diff --git a/src/components/LayerList.jsx b/src/components/LayerList.jsx
index cadb1665..82a96c7d 100644
--- a/src/components/LayerList.jsx
+++ b/src/components/LayerList.jsx
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ export default class LayerList extends React.Component {
       helperClass='sortableHelper'
       onSortEnd={this.props.onMoveLayer.bind(this)}
       useDragHandle={true}
+      shouldCancelStart={() => false}
     />
   }
 }