diff --git a/webview/src/plots/components/App.test.tsx b/webview/src/plots/components/App.test.tsx
index 381a07a18f..8157ad06c6 100644
--- a/webview/src/plots/components/App.test.tsx
+++ b/webview/src/plots/components/App.test.tsx
@@ -784,6 +784,30 @@ describe('App', () => {
     ])
   })
 
+  it('should show a drop target at the end of the section when moving a plot from one section to another but not over any other plot', async () => {
+    renderAppWithOptionalData({
+      template: complexTemplatePlotsFixture
+    })
+
+    const bottomSection = screen.getByTestId(NewSectionBlock.BOTTOM)
+    const aSingleViewPlot = screen.getByTestId(join('plot_other', 'plot.tsv'))
+
+    dragAndDrop(aSingleViewPlot, bottomSection)
+
+    await screen.findByTestId('plots-section_template-single_2')
+    const anotherSingleViewPlot = screen.getByTestId(
+      join('plot_logs', 'loss.tsv')
+    )
+
+    dragEnter(
+      anotherSingleViewPlot,
+      'plots-section_template-single_0',
+      DragEnterDirection.RIGHT
+    )
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('plot_drop-target')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
   it('should show a drop zone when hovering a new section', () => {
     renderAppWithOptionalData({
       template: complexTemplatePlotsFixture
@@ -797,13 +821,7 @@ describe('App', () => {
 
     expect(topDropIcon).not.toBeInTheDocument()
 
-    act(() => {
-      multiViewPlot.dispatchEvent(createBubbledEvent('dragstart'))
-    })
-
-    act(() => {
-      topSection.dispatchEvent(createBubbledEvent('dragenter'))
-    })
+    dragEnter(multiViewPlot, topSection.id, DragEnterDirection.LEFT)
 
     topDropIcon = screen.queryByTestId(`${NewSectionBlock.TOP}_drop-icon`)
 
diff --git a/webview/src/plots/components/styles.module.scss b/webview/src/plots/components/styles.module.scss
index 745b2033a8..4238db3f0b 100644
--- a/webview/src/plots/components/styles.module.scss
+++ b/webview/src/plots/components/styles.module.scss
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ $gap: 20px;
   }
 }
 
+.dropSectionWrapper {
+  height: min-content;
+}
+
 .dropSection {
   height: 10px;
 }
diff --git a/webview/src/plots/components/templatePlots/AddedSection.tsx b/webview/src/plots/components/templatePlots/AddedSection.tsx
index cf904696f0..be7ab1c63b 100644
--- a/webview/src/plots/components/templatePlots/AddedSection.tsx
+++ b/webview/src/plots/components/templatePlots/AddedSection.tsx
@@ -43,14 +43,21 @@ export const AddedSection: React.FC<AddedSectionProps> = ({
   const isHovered = hoveredSection === id
 
   return (
-    <div className={cx(styles.singleViewPlotsGrid, styles.noBigGrid)}>
+    <div
+      id={id}
+      data-testid={id}
+      onDragEnter={handleDragEnter}
+      onDragExit={handleDragLeave}
+      onDragOver={(e: DragEvent<HTMLElement>) => e.preventDefault()}
+      onDrop={onDrop}
+      draggable
+      className={cx(
+        styles.singleViewPlotsGrid,
+        styles.noBigGrid,
+        styles.dropSectionWrapper
+      )}
+    >
       <div
-        id={id}
-        data-testid={id}
-        onDragEnter={handleDragEnter}
-        onDragLeave={handleDragLeave}
-        onDragOver={(e: DragEvent<HTMLElement>) => e.preventDefault()}
-        onDrop={onDrop}
         className={cx(styles.dropSection, {
           [styles.dropSectionMaximized]: isHovered,
           [styles.plot]: isHovered
diff --git a/webview/src/plots/components/templatePlots/TemplatePlots.tsx b/webview/src/plots/components/templatePlots/TemplatePlots.tsx
index 8fcb072e76..10d5368868 100644
--- a/webview/src/plots/components/templatePlots/TemplatePlots.tsx
+++ b/webview/src/plots/components/templatePlots/TemplatePlots.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ export const TemplatePlots: React.FC = () => {
   const { plotsSnapshot, size } = useSelector(
     (state: PlotsState) => state.template
   )
+  const draggedOverGroup = useSelector(
+    (state: PlotsState) => state.dragAndDrop.draggedOverGroup
+  )
+  const draggedRef = useSelector(
+    (state: PlotsState) => state.dragAndDrop.draggedRef
+  )
   const [sections, setSections] = useState<TemplatePlotSection[]>([])
   const [hoveredSection, setHoveredSection] = useState('')
   const nbItemsPerRow = useNbItemsPerRow(size)
@@ -76,8 +82,11 @@ export const TemplatePlots: React.FC = () => {
   }
 
