diff --git a/src/layout/IHyprLayout.cpp b/src/layout/IHyprLayout.cpp
index 9919404a2..a7237aef4 100644
--- a/src/layout/IHyprLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/IHyprLayout.cpp
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ bool IHyprLayout::updateDragWindow() {
 
         const auto PWORKSPACE = DRAGGINGWINDOW->m_workspace;
 
-        if (PWORKSPACE->m_hasFullscreenWindow && (!DRAGGINGWINDOW->m_createdOverFullscreen || !DRAGGINGWINDOW->m_isFloating)) {
+        if (PWORKSPACE->m_hasFullscreenWindow && (!DRAGGINGWINDOW->m_isFloating || (!DRAGGINGWINDOW->m_createdOverFullscreen && !DRAGGINGWINDOW->m_pinned))) {
             Debug::log(LOG, "Rejecting drag on a fullscreen workspace. (window under fullscreen)");
             g_pKeybindManager->changeMouseBindMode(MBIND_INVALID);
             return true;
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index ff2ddaf4f..68769987c 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ void CInputManager::mouseMoveUnified(uint32_t time, bool refocus, bool mouse) {
         }
 
         if (PWINDOWIDEAL &&
-            ((PWINDOWIDEAL->m_isFloating && PWINDOWIDEAL->m_createdOverFullscreen) /* floating over fullscreen */
+            ((PWINDOWIDEAL->m_isFloating && (PWINDOWIDEAL->m_createdOverFullscreen || PWINDOWIDEAL->m_pinned)) /* floating over fullscreen or pinned */
              || (PMONITOR->m_activeSpecialWorkspace == PWINDOWIDEAL->m_workspace) /* on an open special workspace */))
             pFoundWindow = PWINDOWIDEAL;
 
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ void CInputManager::mouseMoveUnified(uint32_t time, bool refocus, bool mouse) {
                         if (pFoundWindow != PWINDOWIDEAL)
                             pFoundWindow = g_pCompositor->vectorToWindowUnified(mouseCoords, RESERVED_EXTENTS | INPUT_EXTENTS | ALLOW_FLOATING);
 
-                        if (!(pFoundWindow && pFoundWindow->m_isFloating && pFoundWindow->m_createdOverFullscreen))
+                        if (!(pFoundWindow && (pFoundWindow->m_isFloating && (pFoundWindow->m_createdOverFullscreen || pFoundWindow->m_pinned))))
                             pFoundWindow = PWORKSPACE->getFullscreenWindow();
                     }
                 }