diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/DragAndDropNotice.vue b/apps/files/src/components/DragAndDropNotice.vue
index d5f93dac256..1e53556e1f5 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/DragAndDropNotice.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/DragAndDropNotice.vue
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 	-
 	-->
 <template>
-	<div class="files-list__drag-drop-notice"
-		:class="{ 'files-list__drag-drop-notice--dragover': dragover }"
+	<div v-show="dragover"
+		class="files-list__drag-drop-notice"
 		@drop="onDrop">
 		<div class="files-list__drag-drop-notice-wrapper">
 			<TrayArrowDownIcon :size="48" />
@@ -34,17 +34,16 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import type { Upload } from '@nextcloud/upload'
-import { join } from 'path'
 import { showSuccess } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
 import { getUploader } from '@nextcloud/upload'
-import Vue from 'vue'
+import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
 
 import TrayArrowDownIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/TrayArrowDown.vue'
 
 import logger from '../logger.js'
 
-export default Vue.extend({
+export default defineComponent({
 	name: 'DragAndDropNotice',
 
 	components: {
@@ -56,16 +55,43 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 			type: Object,
 			required: true,
 		},
-		dragover: {
-			type: Boolean,
-			default: false,
-		},
+	},
+
+	data() {
+		return {
+			dragover: false,
+		}
+	},
+
+	mounted() {
+		// Add events on parent to cover both the table and DragAndDrop notice
+		const mainContent = window.document.querySelector('main.app-content') as HTMLElement
+		mainContent.addEventListener('dragover', this.onDragOver)
+		mainContent.addEventListener('dragleave', this.onDragLeave)
+	},
+
+	beforeDestroy() {
+		const mainContent = window.document.querySelector('main.app-content') as HTMLElement
+		mainContent.removeEventListener('dragover', this.onDragOver)
+		mainContent.removeEventListener('dragleave', this.onDragLeave)
 	},
 
 	methods: {
-		onDrop(event: DragEvent) {
-			this.$emit('update:dragover', false)
+		onDragOver(event: DragEvent) {
+			const isForeignFile = event.dataTransfer?.types.includes('Files')
+			if (isForeignFile) {
+				// Only handle uploading
+				this.dragover = true
+			}
+		},
 
+		onDragLeave(/* event: DragEvent */) {
+			if (this.dragover) {
+				this.dragover = false
+			}
+		},
+
+		onDrop(event: DragEvent) {
 			if (this.$el.querySelector('tbody')?.contains(event.target as Node)) {
 				return
 			}
@@ -91,12 +117,13 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 					// Scroll to last upload if terminated
 					const lastUpload = uploads[uploads.length - 1]
 					if (lastUpload?.response?.headers?.['oc-fileid']) {
-						this.$router.push(Object.assign({}, this.$route, {
+						this.$router.push({
+							...this.$route,
 							params: {
 								// Remove instanceid from header response
 								fileid: parseInt(lastUpload.response?.headers?.['oc-fileid']),
 							},
-						}))
+						})
 					}
 				})
 			}
@@ -108,12 +135,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 
 <style lang="scss" scoped>
 .files-list__drag-drop-notice {
-	position: absolute;
-	z-index: 9999;
-	top: 0;
-	right: 0;
-	left: 0;
-	display: none;
+	display: flex;
 	align-items: center;
 	justify-content: center;
 	width: 100%;
@@ -123,11 +145,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 	user-select: none;
 	color: var(--color-text-maxcontrast);
 	background-color: var(--color-main-background);
-
-	&--dragover {
-		display: flex;
-		border-color: black;
-	}
+	border-color: black;
 
 	h3 {
 		margin-left: 16px;
@@ -144,12 +162,6 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 		border: 2px var(--color-border-dark) dashed;
 		border-radius: var(--border-radius-large);
 	}
-
-	&__close {
-		position: absolute !important;
-		top: 10px;
-		right: 10px;
-	}
 }
 
 </style>
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FilesListVirtual.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FilesListVirtual.vue
index 925048d36c8..cd1d385e886 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FilesListVirtual.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FilesListVirtual.vue
@@ -20,79 +20,68 @@
   -
   -->
 <template>
-	<Fragment>
-		<!-- Drag and drop notice -->
-		<DragAndDropNotice v-if="canUpload && filesListWidth >= 512"
-			:current-folder="currentFolder"
-			:dragover.sync="dragover"
-			:style="{ height: dndNoticeHeight }" />
+	<VirtualList ref="table"
+		:data-component="userConfig.grid_view ? FileEntryGrid : FileEntry"
+		:data-key="'source'"
+		:data-sources="nodes"
+		:grid-mode="userConfig.grid_view"
+		:extra-props="{
+			isMtimeAvailable,
+			isSizeAvailable,
+			nodes,
+			filesListWidth,
+		}"
+		:scroll-to-index="scrollToIndex"
+		:caption="caption">
+		<template #before>
+			<!-- Headers -->
+			<FilesListHeader v-for="header in sortedHeaders"
+				:key="header.id"
+				:current-folder="currentFolder"
+				:current-view="currentView"
+				:header="header" />
+		</template>
 
