diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFilesEditor.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFilesEditor.java
index 7bb10d7b38a..2f47c572b52 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFilesEditor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFilesEditor.java
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ private void setUpFilesDragAndDrop() {
             if (dragboard.hasFiles()) {
                 List<LinkedFileViewModel> linkedFiles = dragboard.getFiles().stream().map(File::toPath).map(viewModel::fromFile).collect(Collectors.toList());
                 items.addAll(linkedFiles);
+                success = true;
             }
             event.setDropCompleted(success);
             event.consume();