diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom_components/index.ts b/packages/core/src/dom_components/index.ts
index 8284f7696..8e987c5a4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom_components/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom_components/index.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ import {
   isSymbolInstance,
   detachSymbolInstance,
   isSymbolRoot,
+  isSymbol as isSymbolComponent,
+  getSymbolTop,
 } from './model/SymbolUtils';
 import { ComponentsEvents, SymbolInfo } from './types';
 import Symbols from './model/Symbols';
@@ -840,9 +842,20 @@ export default class ComponentManager extends ItemManagerModule<DomComponentsCon
       target,
       source: null,
     };
-
     if (!source || !target) return result;
 
+    // Check if the target and source belong to the same root symbol
+    if (isSymbolComponent(target) && source instanceof Component && isSymbolComponent(source)) {
+      const targetRootSymbol = getSymbolTop(target);
+      const targetMain = isSymbolMain(targetRootSymbol) ? targetRootSymbol : getSymbolMain(targetRootSymbol);
+      const sourceRootSymbol = getSymbolTop(source as Component);
+      const sourceMain = isSymbolMain(sourceRootSymbol) ? sourceRootSymbol : getSymbolMain(sourceRootSymbol);
+
+      const sameRoot = targetMain === sourceMain;
+      const differentInstance = targetRootSymbol !== sourceRootSymbol;
+      if (sameRoot && differentInstance) return { ...result, reason: CanMoveReason.TargetReject };
+    }
+
     let srcModel = isComponent(source) ? source : null;
 
     if (!srcModel) {
diff --git a/packages/core/test/specs/dom_components/index.ts b/packages/core/test/specs/dom_components/index.ts
index 6946e5f3b..73dd95876 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/specs/dom_components/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/specs/dom_components/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Component } from '../../../src';
 import ComponentWrapper from '../../../src/dom_components/model/ComponentWrapper';
 import { flattenHTML, setupTestEditor } from '../../common';
 import { ProjectData } from '../../../src/storage_manager';
+import { CanMoveReason } from '../../../src/dom_components';
 
 describe('DOM Components', () => {
   describe('Main', () => {
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ describe('DOM Components', () => {
     var setEm = () => {
       config.em = editorModel;
     };
+    const createSymbol = (component: Component) => obj.addSymbol(component)!;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       const editor = new Editor({
@@ -314,6 +316,76 @@ describe('DOM Components', () => {
         expect(rule.getStyle()).toEqual(newStyle);
       });
     });
+
+    describe('Custom components with styles', () => {
+      test('canMove returns false if source is not provided', () => {
+        const target = obj.addComponent({ type: 'div' }) as Component;
+        const result = obj.canMove(target);
+        expect(result.result).toBe(false);
+        expect(result.reason).toBe(CanMoveReason.InvalidSource);
+      });
+
+      test('canMove returns false if target is not provided', () => {
+        const source = obj.addComponent({ type: 'div' }) as Component;
+        const result = obj.canMove(undefined as any, source);
+        expect(result.result).toBe(false);
+        expect(result.reason).toBe(CanMoveReason.InvalidSource);
+      });
+
+      test('canMove returns false when source and target have the same main symbol', () => {
+        const component = obj.addComponent({ type: 'div' }) as Component;
+        const mainSymbol = obj.addSymbol(component) as Component;
+        const target = obj.addSymbol(mainSymbol) as Component;
+        const source = obj.addSymbol(mainSymbol) as Component;
+        expect(obj.canMove(mainSymbol, source)).toMatchObject({
+          result: false,
+          reason: CanMoveReason.TargetReject,
+        });
+
+        expect(obj.canMove(target, source)).toMatchObject({
+          result: false,
+          reason: CanMoveReason.TargetReject,
+        });
+      });
+
+      test('canMove returns true when source and target are the same instance', () => {
+        const component = obj.addComponent('<div><p>child</p></div>') as Component;
+        const mainSymbol = obj.addSymbol(component) as Component;
+        const childSymbol = mainSymbol.components().at(0);
+        expect(obj.canMove(mainSymbol, childSymbol).result).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      test('canMove returns false when source is not draggable in the target', () => {
+        const target = obj.addComponent({ type: 'div', droppable: true }) as Component;
+        const source = obj.addComponent({ type: 'span', draggable: false }) as Component;
+        const result = obj.canMove(target, source);
+        expect(result.result).toBe(false);
+        expect(result.reason).toBe(CanMoveReason.SourceReject);
+      });
+
+      test('canMove returns false when target does not accept the source', () => {
+        const target = obj.addComponent({ type: 'div', droppable: false }) as Component;
+        const source = obj.addComponent({ type: 'span', draggable: true }) as Component;
+        const result = obj.canMove(target, source);
+        expect(result.result).toBe(false);
+        expect(result.reason).toBe(CanMoveReason.TargetReject);
+      });
+
+      test('canMove returns true when source is draggable and target is droppable', () => {
+        const target = obj.addComponent({ type: 'div', droppable: true }) as Component;
+        const source = obj.addComponent({ type: 'span', draggable: true }) as Component;
+        const result = obj.canMove(target, source);
+        expect(result.result).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      test('canMove returns false when target is inside the source', () => {
+        const source = obj.addComponent({ type: 'div' }) as Component;
+        const target = source.append({ type: 'span' })[0];
+        const result = obj.canMove(target, source);
+        expect(result.result).toBe(false);
+        expect(result.reason).toBe(CanMoveReason.TargetReject);
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Rendered components', () => {