diff --git a/dll/win32/shell32/CDefView.cpp b/dll/win32/shell32/CDefView.cpp
index 51bd3dadcaf..66a77b608db 100644
--- a/dll/win32/shell32/CDefView.cpp
+++ b/dll/win32/shell32/CDefView.cpp
@@ -3186,6 +3186,9 @@ HRESULT CDefView::drag_notify_subitem(DWORD grfKeyState, POINTL pt, DWORD *pdwEf
 
 HRESULT WINAPI CDefView::DragEnter(IDataObject *pDataObject, DWORD grfKeyState, POINTL pt, DWORD *pdwEffect)
 {
+    if (*pdwEffect == DROPEFFECT_NONE)
+        return S_OK;
+
     /* Get a hold on the data object for later calls to DragEnter on the sub-folders */
     m_pCurDataObject = pDataObject;
 
diff --git a/dll/win32/shell32/CShellLink.cpp b/dll/win32/shell32/CShellLink.cpp
index 8883e801c69..90f2140a9c5 100644
--- a/dll/win32/shell32/CShellLink.cpp
+++ b/dll/win32/shell32/CShellLink.cpp
@@ -3107,6 +3107,10 @@ HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE CShellLink::DragEnter(IDataObject *pDataObject,
     DWORD dwKeyState, POINTL pt, DWORD *pdwEffect)
 {
     TRACE("(%p)->(DataObject=%p)\n", this, pDataObject);
+
+    if (*pdwEffect == DROPEFFECT_NONE)
+        return S_OK;
+
     LPCITEMIDLIST pidlLast;
     CComPtr<IShellFolder> psf;
 
diff --git a/dll/win32/shell32/droptargets/CFSDropTarget.cpp b/dll/win32/shell32/droptargets/CFSDropTarget.cpp
index 641770b37ae..bdf65e1fcc5 100644
--- a/dll/win32/shell32/droptargets/CFSDropTarget.cpp
+++ b/dll/win32/shell32/droptargets/CFSDropTarget.cpp
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@ HRESULT WINAPI CFSDropTarget::DragEnter(IDataObject *pDataObject,
                                         DWORD dwKeyState, POINTL pt, DWORD *pdwEffect)
 {
     TRACE("(%p)->(DataObject=%p)\n", this, pDataObject);
+
+    if (*pdwEffect == DROPEFFECT_NONE)
+        return S_OK;
+
     FORMATETC fmt;
     FORMATETC fmt2;
     m_fAcceptFmt = FALSE;
diff --git a/dll/win32/shell32/droptargets/CexeDropHandler.cpp b/dll/win32/shell32/droptargets/CexeDropHandler.cpp
index 83f9723e631..0d0d86ea8a0 100644
--- a/dll/win32/shell32/droptargets/CexeDropHandler.cpp
+++ b/dll/win32/shell32/droptargets/CexeDropHandler.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ CExeDropHandler::~CExeDropHandler()
 HRESULT WINAPI CExeDropHandler::DragEnter(IDataObject *pDataObject, DWORD dwKeyState, POINTL pt, DWORD *pdwEffect)
 {
     TRACE ("(%p)\n", this);
+    if (*pdwEffect == DROPEFFECT_NONE)
+        return S_OK;
+
     *pdwEffect = DROPEFFECT_COPY;
     return S_OK;
 }