diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/utils/sortable.js b/addons/web/static/src/core/utils/sortable.js
index e3c78a3f694..1e5d8c8ee08 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/utils/sortable.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/utils/sortable.js
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ const { useEffect, useEnv, useExternalListener, onWillUnmount } = owl;
  *  work on group elements during the dragging sequence.
  * @property {string | () => string} [handle] additional selector for when the dragging
  *  sequence must be initiated when dragging on a certain part of the element.
+ * @property {string | () => string} [ignore] selector targetting elements that must
+ *  initiate a drag.
  * @property {boolean | () => boolean} [connectGroups] whether elements can be dragged
  *  accross different parent groups. Note that it requires a `groups` param to work.
  * @property {string | () => string} [cursor] cursor style during the dragging sequence.
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ const SORTABLE_PARAMS = {
     elements: ["string"],
     groups: ["string", "function"],
     handle: ["string", "function"],
+    ignore: ["string", "function"],
     connectGroups: ["boolean", "function"],
     cursor: ["string"],
 };
@@ -155,6 +158,11 @@ export function useSortable(params) {
      * @type {string | null}
      */
     let elementSelector = null;
+    /**
+     * Stores the full selector used to initiate a drag sequence.
+     * @type {string | null}
+     */
+    let ignoreSelector = null;
     /**
      * Stores the full selector used to initiate a drag sequence.
      * @type {string | null}
@@ -339,7 +347,12 @@ export function useSortable(params) {
         // outside of the window.
         dragStop(true);
 
-        if (ev.button !== LEFT_CLICK || !enabled || !ev.target.closest(fullSelector)) {
+        if (
+            ev.button !== LEFT_CLICK ||
+            !enabled ||
+            !ev.target.closest(fullSelector) ||
+            (ignoreSelector && ev.target.closest(ignoreSelector))
+        ) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -407,8 +420,8 @@ export function useSortable(params) {
         currentContainerRect.height -= ptop + pbottom;
 
         // Prepares the ghost element
-        ghost = currentElement.cloneNode(true);
-        ghost.style.visibility = "hidden";
+        ghost = currentElement.cloneNode(false);
+        ghost.style = `visibility: hidden; display: block; width: ${width}px; height:${height}px;`;
         cleanups.push(() => ghost.remove());
 
         // Binds handlers on eligible groups, if the elements are not confined to
@@ -526,6 +539,9 @@ export function useSortable(params) {
             if (actualParams.handle) {
                 allSelectors.push(actualParams.handle);
             }
+            if (actualParams.ignore) {
+                ignoreSelector = actualParams.ignore;
+            }
             fullSelector = allSelectors.join(" ");
 
             // Connection accross groups
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/core/utils/ui_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/core/utils/ui_tests.js
index 61e27c8a429..b78114b2d60 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/core/utils/ui_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/core/utils/ui_tests.js
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ QUnit.module("UI", ({ beforeEach }) => {
     QUnit.test("Dynamically disable sortable feature", async (assert) => {
         assert.expect(4);
 
-        let state = reactive({ enableSortable: true });
+        const state = reactive({ enableSortable: true });
         class List extends Component {
             setup() {
                 this.state = useState(state);
@@ -274,4 +274,50 @@ QUnit.module("UI", ({ beforeEach }) => {
 
         assert.ok(true, "No drag sequence should have been initiated");
     });
+
+    QUnit.test("Ignore specified elements elements", async (assert) => {
+        assert.expect(6);
+
+        class List extends Component {
+            setup() {
+                useSortable({
+                    ref: useRef("root"),
+                    elements: ".item",
+                    ignore: ".ignored",
+                    onStart() {
+                        assert.step("drag");
+                    },
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        List.template = xml`
+            <div t-ref="root" class="root">
+                <ul class="list">
+                    <li t-foreach="[1, 2, 3]" t-as="i" t-key="i" class="item">
+                        <span class="ignored" t-esc="i" />
+                        <span class="not-ignored" t-esc="i" />
+                    </li>
+                </ul>
+            </div>`;
+
+        await mount(List, target);
+
+        assert.verifySteps([]);
+
+        // Drag root item element
+        await dragAndDrop(".item:first-child", ".item:nth-child(2)");
+
+        assert.verifySteps(["drag"]);
+
+        // Drag ignored element
+        await dragAndDrop(".item:first-child .not-ignored", ".item:nth-child(2)");
+
+        assert.verifySteps(["drag"]);
+
+        // Drag non-ignored element
+        await dragAndDrop(".item:first-child .ignored", ".item:nth-child(2)");
+
+        assert.verifySteps([]);
+    });
 });