diff --git a/src/components/App.tsx b/src/components/App.tsx
index ea7c73abda..010fe929af 100644
--- a/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -917,8 +917,16 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
     window.removeEventListener(EVENT.RESIZE, this.onResize, false);
     window.removeEventListener(EVENT.UNLOAD, this.onUnload, false);
     window.removeEventListener(EVENT.BLUR, this.onBlur, false);
-    window.removeEventListener(EVENT.DRAG_OVER, this.disableEvent, false);
-    window.removeEventListener(EVENT.DROP, this.disableEvent, false);
+    this.excalidrawContainerRef.current?.removeEventListener(
+      EVENT.DRAG_OVER,
+      this.disableEvent,
+      false,
+    );
+    this.excalidrawContainerRef.current?.removeEventListener(
+      EVENT.DROP,
+      this.disableEvent,
+      false,
+    );
 
     document.removeEventListener(
       EVENT.GESTURE_START,
@@ -987,8 +995,16 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
     window.addEventListener(EVENT.RESIZE, this.onResize, false);
     window.addEventListener(EVENT.UNLOAD, this.onUnload, false);
     window.addEventListener(EVENT.BLUR, this.onBlur, false);
-    window.addEventListener(EVENT.DRAG_OVER, this.disableEvent, false);
-    window.addEventListener(EVENT.DROP, this.disableEvent, false);
+    this.excalidrawContainerRef.current?.addEventListener(
+      EVENT.DRAG_OVER,
+      this.disableEvent,
+      false,
+    );
+    this.excalidrawContainerRef.current?.addEventListener(
+      EVENT.DROP,
+      this.disableEvent,
+      false,
+    );
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps: AppProps, prevState: AppState) {
diff --git a/src/packages/excalidraw/CHANGELOG.md b/src/packages/excalidraw/CHANGELOG.md
index 8bfb5ed0b8..5c41c884a1 100644
--- a/src/packages/excalidraw/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/packages/excalidraw/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ Please add the latest change on the top under the correct section.
 
   The `Appearance` type is now removed and renamed to `Theme` so `Theme` type needs to be used.
 
+### Fixes
+
+- Scope drag and drop events to Excalidraw container to prevent overriding host application drag and drop events.
+
 ### Build
 
 - Remove `file-loader` so font assets are not duplicated by webpack and use webpack asset modules for font generation [#4380](https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw/pull/4380)