diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/drag.rs b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/drag.rs
index bff25d3d26da..126b45fa3569 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/drag.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/drag.rs
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ pub async fn start_drag(
 	image: String,
 	on_event: Channel<CallbackResult>,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
+	// If on linux, do not run and throw an error saying that it is not supported for now
 	#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-	let window = window
-		.gtk_window()
-		.map_err(|_| "Failed to downcast to ApplicationWindow")?;
-
+	{
+		return Err("Drag and drop is not supported on Linux yet.".to_string());
+	}
 	// Check if image string is base64 encoded
 	let icon_path = if image.starts_with("data:image/") {
 		image
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/commands.ts b/apps/desktop/src/commands.ts
index f9e212cb244a..8516120a8af6 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/commands.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/commands.ts
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ export const commands = {
 	 */
 	async startDrag(
 		files: string[],
-		iconPath: string,
+		image: string,
 		onEvent: TAURI_CHANNEL<CallbackResult>
 	): Promise<Result<null, string>> {
 		try {
 			return {
 				status: 'ok',
-				data: await TAURI_INVOKE('start_drag', { files, iconPath, onEvent })
+				data: await TAURI_INVOKE('start_drag', { files, image, onEvent })
 			};
 		} catch (e) {
 			if (e instanceof Error) throw e;