diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/package.json b/apps/app-frontend/package.json
index cb95264af58..006864606aa 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/package.json
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 		"test": "vue-tsc --noEmit"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
+		"@dnd-kit/dom": "^0.5.0",
 		"@dnd-kit/vue": "^0.5.0",
 		"@modrinth/api-client": "workspace:^",
 		"@modrinth/assets": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/library/instance-group/instance-card.vue b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/library/instance-group/instance-card.vue
index cab1d5a4355..66aa6a99bde 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/library/instance-group/instance-card.vue
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/library/instance-group/instance-card.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import { PointerActivationConstraints } from '@dnd-kit/dom'
 import { KeyboardSensor, PointerSensor, useDraggable } from '@dnd-kit/vue'
 import { CheckIcon, DownloadIcon, PlayIcon, SpinnerIcon, StopCircleIcon } from '@modrinth/assets'
 import { defineMessages, IconButton, injectNotificationManager, useVIntl } from '@modrinth/ui'
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ const LOADING_INDICATOR_DELAY_MS = 100
 
 const instanceCardSensors = [
 	PointerSensor.configure({
-		preventActivation: () => false,
+		activationConstraints: [new PointerActivationConstraints.Distance({ value: 5 })],
 	}),
 	KeyboardSensor,
 ]
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a663c95c4fb..7c0399b8a37 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ importers:
 
   apps/app-frontend:
     dependencies:
+      '@dnd-kit/dom':
+        specifier: ^0.5.0
+        version: 0.5.0
       '@dnd-kit/vue':
         specifier: ^0.5.0
         version: 0.5.0(vue@3.5.43(typescript@5.9.3))