diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/FolderView.vue b/dashboard/src/components/FolderView.vue
index 171c5e895..b93a4f309 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/FolderView.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/FolderView.vue
@@ -163,6 +163,28 @@ function onTreeNavigate(event) {
   router.push(`/home/${resourceType.value}/${resourceId.value}${sanitize(event.path)}`);
 }
 
+async function onTreeDrop(targetPath, event) {
+  // check if this is an internal pankow drag (files from DirectoryView)
+  if (event.dataTransfer.getData('application/x-pankow') === 'selected') {
+    const files = selectedItems.value;
+    if (!files || !files.length) return;
+
+    window.addEventListener('beforeunload', beforeUnloadListener, { capture: true });
+    pasteInProgressDialog.value.open();
+
+    try {
+      await directoryModel.paste(targetPath, 'cut', files);
+    } catch (e) {
+      window.pankow.notify({ type: 'danger', text: e, persistent: true });
+    }
+
+    await loadCwd();
+
+    window.removeEventListener('beforeunload', beforeUnloadListener, { capture: true });
+    pasteInProgressDialog.value.close();
+  }
+}
+
 function treeListFiles(path) {
   if (!directoryModel) return [];
   return directoryModel.listFiles(path);
@@ -544,6 +566,8 @@ onMounted(async () => {
             :list-files="treeListFiles"
             :active-path="cwd"
             :fallback-icon="fallbackIcon"
+            root-label="/app/data"
+            :drop-handler="onTreeDrop"
             @navigate="onTreeNavigate"
           />
         </div>