diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f0328c328..826eb8c4c 100644
Binary files a/Cargo.lock and b/Cargo.lock differ
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/drag.rs b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/drag.rs
index 126b45fa3..6764cb57f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/drag.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/drag.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static TRACKING: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 /// * `window` - The Tauri window instance
 /// * `_state` - Current drag state (unused)
 /// * `files` - Vector of file paths to be dragged
-/// * `icon_path` - Path to the preview icon for the drag operation
+/// * `image` - Base64 encoded image to be used as drag icon
 /// * `on_event` - Channel for communicating drag operation events back to the frontend
 #[tauri::command(async)]
 #[specta::specta]
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/App.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/App.tsx
index 9c0ec1bb4..0a438135f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/App.tsx
@@ -142,9 +142,11 @@ function useDragAndDrop() {
 						explorerStore.drag = null;
 					};
 
+					const image = !Transparent.includes('/@fs/') ? Transparent : Transparent.replace('/@fs', '');
+
 					await invoke('start_drag', {
 						files: validFiles,
-						image: Transparent,
+						image: image,
 						onEvent: channel
 					});
 					console.log('start_drag invoked successfully');
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/commands.ts b/apps/desktop/src/commands.ts
index 8516120a8..21e45b6bd 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/commands.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/commands.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const commands = {
 	 * * `window` - The Tauri window instance
 	 * * `_state` - Current drag state (unused)
 	 * * `files` - Vector of file paths to be dragged
-	 * * `icon_path` - Path to the preview icon for the drag operation
+	 * * `image` - Base64 encoded image to be used as drag icon
 	 * * `on_event` - Channel for communicating drag operation events back to the frontend
 	 */
 	async startDrag(