diff --git a/src/components/common/TreeExplorerTreeNode.vue b/src/components/common/TreeExplorerTreeNode.vue
index 6909b23ad..aad98f509 100644
--- a/src/components/common/TreeExplorerTreeNode.vue
+++ b/src/components/common/TreeExplorerTreeNode.vue
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ onMounted(() => {
       onDrop: (event) => {
         const dndData = event.source.data as TreeExplorerDragAndDropData
         if (dndData.type === 'tree-explorer-node') {
+          props.node.handleDrop?.(props.node, dndData)
           canDrop.value = false
           emit('itemDropped', props.node, dndData.data)
         }
diff --git a/src/types/treeExplorerTypes.ts b/src/types/treeExplorerTypes.ts
index 54d404fc8..c0ad20c0e 100644
--- a/src/types/treeExplorerTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/treeExplorerTypes.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ export interface TreeExplorerNode<T = any> {
   draggable?: boolean
   // Whether the node is droppable
   droppable?: boolean
+  // Function to handle dropping a node
+  handleDrop?: (
+    node: TreeExplorerNode<T>,
+    data: TreeExplorerDragAndDropData
+  ) => void
 }
 
 export interface RenderedTreeExplorerNode<T = any> extends TreeExplorerNode<T> {