diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2091c3a0..fdf5c571 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ and this project adheres to
 - 🚸(frontend) allow opening "@page" links with ctrl/command/middle-mouse click
 - ✅ E2E - Any instance friendly #2142
 
+### Fixed
+
+- 🐛(frontend) Fix drop cursor creating columns #2185
+
 ## [v4.8.5] - 2026-04-03
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/xl-multi-column/index.ts b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/xl-multi-column/index.ts
index 301c34dd..584deb9e 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/xl-multi-column/index.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/xl-multi-column/index.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,54 @@
  * This is to ensure that the XL modules are only loaded when
  * the application is not published as MIT.
  */
+import type {
+  BlockNoteSchema,
+  BlockSchema,
+  InlineContentSchema,
+  StyleSchema,
+} from '@blocknote/core';
 import * as XLMultiColumn from '@blocknote/xl-multi-column';
 
+/**
+ * Custom withMultiColumn that strips the MultiColumnDropHandlerExtension
+ * from ColumnBlock.
+ * This prevents dragging a block onto another block from
+ * automatically creating a multi-column layout.
+ * @param schema
+ * @returns
+ */
+const withMultiColumnNoDropHandler = <
+  B extends BlockSchema,
+  I extends InlineContentSchema,
+  S extends StyleSchema,
+>(
+  schema: BlockNoteSchema<B, I, S>,
+) => {
+  const ColumnBlockNoDropHandler = {
+    ...XLMultiColumn.ColumnBlock,
+    extensions: [],
+  };
+
+  return schema.extend({
+    blockSpecs: {
+      column: ColumnBlockNoDropHandler,
+      columnList: XLMultiColumn.ColumnListBlock,
+    },
+  });
+};
+
 let modulesXL = undefined;
 if (process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PUBLISH_AS_MIT === 'false') {
-  modulesXL = XLMultiColumn;
+  modulesXL = {
+    ...XLMultiColumn,
+    withMultiColumn: withMultiColumnNoDropHandler,
+  };
 }
 
-type ModulesXL = typeof XLMultiColumn | undefined;
+type ModulesXL =
+  | (Omit<typeof XLMultiColumn, 'withMultiColumn'> & {
+      withMultiColumn: typeof withMultiColumnNoDropHandler;
+    })
+  | undefined;
 
 export default modulesXL as ModulesXL;