diff --git a/src/engraving/dom/mscoreview.h b/src/engraving/dom/mscoreview.h
index 84d4fd943690a..29a23697ac2bf 100644
--- a/src/engraving/dom/mscoreview.h
+++ b/src/engraving/dom/mscoreview.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class MuseScoreView
     virtual void setDropRectangle(const RectF&) {}
     virtual void startNoteEntryMode() {}
     virtual void drawBackground(muse::draw::Painter*, const RectF&) const = 0;
-    virtual void setDropTarget(const EngravingItem*) {}
+    virtual void setDropTarget(EngravingItem*) {}
 
     virtual void textTab(bool /*back*/) {}
 
diff --git a/src/notation/inotationinteraction.h b/src/notation/inotationinteraction.h
index 11fe533f6f71b..c9368559d0145 100644
--- a/src/notation/inotationinteraction.h
+++ b/src/notation/inotationinteraction.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class INotationInteraction
     virtual bool startDrop(const QUrl& url) = 0;
     virtual bool isDropAccepted(const muse::PointF& pos, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers) = 0; //! NOTE Also may set drop target
     virtual bool drop(const muse::PointF& pos, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers) = 0;
-    virtual void setDropTarget(const EngravingItem* item, bool notify = true) = 0;
+    virtual void setDropTarget(EngravingItem* item, bool notify = true) = 0;
     virtual void setDropRect(const muse::RectF& rect) = 0;
     virtual void endDrop() = 0;
     virtual muse::async::Notification dropChanged() const = 0;
diff --git a/src/notation/internal/notationinteraction.cpp b/src/notation/internal/notationinteraction.cpp
index daad1cf806947..b4f52035446a8 100644
--- a/src/notation/internal/notationinteraction.cpp
+++ b/src/notation/internal/notationinteraction.cpp
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ bool NotationInteraction::drop(const PointF& pos, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifier
 //! NOTE: Helper method for NotationInteraction::drop. Handles drop logic for majority of elements (returns "accepted")
 bool NotationInteraction::doDropStandard()
 {
-    EngravingItem* el = dropTarget(m_dropData.ed);
+    EngravingItem* el = m_dropData.dropTarget ? m_dropData.dropTarget : dropTarget(m_dropData.ed);
     if (!el) {
         if (!dropCanvas(m_dropData.ed.dropElement)) {
             LOGD("cannot drop %s(%p) to canvas", m_dropData.ed.dropElement->typeName(), m_dropData.ed.dropElement);
@@ -2441,7 +2441,7 @@ bool NotationInteraction::dragTimeAnchorElement(const PointF& pos)
 }
 
 //! NOTE Copied from ScoreView::setDropTarget
-void NotationInteraction::setDropTarget(const EngravingItem* item, bool notify)
+void NotationInteraction::setDropTarget(EngravingItem* item, bool notify)
 {
     if (m_dropData.dropTarget != item) {
         if (m_dropData.dropTarget) {
diff --git a/src/notation/internal/notationinteraction.h b/src/notation/internal/notationinteraction.h
index fe265f57eb49c..60960572b164c 100644
--- a/src/notation/internal/notationinteraction.h
+++ b/src/notation/internal/notationinteraction.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class NotationInteraction : public INotationInteraction, public muse::Injectable
     bool startDrop(const QUrl& url) override;
     bool isDropAccepted(const muse::PointF& pos, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers) override;
     bool drop(const muse::PointF& pos, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers) override;
-    void setDropTarget(const EngravingItem* item, bool notify = true) override;
+    void setDropTarget(EngravingItem* item, bool notify = true) override;
     void setDropRect(const muse::RectF& rect) override;
     void endDrop() override;
     muse::async::Notification dropChanged() const override;
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ class NotationInteraction : public INotationInteraction, public muse::Injectable
     struct DropData
     {
         mu::engraving::EditData ed;
-        const EngravingItem* dropTarget = nullptr;
+        EngravingItem* dropTarget = nullptr;
         muse::RectF dropRect;
     };
 
diff --git a/src/notation/internal/scorecallbacks.cpp b/src/notation/internal/scorecallbacks.cpp
index 37b054195690a..b4335a10a171f 100644
--- a/src/notation/internal/scorecallbacks.cpp
+++ b/src/notation/internal/scorecallbacks.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void ScoreCallbacks::setSelectionProximity(qreal proximity)
     m_selectionProximity = proximity;
 }
 
