diff --git a/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp b/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
index 73f3c9a3..2201a277 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
@@ -742,6 +742,12 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{true},
     },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "group:merge_groups_on_drag",
+        .description = "whether window groups can be dragged into other groups",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{true},
+    },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
         .value       = "general:col.border_active",
         .description = "border color for inactive windows",
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 5940a6fe..89cdd1ea 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
 
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("group:insert_after_current", Hyprlang::INT{1});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("group:focus_removed_window", Hyprlang::INT{1});
+    m_pConfig->addConfigValue("group:merge_groups_on_drag", Hyprlang::INT{1});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("group:groupbar:enabled", Hyprlang::INT{1});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("group:groupbar:font_family", {STRVAL_EMPTY});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("group:groupbar:font_size", Hyprlang::INT{8});
diff --git a/src/desktop/Window.cpp b/src/desktop/Window.cpp
index a9e389a6..d3d012e1 100644
--- a/src/desktop/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/Window.cpp
@@ -951,12 +951,16 @@ int CWindow::getGroupSize() {
 }
 
 bool CWindow::canBeGroupedInto(PHLWINDOW pWindow) {
+    static auto ALLOWGROUPMERGE = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("group:merge_groups_on_drag");
+    bool isGroup = m_sGroupData.pNextWindow;
+    bool disallowDragIntoGroup = g_pInputManager->m_bWasDraggingWindow && isGroup && !bool(*ALLOWGROUPMERGE);
     return !g_pKeybindManager->m_bGroupsLocked                                                 // global group lock disengaged
         && ((m_eGroupRules & GROUP_INVADE && m_bFirstMap)                                      // window ignore local group locks, or
             || (!pWindow->getGroupHead()->m_sGroupData.locked                                  //      target unlocked
                 && !(m_sGroupData.pNextWindow.lock() && getGroupHead()->m_sGroupData.locked))) //      source unlocked or isn't group
         && !m_sGroupData.deny                                                                  // source is not denied entry
-        && !(m_eGroupRules & GROUP_BARRED && m_bFirstMap);                                     // group rule doesn't prevent adding window
+        && !(m_eGroupRules & GROUP_BARRED && m_bFirstMap)                                      // group rule doesn't prevent adding window
+        && !disallowDragIntoGroup;                                                             // config allows groups to be merged
 }
 
 PHLWINDOW CWindow::getGroupWindowByIndex(int index) {