diff --git a/core/modules/editor/factory.js b/core/modules/editor/factory.js
index d7e5e3969..5cc9a2662 100644
--- a/core/modules/editor/factory.js
+++ b/core/modules/editor/factory.js
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ function editTextWidgetFactory(toolbarEngine,nonToolbarEngine) {
 	If there are no Files, let the browser handle it.
 	*/
 	EditTextWidget.prototype.handleDropEvent = function(event) {
-		if(event.dataTransfer.files.length) {
+		if($tw.utils.dragEventContainsFiles(event)) {
 			event.preventDefault();
 			event.stopPropagation();
 			this.dispatchDOMEvent(this.cloneEvent(event,["dataTransfer"]));
diff --git a/core/modules/utils/dom/dragndrop.js b/core/modules/utils/dom/dragndrop.js
index b6b381f37..21ecb334a 100644
--- a/core/modules/utils/dom/dragndrop.js
+++ b/core/modules/utils/dom/dragndrop.js
@@ -208,10 +208,10 @@ function parseJSONTiddlers(json,fallbackTitle) {
 	return data;
 };
 
-exports.dragEventContainsFiles = function(event) {
+function dragEventContainsType(event,targetType) {
 	if(event.dataTransfer.types) {
 		for(var i=0; i<event.dataTransfer.types.length; i++) {
-			if(event.dataTransfer.types[i] === "Files") {
+			if(event.dataTransfer.types[i] === targetType) {
 				return true;
 				break;
 			}
@@ -220,4 +220,10 @@ exports.dragEventContainsFiles = function(event) {
 	return false;
 };
 
+exports.dragEventContainsFiles = function(event) {
+	return (dragEventContainsType(event,"Files") && !dragEventContainsType(event,"text/plain"));
+};
+
+exports.dragEventContainsType = dragEventContainsType;
+
 })();
diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/dropzone.js b/core/modules/widgets/dropzone.js
index 04b48c5e4..efa08162c 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgets/dropzone.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/dropzone.js
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ DropZoneWidget.prototype.handleDropEvent  = function(event) {
 	this.resetState();
 	// Import any files in the drop
 	var numFiles = 0;
-	if(dataTransfer.files) {
+	// If we have type text/vnd.tiddlywiki then skip trying to import files
+	if(dataTransfer.files && !$tw.utils.dragEventContainsType(event,"text/vnd.tiddler")) {
 		numFiles = this.wiki.readFiles(dataTransfer.files,{
 			callback: readFileCallback,
 			deserializer: this.dropzoneDeserializer