diff --git a/eclipse-scout-core/src/focus/FocusManager.ts b/eclipse-scout-core/src/focus/FocusManager.ts
index 0202b8ee093..350df4a07b6 100644
--- a/eclipse-scout-core/src/focus/FocusManager.ts
+++ b/eclipse-scout-core/src/focus/FocusManager.ts
@@ -413,38 +413,46 @@ export class FocusManager implements FocusManagerOptions {
    * Returns whether to accept a 'mousedown event'.
    */
   protected _acceptFocusChangeOnMouseDown($element: JQuery): boolean {
-    // 1. Prevent focus gain when glasspane is clicked.
-    //    Even if the glasspane is not focusable, this check is required because the glasspane might be contained in a focusable container
-    //    like table. Use case: outline modality with table-page as 'outlineContent'.
+    // Prevent focus gain when glasspane is clicked.
+    // Even if the glasspane is not focusable, this check is required because the glasspane might be contained in a focusable container
+    // like table. Use case: outline modality with table-page as 'outlineContent'.
     if ($element.hasClass('glasspane')) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    // 2. Prevent focus gain if covert by glasspane.
+    // Prevent focus gain if covert by glasspane.
     if (this.isElementCovertByGlassPane($element)) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    // 3. Prevent focus gain on elements excluded to gain focus by mouse, e.g. buttons.
+    // Prevent focus gain on elements excluded to gain focus by mouse, e.g. buttons.
     if (!focusUtils.isFocusableByMouse($element)) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    // 4. Allow focus gain on focusable elements.
+    // Allow focus gain on focusable elements.
     if ($element.is(':focusable')) {
       return true;
     }
 
-    // 5. Allow focus gain on elements with selectable content, e.g. the value of a label field.
+    // Allow focus gain on elements with selectable content, e.g. the value of a label field.
     if (focusUtils.isSelectableText($element)) {
       return true;
     }
 
-    // 6. Allow focus gain on elements with a focusable parent, e.g. when clicking on a row in a table.
+    // Allow focus gain on elements with a focusable parent, e.g. when clicking on a row in a table.
     if (focusUtils.containsParentFocusableByMouse($element, $element.entryPoint())) {
       return true;
     }
 
+    // Don't prevent default action for draggable elements which is dragstart event
+    if (focusUtils.isDraggable($element)) {
+      // Unfortunately, preventDefault will not only prevent dragstart but also focus gain
+      // If the draggable element is not focusable, we need to restore the focus later otherwise the desktop would be focused
+      focusUtils.restoreFocusLater(this.session.$entryPoint);
+      return true;
+    }
+
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/eclipse-scout-core/src/focus/focusUtils.ts b/eclipse-scout-core/src/focus/focusUtils.ts
index ad313e27bb3..5dc34de0a9f 100644
--- a/eclipse-scout-core/src/focus/focusUtils.ts
+++ b/eclipse-scout-core/src/focus/focusUtils.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ export const focusUtils = {
     return $element.text().trim().length > 0;
   },
 
+  /**
+   * @returns true if the element or one of its parents is draggable.
+   */
+  isDraggable(element: HTMLElement | JQuery): boolean {
+    let $element = $.ensure(element);
+    return $element.attr('draggable') === 'true' || $element.parents('[draggable="true"]').length > 0;
+  },
+
   /**
    * Returns true if the given HTML element is the active element in its own document, false otherwise
    * @param element
@@ -94,5 +102,22 @@ export const focusUtils = {
       activeElement = ownerDocument.activeElement;
     }
     return activeElement === element;
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Stores the currently focused element and focuses this element again in the next animation frame if the focus changed to the entry point element.
+   * This is useful if the current task would focus the entry point element which cannot be prevented.
+   */
+  restoreFocusLater($entryPoint: JQuery) {
+    // queueMicrotask does not work, it looks like the microtask will be executed before the focus change.
+    // requestAnimationFrame also prevents flickering (compared to setTimeout)
+    let doc = $entryPoint.document(true);
+    let prevFocusedElement = doc.activeElement as HTMLElement;
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      let focusedElement = doc.activeElement;
+      if (focusedElement === $entryPoint[0]) {
+        prevFocusedElement.focus();
+      }
+    });
   }
 };