diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bb83eae77..cbfdeec11 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ mock.png
 .build*
 jquery.fn.*
 .idea/
+.vscode
diff --git a/Sortable.js b/Sortable.js
index 11b7cec3e..b40b4b152 100644
--- a/Sortable.js
+++ b/Sortable.js
@@ -2109,6 +2109,10 @@
 
         let elLastChild = lastChild(el, options.draggable);
 
+        if (rootEl !== el) {
+          elLastChild = null;
+  			}
+
         if (
           !elLastChild ||
           (_ghostIsLast(evt, vertical, this) && !elLastChild.animated)
diff --git a/modular/sortable.complete.esm.js b/modular/sortable.complete.esm.js
index 34995a3a4..d92a9f9e8 100644
--- a/modular/sortable.complete.esm.js
+++ b/modular/sortable.complete.esm.js
@@ -2103,6 +2103,10 @@ Sortable.prototype = /** @lends Sortable.prototype */ {
 
       let elLastChild = lastChild(el, options.draggable);
 
+      if (rootEl !== el) {
+        elLastChild = null;
+			}
+
       if (
         !elLastChild ||
         (_ghostIsLast(evt, vertical, this) && !elLastChild.animated)
diff --git a/modular/sortable.core.esm.js b/modular/sortable.core.esm.js
index 0801811b7..868d555bf 100644
--- a/modular/sortable.core.esm.js
+++ b/modular/sortable.core.esm.js
@@ -2103,6 +2103,10 @@ Sortable.prototype = /** @lends Sortable.prototype */ {
 
       let elLastChild = lastChild(el, options.draggable);
 
+      if (rootEl !== el) {
+        elLastChild = null;
+			}
+
       if (
         !elLastChild ||
         (_ghostIsLast(evt, vertical, this) && !elLastChild.animated)
diff --git a/modular/sortable.esm.js b/modular/sortable.esm.js
index 27cc75e24..656f71cd7 100644
--- a/modular/sortable.esm.js
+++ b/modular/sortable.esm.js
@@ -2103,6 +2103,10 @@ Sortable.prototype = /** @lends Sortable.prototype */ {
 
       let elLastChild = lastChild(el, options.draggable);
 
+      if (rootEl !== el) {
+        elLastChild = null;
+			}
+
       if (
         !elLastChild ||
         (_ghostIsLast(evt, vertical, this) && !elLastChild.animated)
diff --git a/src/Sortable.js b/src/Sortable.js
index f66d23cf9..0ba013c72 100644
--- a/src/Sortable.js
+++ b/src/Sortable.js
@@ -1268,6 +1268,10 @@ Sortable.prototype = /** @lends Sortable.prototype */ {
 
       let elLastChild = lastChild(el, options.draggable);
 
+      if (rootEl !== el) {
+        elLastChild = null
+			}
+
       if (
         !elLastChild ||
         (_ghostIsLast(evt, vertical, this) && !elLastChild.animated)