diff --git a/panels_ipe/js/panels_ipe.js b/panels_ipe/js/panels_ipe.js
index f6cae9237f878fa99979d78b6341e8fe201c549d..f8f85eb6f934701a4dee1e758a1a746ebb18b6ff 100644
--- a/panels_ipe/js/panels_ipe.js
+++ b/panels_ipe/js/panels_ipe.js
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ function DrupalPanelsIPE(cache_key, cfg) {
     items: 'div.panels-ipe-portlet-wrapper',
     handle: 'div.panels-ipe-draghandle',
     cancel: '.panels-ipe-nodrag',
+    tolerance: 'pointer',
     dropOnEmpty: true
   }, cfg.sortableOptions || {});