diff --git a/src/views.js b/src/views.js
index d439307..38f9739 100644
--- a/src/views.js
+++ b/src/views.js
@@ -558,16 +558,22 @@ function _initPlaylistDragDrop(container, songs, pl) {
     handle.innerHTML = '<svg width="10" height="14" viewBox="0 0 10 14" fill="currentColor"><circle cx="3" cy="2" r="1.3"/><circle cx="7" cy="2" r="1.3"/><circle cx="3" cy="7" r="1.3"/><circle cx="7" cy="7" r="1.3"/><circle cx="3" cy="12" r="1.3"/><circle cx="7" cy="12" r="1.3"/></svg>';
     item.insertBefore(handle, item.firstChild);
     item._songRef = songs[i];
-    item.draggable = true; // set upfront so browser registers it before any event
+
+    // Track whether drag started from the handle (e.target in dragstart is always the item, not the handle)
+    let fromHandle = false;
+    handle.addEventListener('mousedown', () => { fromHandle = true; item.draggable = true; });
 
     item.addEventListener('dragstart', e => {
-      if (!e.target.closest('.pl-drag-handle')) { e.preventDefault(); return; }
+      if (!fromHandle) { e.preventDefault(); item.draggable = false; return; }
+      fromHandle = false;
       dragSrc = item;
       e.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = 'move';
       e.dataTransfer.setData('text/plain', ''); // required by Firefox
       setTimeout(() => item.classList.add('dragging'), 0);
     });
     item.addEventListener('dragend', () => {
+      fromHandle = false;
+      item.draggable = false;
       dragSrc = null;
       item.classList.remove('dragging');
       container.querySelectorAll('.drag-over').forEach(el => el.classList.remove('drag-over'));
@@ -591,15 +597,12 @@ function _initPlaylistDragDrop(container, songs, pl) {
       const fromIdx = allItems.indexOf(dragSrc);
       const toIdx   = allItems.indexOf(item);
       container.insertBefore(dragSrc, fromIdx < toIdx ? item.nextSibling : item);
-      // Sync songs array to new DOM order
       const newOrder = Array.from(container.children).map(el => el._songRef);
       songs.splice(0, songs.length, ...newOrder);
-      // Update track numbers
       Array.from(container.children).forEach((el, idx) => {
         const n = el.querySelector('.song-num');
         if (n) n.textContent = idx + 1;
       });
-      // Debounced save to Navidrome
       clearTimeout(saveTimer);
       saveTimer = setTimeout(() => _savePlaylistOrder(pl, songs), 800);
     });