   const handleDropInNewSection = (e: DragEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
-    const draggedSectionId = getIDIndex(e.dataTransfer.getData('group'))
-    const draggedId = e.dataTransfer.getData('itemId')
+    if (!draggedRef) {
+      return
+    }
+    const draggedSectionId = getIDIndex(draggedRef.group)
+    const draggedId = draggedRef.itemId
 
     const updatedSections = removeFromPreviousAndAddToNewSection(
       sections,
@@ -184,6 +193,7 @@ export const TemplatePlots: React.FC = () => {
                 setSectionEntries={setSectionEntries}
                 useVirtualizedGrid={useVirtualizedGrid}
                 nbItemsPerRow={nbItemsPerRow}
+                parentDraggedOver={draggedOverGroup === groupId}
               />
             </div>
           )
diff --git a/webview/src/plots/components/templatePlots/TemplatePlotsGrid.tsx b/webview/src/plots/components/templatePlots/TemplatePlotsGrid.tsx
index 6559e68b95..18f8a4fe32 100644
--- a/webview/src/plots/components/templatePlots/TemplatePlotsGrid.tsx
+++ b/webview/src/plots/components/templatePlots/TemplatePlotsGrid.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ interface TemplatePlotsGridProps {
   setSectionEntries: (groupIndex: number, entries: TemplatePlotEntry[]) => void
   useVirtualizedGrid?: boolean
   nbItemsPerRow: number
+  parentDraggedOver?: boolean
 }
 
 const autoSize = {
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ export const TemplatePlotsGrid: React.FC<TemplatePlotsGridProps> = ({
   multiView,
   setSectionEntries,
   useVirtualizedGrid,
-  nbItemsPerRow
+  nbItemsPerRow,
+  parentDraggedOver
 }) => {
   const [order, setOrder] = useState<string[]>([])
 
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ export const TemplatePlotsGrid: React.FC<TemplatePlotsGridProps> = ({
             }
           : undefined
       }
+      parentDraggedOver={parentDraggedOver}
     />
   )
 }
diff --git a/webview/src/shared/components/dragDrop/DragDropContainer.tsx b/webview/src/shared/components/dragDrop/DragDropContainer.tsx
index 8910f749f3..c170460c45 100644
--- a/webview/src/shared/components/dragDrop/DragDropContainer.tsx
+++ b/webview/src/shared/components/dragDrop/DragDropContainer.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ interface DragDropContainerProps {
   }
   shouldShowOnDrag?: boolean
   ghostElemStyle?: CSSProperties
+  parentDraggedOver?: boolean
 }
 
 export const DragDropContainer: React.FC<DragDropContainerProps> = ({
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ export const DragDropContainer: React.FC<DragDropContainerProps> = ({
   dropTarget,
   wrapperComponent,
   shouldShowOnDrag,
-  ghostElemStyle
+  ghostElemStyle,
+  parentDraggedOver
   // eslint-disable-next-line sonarjs/cognitive-complexity
 }) => {
   const [draggedOverId, setDraggedOverId] = useState('')
@@ -123,21 +125,18 @@ export const DragDropContainer: React.FC<DragDropContainerProps> = ({
       }
     }
     const itemIndex = idx.toString()
-    e.dataTransfer.setData('itemIndex', itemIndex)
-    e.dataTransfer.setData('itemId', id)
-    e.dataTransfer.setData('group', group)
     e.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = 'move'
     e.dataTransfer.dropEffect = 'move'
-    dispatch(
-      changeRef({
-        group,
-        itemId: id,
-        itemIndex
-      })
-    )
 
     createGhostStyle(e)
     draggedOverIdTimeout.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      dispatch(
+        changeRef({
+          group,
+          itemId: id,
+          itemIndex
+        })
+      )
       setDraggedId(id)
       setDraggedOverId(order[toIdx])
       resetDraggedStyle(id)
@@ -145,7 +144,6 @@ export const DragDropContainer: React.FC<DragDropContainerProps> = ({
   }
 
   const applyDrop = (
-    e: DragEvent<HTMLElement>,
     droppedIndex: number,
     draggedIndex: number,
     newOrder: string[],
@@ -159,34 +157,38 @@ export const DragDropContainer: React.FC<DragDropContainerProps> = ({
     setOrder(newOrder)
     dispatch(changeRef(undefined))
 
