCornerSize").toInt());
     setIgnoreAutoConfigClient(settings().value("ignoreAutoConfigClient").toBool());
     setDisableLockToScreen(settings().value("disableLockToScreen", false).toBool());
-    setEnableDragAndDrop(settings().value("enableDragAndDrop", true).toBool());
+    setEnableDragAndDrop(settings().value("enableDragAndDrop", false).toBool());
 	setClipboardSharingSize(settings().value("clipboardSharingSize",
 						(int) ServerConfig::defaultClipboardSharingSize()).toULongLong());
     setClipboardSharing(settings().value("clipboardSharing", true).toBool());