diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bb6a26cfe..e1631b9fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Web UI version numbers should always match the corresponding version of LBRY App
   * Fixed sort by date of published content ([#986](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-app/issues/986))
   * Fix night mode start time, set to 9PM (#1050)
   * Fix night mode start time, set to 9PM ([#1050](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-app/issues/1050))
-  *
+  * Disable drag and drop of files into the app ([#1045](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-app/pull/1045))
 
 ### Deprecated
   *
diff --git a/src/renderer/index.js b/src/renderer/index.js
index a67444b93..3812c3c91 100644
--- a/src/renderer/index.js
+++ b/src/renderer/index.js
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ ipcRenderer.on('window-is-focused', () => {
   dock.setBadge('');
 });
 
+document.addEventListener('dragover', event => {
+  event.preventDefault();
+})
+document.addEventListener('drop', event => {
+  event.preventDefault();
+});
 document.addEventListener('click', event => {
   let { target } = event;
   while (target && target !== document) {