-		<VirtualList ref="table"
-			:data-component="userConfig.grid_view ? FileEntryGrid : FileEntry"
-			:data-key="'source'"
-			:data-sources="nodes"
-			:grid-mode="userConfig.grid_view"
-			:extra-props="{
-				isMtimeAvailable,
-				isSizeAvailable,
-				nodes,
-				filesListWidth,
-			}"
-			:scroll-to-index="scrollToIndex"
-			:caption="caption"
-			@scroll="onScroll">
-			<template #before>
-				<!-- Headers -->
-				<FilesListHeader v-for="header in sortedHeaders"
-					:key="header.id"
-					:current-folder="currentFolder"
-					:current-view="currentView"
-					:header="header" />
-			</template>
+		<!-- Thead-->
+		<template #header>
+			<!-- Table header and sort buttons -->
+			<FilesListTableHeader ref="thead"
+				:files-list-width="filesListWidth"
+				:is-mtime-available="isMtimeAvailable"
+				:is-size-available="isSizeAvailable"
+				:nodes="nodes" />
+		</template>
 
-			<!-- Thead-->
-			<template #header>
-				<!-- Table header and sort buttons -->
-				<FilesListTableHeader ref="thead"
-					:files-list-width="filesListWidth"
-					:is-mtime-available="isMtimeAvailable"
-					:is-size-available="isSizeAvailable"
-					:nodes="nodes" />
-			</template>
-
-			<!-- Tfoot-->
-			<template #footer>
-				<FilesListTableFooter :files-list-width="filesListWidth"
-					:is-mtime-available="isMtimeAvailable"
-					:is-size-available="isSizeAvailable"
-					:nodes="nodes"
-					:summary="summary" />
-			</template>
-		</VirtualList>
-	</Fragment>
+		<!-- Tfoot-->
+		<template #footer>
+			<FilesListTableFooter :files-list-width="filesListWidth"
+				:is-mtime-available="isMtimeAvailable"
+				:is-size-available="isSizeAvailable"
+				:nodes="nodes"
+				:summary="summary" />
+		</template>
+	</VirtualList>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import type { Node as NcNode } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import type { PropType } from 'vue'
-import type { UserConfig } from '../types.ts'
+import type { UserConfig } from '../types'
 
-import { Fragment } from 'vue-frag'
-import { getFileListHeaders, Folder, View, Permission, getFileActions } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import { getFileListHeaders, Folder, View, getFileActions } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { showError } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
 import { translate as t, translatePlural as n } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
 import Vue from 'vue'
 
-import { action as sidebarAction } from '../actions/sidebarAction.ts'
-import { useUserConfigStore } from '../store/userconfig.ts'
-import DragAndDropNotice from './DragAndDropNotice.vue'
+import { action as sidebarAction } from '../actions/sidebarAction.js'
+import { useUserConfigStore } from '../store/userconfig.js'
 import FileEntry from './FileEntry.vue'
 import FileEntryGrid from './FileEntryGrid.vue'
 import FilesListHeader from './FilesListHeader.vue'
 import FilesListTableFooter from './FilesListTableFooter.vue'
 import FilesListTableHeader from './FilesListTableHeader.vue'
-import filesListWidthMixin from '../mixins/filesListWidth.ts'
+import filesListWidthMixin from '../mixins/filesListWidth.js'
 import logger from '../logger.js'
 import VirtualList from './VirtualList.vue'
 
@@ -100,11 +89,9 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 	name: 'FilesListVirtual',
 
 	components: {
-		DragAndDropNotice,
 		FilesListHeader,
 		FilesListTableFooter,
 		FilesListTableHeader,
-		Fragment,
 		VirtualList,
 	},
 
@@ -140,7 +127,6 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 			FileEntryGrid,
 			headers: getFileListHeaders(),
 			scrollToIndex: 0,
-			dragover: false,
 			dndNoticeHeight: 0,
 		}
 	},
@@ -192,10 +178,6 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 			return [...this.headers].sort((a, b) => a.order - b.order)
 		},
 
-		canUpload() {
-			return this.currentFolder && (this.currentFolder.permissions & Permission.CREATE) !== 0
-		},
-
 		caption() {
 			const defaultCaption = t('files', 'List of files and folders.')
 			const viewCaption = this.currentView.caption || defaultCaption
@@ -215,12 +197,15 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 		// Add events on parent to cover both the table and DragAndDrop notice
 		const mainContent = window.document.querySelector('main.app-content') as HTMLElement
 		mainContent.addEventListener('dragover', this.onDragOver)
-		mainContent.addEventListener('dragleave', this.onDragLeave)
 
 		this.scrollToFile(this.fileId)
 		this.openSidebarForFile(this.fileId)
 		this.handleOpenFile()
+	},
 