-    onDrop?.(oldDraggedId, e.dataTransfer.getData('group'), group, droppedIndex)
+    onDrop?.(oldDraggedId, draggedRef?.group || '', group, droppedIndex)
   }
 
   const handleOnDrop = (e: DragEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
+    if (!draggedRef) {
+      return
+    }
+    const dragged = draggedRef.itemId
+
     draggedOverIdTimeout.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
       setDraggedId('')
     }, 0)
-    if (e.dataTransfer.getData('itemId') === draggedOverId) {
+    if (dragged === draggedOverId) {
       dispatch(changeRef(undefined))
       return
     }
     const newOrder = [...order]
-    const oldDraggedId = e.dataTransfer.getData('itemId')
-    const isNew = !order.includes(draggedId)
+    const isNew = !order.includes(dragged)
     if (isNew) {
-      newOrder.push(draggedId)
+      newOrder.push(dragged)
     }
     const draggedIndex = isNew
       ? newOrder.length - 1
-      : getIDIndex(e.dataTransfer.getData('itemIndex'))
+      : getIDIndex(draggedRef.itemIndex)
 
     const droppedIndex = order.indexOf(e.currentTarget.id.split('__')[0])
     const orderIdxChange = orderIdxTune(direction, droppedIndex > draggedIndex)
     const orderIdxChanged = droppedIndex + orderIdxChange
     const isEnabled = !disabledDropIds.includes(order[orderIdxChanged])
 
-    if (isEnabled && isSameGroup(e.dataTransfer.getData('group'), group)) {
-      applyDrop(e, orderIdxChanged, draggedIndex, newOrder, oldDraggedId)
+    if (isEnabled && isSameGroup(draggedRef.group, group)) {
+      applyDrop(orderIdxChanged, draggedIndex, newOrder, dragged)
     }
   }
 
@@ -245,20 +247,24 @@ export const DragDropContainer: React.FC<DragDropContainerProps> = ({
         })
       : undefined
 
+  const getTarget = (id: string, isEnteringRight: boolean) => (
+    <DropTarget
+      key="drop-target"
+      onDragOver={handleDragOver}
+      onDrop={handleOnDrop}
+      id={id}
+      className={getDropTargetClassNames(isEnteringRight)}
+    >
+      {dropTarget}
+    </DropTarget>
+  )
+
   const createItemWithDropTarget = (id: string, item: JSX.Element) => {
     const isEnteringRight = direction === DragEnterDirection.RIGHT
     const target =
-      draggedOverGroup === group || draggedRef?.group === group ? (
-        <DropTarget
-          key="drop-target"
-          onDragOver={handleDragOver}
-          onDrop={handleOnDrop}
-          id={id}
-          className={getDropTargetClassNames(isEnteringRight)}
-        >
-          {dropTarget}
-        </DropTarget>
-      ) : null
+      draggedOverGroup === group || draggedRef?.group === group
+        ? getTarget(id, isEnteringRight)
+        : null
 
     const itemWithTag = shouldShowOnDrag ? (
       <div key="item" {...item.props} />
@@ -285,6 +291,17 @@ export const DragDropContainer: React.FC<DragDropContainerProps> = ({
     return id === draggedOverId ? createItemWithDropTarget(id, item) : item
   })
 
+  if (
+    isSameGroup(draggedRef?.group, group) &&
+    draggedRef?.itemId !== draggedId &&
+    !draggedOverId &&
+    parentDraggedOver &&
+    wrappedItems.length > 0
+  ) {
+    const lastId = wrappedItems[wrappedItems.length - 1].id
+    wrappedItems.push(getTarget(lastId, false))
+  }
+
   const Wrapper = wrapperComponent?.component
   return Wrapper ? (
     <Wrapper {...wrapperComponent.props} items={wrappedItems} />
diff --git a/webview/src/shared/components/dragDrop/dragDropSlice.ts b/webview/src/shared/components/dragDrop/dragDropSlice.ts
index d9f40ac296..876d9fada5 100644
--- a/webview/src/shared/components/dragDrop/dragDropSlice.ts
+++ b/webview/src/shared/components/dragDrop/dragDropSlice.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export type DraggedInfo =
   | {
       itemIndex: string
       itemId: string
-      group?: string
+      group: string
     }
   | undefined
 export interface DragDropGroupState {