-void ScoreCallbacks::setDropTarget(const mu::engraving::EngravingItem* dropTarget)
+void ScoreCallbacks::setDropTarget(mu::engraving::EngravingItem* dropTarget)
 {
     IF_ASSERT_FAILED(m_interaction) {
         return;
diff --git a/src/notation/internal/scorecallbacks.h b/src/notation/internal/scorecallbacks.h
index f36ba7f129c81..9f9654081fcc7 100644
--- a/src/notation/internal/scorecallbacks.h
+++ b/src/notation/internal/scorecallbacks.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class ScoreCallbacks : public mu::engraving::MuseScoreView
     void drawBackground(muse::draw::Painter*, const muse::RectF&) const override;
     const muse::Rect geometry() const override;
     qreal selectionProximity() const override;
-    void setDropTarget(const mu::engraving::EngravingItem* dropTarget) override;
+    void setDropTarget(mu::engraving::EngravingItem* dropTarget) override;
     void setDropRectangle(const muse::RectF& rect) override;
     void changeEditElement(mu::engraving::EngravingItem* newElement) override;
     void adjustCanvasPosition(const mu::engraving::EngravingItem*, int staffIdx = -1) override;
diff --git a/src/notation/tests/mocks/notationinteractionmock.h b/src/notation/tests/mocks/notationinteractionmock.h
index 78e8814906236..03b5fc0b5846d 100644
--- a/src/notation/tests/mocks/notationinteractionmock.h
+++ b/src/notation/tests/mocks/notationinteractionmock.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class NotationInteractionMock : public INotationInteraction
     MOCK_METHOD(bool, startDrop, (const QUrl&), (override));
     MOCK_METHOD(bool, isDropAccepted, (const muse::PointF&, Qt::KeyboardModifiers), (override));
     MOCK_METHOD(bool, drop, (const muse::PointF&, Qt::KeyboardModifiers), (override));
-    MOCK_METHOD(void, setDropTarget, (const EngravingItem*, bool), (override));
+    MOCK_METHOD(void, setDropTarget, (EngravingItem*, bool), (override));
     MOCK_METHOD(void, setDropRect, (const muse::RectF&), (override));
     MOCK_METHOD(void, endDrop, (), (override));
     MOCK_METHOD(muse::async::Notification, dropChanged, (), (const, override));
diff --git a/src/palette/view/widgets/notegroupsexampleview.cpp b/src/palette/view/widgets/notegroupsexampleview.cpp
index 3691861407040..591b47253ff4e 100644
--- a/src/palette/view/widgets/notegroupsexampleview.cpp
+++ b/src/palette/view/widgets/notegroupsexampleview.cpp
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ void NoteGroupsExampleView::dragMoveEvent(QDragMoveEvent* event)
         return;
     }
 
-    const EngravingItem* newDropTarget = nullptr;
+    EngravingItem* newDropTarget = nullptr;
 
     PointF position = toLogical(event->position());
     std::vector<EngravingItem*> el = elementsAt(position);
 
-    for (const EngravingItem* e : el) {
+    for (EngravingItem* e : el) {
         if (e->type() == ElementType::NOTE) {
             newDropTarget = e;
             break;
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void NoteGroupsExampleView::dragMoveEvent(QDragMoveEvent* event)
     return;
 }
 
-void NoteGroupsExampleView::setDropTarget(const EngravingItem* el)
+void NoteGroupsExampleView::setDropTarget(EngravingItem* el)
 {
     if (m_dropTarget != el) {
         if (m_dropTarget) {
diff --git a/src/palette/view/widgets/notegroupsexampleview.h b/src/palette/view/widgets/notegroupsexampleview.h
index 786968250c73c..0d2bc04ebc344 100644
--- a/src/palette/view/widgets/notegroupsexampleview.h
+++ b/src/palette/view/widgets/notegroupsexampleview.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class NoteGroupsExampleView : public notation::ExampleView
     void beamPropertyDropped(engraving::Chord*, engraving::ActionIcon*);
 
 private:
-    void setDropTarget(const engraving::EngravingItem* el) override;
+    void setDropTarget(engraving::EngravingItem* el) override;
 
     void dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent*) override;
     void dragLeaveEvent(QDragLeaveEvent*) override;