diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/dnd/dnd-provider.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/dnd/dnd-provider.tsx
index 9b4ec9c7..b38352b7 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/dnd/dnd-provider.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/dnd/dnd-provider.tsx
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ function renderDragOverlay(source: DragOverlaySource) {
 			<ExplorerDragOverlay
 				name={getExplorerDragOverlayName(source.data)}
 				isDirectory={Boolean(source.data.isDirectory)}
+				sourceElement={source.element}
 			/>
 		)
 	}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/dnd/explorer-drag-overlay.test.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/dnd/explorer-drag-overlay.test.tsx
index 6cdf6700..0cadefac 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/dnd/explorer-drag-overlay.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/dnd/explorer-drag-overlay.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest"
-import { getExplorerDragOverlayName } from "./explorer-drag-overlay"
+import {
+	getExplorerDragOverlayName,
+	getExplorerDragOverlayStyle,
+} from "./explorer-drag-overlay"
 
 describe("getExplorerDragOverlayName", () => {
 	it("prefers the display name when present", () => {
@@ -21,3 +24,38 @@ describe("getExplorerDragOverlayName", () => {
 		).toBe("folder")
 	})
 })
+
+describe("getExplorerDragOverlayStyle", () => {
+	it("returns undefined when no source element is available", () => {
+		expect(getExplorerDragOverlayStyle()).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+
+	it("preserves the source row width and padding", () => {
+		const sourceElement = {
+			getBoundingClientRect: () =>
+				({
+					width: 240,
+				}) as DOMRect,
+			ownerDocument: {
+				defaultView: {
+					getComputedStyle: () => ({
+						boxSizing: "border-box",
+						paddingTop: "2px",
+						paddingRight: "8px",
+						paddingBottom: "2px",
+						paddingLeft: "36px",
+					}),
+				},
+			},
+		} as unknown as Element
+
+		expect(getExplorerDragOverlayStyle(sourceElement)).toEqual({
+			boxSizing: "border-box",
+			paddingTop: "2px",
+			paddingRight: "8px",
+			paddingBottom: "2px",
+			paddingLeft: "36px",
+			width: "240px",
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/dnd/explorer-drag-overlay.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/dnd/explorer-drag-overlay.tsx
index 04b52ec9..f4c9a06d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/dnd/explorer-drag-overlay.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/dnd/explorer-drag-overlay.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,47 @@
 import { cn } from "@mdit/ui/lib/utils"
 import { ChevronRight } from "lucide-react"
+import { type CSSProperties, useMemo } from "react"
 import type { FileEntryDragData } from "./dnd-types"
 
 type ExplorerDragOverlayProps = {
 	name: string
 	isDirectory: boolean
+	sourceElement?: Element | null
 }
 
 export function getExplorerDragOverlayName(data: FileEntryDragData): string {
 	return data.displayName ?? data.name ?? ""
 }
 
+export function getExplorerDragOverlayStyle(
+	sourceElement?: Element | null,
+): CSSProperties | undefined {
+	if (!sourceElement || !("getBoundingClientRect" in sourceElement)) {
+		return undefined
+	}
+
+	const ownerWindow = sourceElement.ownerDocument?.defaultView
+	if (!ownerWindow?.getComputedStyle) {
+		return undefined
+	}
+
+	const rect = sourceElement.getBoundingClientRect()
+	const computedStyle = ownerWindow.getComputedStyle(sourceElement)
+
+	return {
+		boxSizing:
+			(computedStyle.boxSizing as CSSProperties["boxSizing"]) || "border-box",
+		paddingTop: computedStyle.paddingTop,
+		paddingRight: computedStyle.paddingRight,
+		paddingBottom: computedStyle.paddingBottom,
+		paddingLeft: computedStyle.paddingLeft,
+		width: rect.width > 0 ? `${rect.width}px` : undefined,
+	}
+}
+
 function getExplorerDragOverlayClassName(isDirectory: boolean) {
 	return cn(
-		"pointer-events-none flex min-w-0 max-w-80 items-center gap-1 rounded-sm bg-transparent px-0 py-0 text-sm text-accent-foreground/95 shadow-none ring-0 outline-none border-0",
+		"pointer-events-none flex min-w-0 max-w-none items-center gap-1 rounded-sm bg-transparent px-0 py-0 text-sm text-accent-foreground/95 shadow-none ring-0 outline-none border-0",
 		isDirectory ? "pr-2" : "pr-1",
 	)
 }
@@ -21,9 +49,15 @@ function getExplorerDragOverlayClassName(isDirectory: boolean) {
 export function ExplorerDragOverlay({
 	name,
 	isDirectory,
+	sourceElement,
 }: ExplorerDragOverlayProps) {
+	const style = useMemo(
+		() => getExplorerDragOverlayStyle(sourceElement),
+		[sourceElement],
+	)
+
 	return (
-		<div className={getExplorerDragOverlayClassName(isDirectory)}>
+		<div className={getExplorerDragOverlayClassName(isDirectory)} style={style}>
 			{isDirectory ? (
 				<div
 					className="shrink-0 pl-1.5 py-1 text-foreground/70"