diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js
index 1912f1acaeb..8d200cd6eb0 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js
@@ -969,6 +969,7 @@ var SnippetEditor = Widget.extend({
      * @private
      */
     _onDragAndDropStart: function () {
+        this.options.wysiwyg.odooEditor.observerUnactive('dragAndDropMoveSnippet');
         this.trigger_up('drag_and_drop_start');
         this.options.wysiwyg.odooEditor.automaticStepUnactive();
         var self = this;