diff --git a/src/canvas/config/config.ts b/src/canvas/config/config.ts
index baf78e90f..770d166aa 100644
--- a/src/canvas/config/config.ts
+++ b/src/canvas/config/config.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ export interface CanvasConfig {
    * This option allows to customize, by a selector, which element should not be considered textable.
    */
   notTextable?: string[];
+
+  /**
+   * By default, the editor allows to drop external elements by relying on the native HTML5
+   * drag & drop API (eg. like a D&D of an image file from your desktop).
+   * If you want to customize how external elements are interpreted by the editor, you can rely
+   * on `canvas:dragdata` event, eg. https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/discussions/3849
+   * @default true
+   */
+  allowExternalDrop?: boolean;
 }
 
 const config: CanvasConfig = {
@@ -78,6 +87,7 @@ const config: CanvasConfig = {
     * ::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 10px }
   `,
   notTextable: ['button', 'a', 'input[type=checkbox]', 'input[type=radio]'],
+  allowExternalDrop: true,
 };
 
 export default config;
diff --git a/src/utils/Droppable.ts b/src/utils/Droppable.ts
index d3654a13e..07824d28b 100644
--- a/src/utils/Droppable.ts
+++ b/src/utils/Droppable.ts
@@ -83,10 +83,13 @@ export default class Droppable {
     this.over ? this.endDrop(cancel) : this.__customTglEff(false);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * This function is expected to be always executed at the end of d&d.
+   */
   endDrop(cancel?: boolean, ev?: Event) {
     const { em, dragStop } = this;
     this.counter = 0;
-    dragStop && dragStop(cancel);
+    dragStop && dragStop(cancel || !this.over);
     this.__customTglEff(false);
     em.trigger('canvas:dragend', ev);
   }
@@ -103,6 +106,12 @@ export default class Droppable {
   handleDragEnter(ev: DragEvent | Event) {
     const { em, canvas } = this;
     const dt = (ev as DragEvent).dataTransfer;
+    const dragContentOrigin = em.get('dragContent');
+
+    if (!dragContentOrigin && !canvas.getConfig().allowExternalDrop) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     this.updateCounter(1, ev);
     if (this.over) return;
     this.over = true;
@@ -110,7 +119,7 @@ export default class Droppable {
     // For security reason I can't read the drag data on dragenter, but
     // as I need it for the Sorter context I will use `dragContent` or just
     // any not empty element
-    let content = em.get('dragContent') || '<br>';
+    let content = dragContentOrigin || '<br>';
     let dragStop: DragStop;
     let dragContent;
     em.stopDefault();