diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/upload-download/services/file-drop-overlay.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/upload-download/services/file-drop-overlay.service.ts
index 930bb3e96..fc42393b2 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/upload-download/services/file-drop-overlay.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/upload-download/services/file-drop-overlay.service.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { ComponentPortal } from '@angular/cdk/portal';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class FileDropOverlayService {
-    private _mouseIn = false;
     private readonly _dropOverlayRef: OverlayRef;
 
     constructor(private readonly _overlay: Overlay, private readonly _injector: Injector) {
@@ -15,26 +14,18 @@ export class FileDropOverlayService {
         });
     }
 
-    dragListener = e => {
+    dragEnter = e => {
         e.preventDefault();
         e.stopPropagation();
-        if (this._mouseIn) {
-            this.openFileDropOverlay();
-        }
+        this.openFileDropOverlay();
         return false;
     };
-    mouseIn = e => {
+
+    dragLeave = e => {
         e.preventDefault();
         e.stopPropagation();
-        this._mouseIn = true;
-        return false;
-    };
-    mouseOut = e => {
-        e.preventDefault();
-        e.stopPropagation();
-        if (e.toElement == null && e.relatedTarget == null) {
+        if (e.relatedTarget == null) {
             setTimeout(() => {
-                this._mouseIn = false;
                 this.closeFileDropOverlay();
             }, 250);
         }
@@ -42,15 +33,13 @@ export class FileDropOverlayService {
     };
 
     initFileDropHandling() {
-        document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].addEventListener('dragenter', this.dragListener, false);
-        document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].addEventListener('mouseenter', this.mouseIn, false);
-        document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].addEventListener('mouseout', this.mouseOut, false);
+        document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].addEventListener('dragenter', this.dragEnter, false);
+        document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].addEventListener('dragleave', this.dragLeave, false);
     }
 
     cleanupFileDropHandling() {
-        document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].removeEventListener('dragenter', this.dragListener, false);
-        document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].removeEventListener('mouseenter', this.mouseIn, false);
-        document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].removeEventListener('mouseout', this.mouseOut, false);
+        document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].removeEventListener('dragenter', this.dragEnter, false);
+        document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].removeEventListener('dragleave', this.dragLeave, false);
     }
 
     openFileDropOverlay() {