diff --git a/modules/gui/qt/widgets/qml/DragItem.qml b/modules/gui/qt/widgets/qml/DragItem.qml
index 0755f6059db6fa3518ac9074f4d584a21ec006ea..70355638a4795a06e5385f0df6a422b39d6ceb3c 100644
--- a/modules/gui/qt/widgets/qml/DragItem.qml
+++ b/modules/gui/qt/widgets/qml/DragItem.qml
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ Item {
                 radius: bg.radius
                 source: modelData.artwork ?? ""
                 sourceSize: dragItem.imageSourceSize ?? Qt.size(width * eDPR, height * eDPR)
+                fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
 
                 readonly property real eDPR: MainCtx.effectiveDevicePixelRatio(Window.window)