+	beforeDestroy() {
+		const mainContent = window.document.querySelector('main.app-content') as HTMLElement
+		mainContent.removeEventListener('dragover', this.onDragOver)
 	},
 
 	methods: {
@@ -274,9 +259,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 			// Detect if we're only dragging existing files or not
 			const isForeignFile = event.dataTransfer?.types.includes('Files')
 			if (isForeignFile) {
-				this.dragover = true
-			} else {
-				this.dragover = false
+				return
 			}
 
 			event.preventDefault()
@@ -296,21 +279,6 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 				this.$refs.table.$el.scrollTop = this.$refs.table.$el.scrollTop + 25
 			}
 		},
-		onDragLeave(event: DragEvent) {
-			// Counter bubbling, make sure we're ending the drag
-			// only when we're leaving the current element
-			const currentTarget = event.currentTarget as HTMLElement
-			if (currentTarget?.contains(event.relatedTarget as HTMLElement)) {
-				return
-			}
-
-			this.dragover = false
-		},
-
-		onScroll() {
-			// Update the sticky position of the thead to adapt to the scroll
-			this.dndNoticeHeight = (this.$refs.thead.$el?.getBoundingClientRect?.()?.top ?? 0) + 'px'
-		},
 
 		t,
 	},
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/VirtualList.vue b/apps/files/src/components/VirtualList.vue
index 2191d7904f5..0a99f19bb5f 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/VirtualList.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/VirtualList.vue
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import type { File, Folder, Node } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import type { PropType } from 'vue'
+
 import { debounce } from 'debounce'
-import Vue, { PropType } from 'vue'
+import Vue from 'vue'
 
 import filesListWidthMixin from '../mixins/filesListWidth.ts'
 import logger from '../logger.js'
diff --git a/apps/files/src/mixins/filesListWidth.ts b/apps/files/src/mixins/filesListWidth.ts
index 211ac881540..31f942e2d7b 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/mixins/filesListWidth.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/mixins/filesListWidth.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 	},
 	mounted() {
 		const fileListEl = document.querySelector('#app-content-vue')
+		this.filesListWidth = fileListEl?.clientWidth ?? null
+
 		this.$resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver((entries) => {
 			if (entries.length > 0 && entries[0].target === fileListEl) {
 				this.filesListWidth = entries[0].contentRect.width
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue b/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
index 0729e8a983a..d4c3e0b4d4c 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
 			<NcLoadingIcon v-if="isRefreshing" class="files-list__refresh-icon" />
 		</div>
 
+		<!-- Drag and drop notice -->
+		<DragAndDropNotice v-if="!loading && canUpload"
+			:current-folder="currentFolder" />
+
 		<!-- Initial loading -->
 		<NcLoadingIcon v-if="loading && !isRefreshing"
 			class="files-list__loading-icon"
@@ -121,26 +125,28 @@ import NcLoadingIcon from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcLoadingIcon.js'
 import ShareVariantIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/ShareVariant.vue'
 import ViewGridIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/ViewGrid.vue'
 
-import { action as sidebarAction } from '../actions/sidebarAction.ts'
-import { useFilesStore } from '../store/files.ts'
-import { usePathsStore } from '../store/paths.ts'
-import { useSelectionStore } from '../store/selection.ts'
-import { useUploaderStore } from '../store/uploader.ts'
-import { useUserConfigStore } from '../store/userconfig.ts'
-import { useViewConfigStore } from '../store/viewConfig.ts'
+import { action as sidebarAction } from '../actions/sidebarAction.js'
+import { useFilesStore } from '../store/files.js'
+import { usePathsStore } from '../store/paths.js'
+import { useSelectionStore } from '../store/selection.js'
+import { useUploaderStore } from '../store/uploader.js'
+import { useUserConfigStore } from '../store/userconfig.js'
+import { useViewConfigStore } from '../store/viewConfig.js'
 import BreadCrumbs from '../components/BreadCrumbs.vue'
 import FilesListVirtual from '../components/FilesListVirtual.vue'
-import filesListWidthMixin from '../mixins/filesListWidth.ts'
-import filesSortingMixin from '../mixins/filesSorting.ts'
+import filesListWidthMixin from '../mixins/filesListWidth.js'
+import filesSortingMixin from '../mixins/filesSorting.js'
 import logger from '../logger.js'
+import DragAndDropNotice from '../components/DragAndDropNotice.vue'
 
-const isSharingEnabled = getCapabilities()?.files_sharing !== undefined
+const isSharingEnabled = (getCapabilities() as { files_sharing?: boolean })?.files_sharing !== undefined
 
 export default Vue.extend({
 	name: 'FilesList',
 
 	components: {
 		BreadCrumbs,
+		DragAndDropNotice,
 		FilesListVirtual,
 		LinkIcon,
 		ListViewIcon,
@@ -342,9 +348,16 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 				: this.t('files', 'Switch to grid view')
 		},
 
+		/**
+		 * Check if the current folder has create permissions
+		 */
 		canUpload() {
 			return this.currentFolder && (this.currentFolder.permissions & Permission.CREATE) !== 0
 		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Check if current folder has share permissions
+		 */
 		canShare() {
 			return isSharingEnabled
 				&& this.currentFolder && (this.currentFolder.permissions & Permission.SHARE) !== 0