diff --git a/src/base/preferences.cpp b/src/base/preferences.cpp
index 453a1a993..df6424ab4 100644
--- a/src/base/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/base/preferences.cpp
@@ -372,6 +372,19 @@ void Preferences::setToolbarDisplayed(const bool displayed)
     setValue(u"Preferences/General/ToolbarDisplayed"_s, displayed);
 }
 
+bool Preferences::isTorrentContentDragEnabled() const
+{
+    return value(u"Preferences/General/TorrentContentDragEnabled"_s, false);
+}
+
+void Preferences::setTorrentContentDragEnabled(const bool enabled)
+{
+    if (enabled == isTorrentContentDragEnabled())
+        return;
+
+    setValue(u"Preferences/General/TorrentContentDragEnabled"_s, enabled);
+}
+
 bool Preferences::isStatusbarDisplayed() const
 {
     return value(u"Preferences/General/StatusbarDisplayed"_s, true);
diff --git a/src/base/preferences.h b/src/base/preferences.h
index 64685b8e8..a927c0e70 100644
--- a/src/base/preferences.h
+++ b/src/base/preferences.h
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ public:
     void setStatusbarExternalIPDisplayed(bool displayed);
     bool isToolbarDisplayed() const;
     void setToolbarDisplayed(bool displayed);
+    bool isTorrentContentDragEnabled() const;
+    void setTorrentContentDragEnabled(bool enabled);
     bool isSplashScreenDisabled() const;
     void setSplashScreenDisabled(bool b);
     bool preventFromSuspendWhenDownloading() const;
diff --git a/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp b/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
index ad2eb348b..56bf1a457 100644
--- a/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ void OptionsDialog::loadBehaviorTabOptions()
 
     m_ui->checkBoxHideZeroStatusFilters->setChecked(pref->getHideZeroStatusFilters());
 
+    m_ui->checkTorrentContentDrag->setChecked(pref->isTorrentContentDragEnabled());
+
 #ifndef Q_OS_WIN
     m_ui->checkStartup->setVisible(false);
 #endif
@@ -402,6 +404,8 @@ void OptionsDialog::loadBehaviorTabOptions()
     connect(m_ui->actionTorrentFnOnDblClBox, qComboBoxCurrentIndexChanged, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->checkBoxHideZeroStatusFilters, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
 
+    connect(m_ui->checkTorrentContentDrag, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     connect(m_ui->checkStartup, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
 #endif
@@ -499,6 +503,8 @@ void OptionsDialog::saveBehaviorTabOptions() const
 
     pref->setHideZeroStatusFilters(m_ui->checkBoxHideZeroStatusFilters->isChecked());
 
+    pref->setTorrentContentDragEnabled(m_ui->checkTorrentContentDrag->isChecked());
+
     pref->setSplashScreenDisabled(isSplashScreenDisabled());
     pref->setConfirmOnExit(m_ui->checkProgramExitConfirm->isChecked());
     pref->setDontConfirmAutoExit(!m_ui->checkProgramAutoExitConfirm->isChecked());
diff --git a/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui b/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
index a0afed167..912f22b1a 100644
--- a/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
+++ b/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
@@ -459,6 +459,25 @@
               </layout>
              </widget>
             </item>
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QGroupBox" name="boxTorrentContent">
+              <property name="title">
+               <string>Torrent Content View</string>
+              </property>
+              <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="layoutTorrentContent">
+               <item>
+                <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkTorrentContentDrag">
+                 <property name="toolTip">
+                  <string>Replaces multi-selection (hold Alt key to invert)</string>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Drag content from qBittorrent</string>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+              </layout>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
             <item>
              <widget class="QGroupBox" name="systrayBox">
               <property name="title">
diff --git a/src/gui/properties/propertieswidget.cpp b/src/gui/properties/propertieswidget.cpp
index d86f5a074..a885b1cff 100644
--- a/src/gui/properties/propertieswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/properties/propertieswidget.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ PropertiesWidget::PropertiesWidget(QWidget *parent)
     connect(m_contentFilterLine, &LineEdit::textChanged, this, &PropertiesWidget::setContentFilterPattern);
     m_ui->contentFilterLayout->insertWidget(3, m_contentFilterLine);
 
+    m_ui->filesList->setContentDragAllowed(true);
     m_ui->filesList->setDoubleClickAction(TorrentContentWidget::DoubleClickAction::Open);
     m_ui->filesList->setOpenByEnterKey(true);
 
@@ -572,8 +573,13 @@ void PropertiesWidget::displayWebSeedListMenu()
 
 void PropertiesWidget::configure()
 {
+    const auto *preferences = Preferences::instance();
+
+    // Torrent Content Widget
+    m_ui->filesList->setContentDragEnabled(preferences->isTorrentContentDragEnabled());
+
     // Speed widget
-    if (Preferences::instance()->isSpeedWidgetEnabled())
+    if (preferences->isSpeedWidgetEnabled())
     {
         if (!qobject_cast<SpeedWidget *>(m_speedWidget))
         {
diff --git a/src/gui/torrentcontentwidget.cpp b/src/gui/torrentcontentwidget.cpp
index 472537bf2..59b4d5a0a 100644
--- a/src/gui/torrentcontentwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/torrentcontentwidget.cpp
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ namespace
 TorrentContentWidget::TorrentContentWidget(QWidget *parent)
     : QTreeView(parent)
 {
-    setDragEnabled(true);
     setDragDropMode(QAbstractItemView::DragOnly);
+    setDragEnabled(false);
+    setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::MultiSelection);
     setExpandsOnDoubleClick(false);
     setSortingEnabled(true);
     setUniformRowHeights(true);
@@ -224,6 +225,27 @@ void TorrentContentWidget::checkNone()
         model()->setData(model()->index(i, TorrentContentModelItem::COL_NAME), Qt::Unchecked, Qt::CheckStateRole);
 }
 
+void TorrentContentWidget::setContentDragAllowed(const bool allowed)
+{
+    m_contentDragAllowed = allowed;
+}
+
+void TorrentContentWidget::setContentDragEnabled(const bool enabled)
+{
+    m_contentDragEnabled = enabled;
+}
+
+void TorrentContentWidget::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
+{
+    if (m_contentDragAllowed)
+    {
+        const bool hasAlt = event->modifiers().testFlag(Qt::AltModifier);
+        setDragEnabled(hasAlt ? !m_contentDragEnabled : m_contentDragEnabled);
+    }
+
+    QTreeView::mousePressEvent(event);
+}
+
 void TorrentContentWidget::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
 {
     if ((event->key() != Qt::Key_Space) && (event->key() != Qt::Key_Select))
diff --git a/src/gui/torrentcontentwidget.h b/src/gui/torrentcontentwidget.h
index 1e9f0835c..d7b6fe1ed 100644
--- a/src/gui/torrentcontentwidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/torrentcontentwidget.h
@@ -98,11 +98,15 @@ public:
     void checkAll();
     void checkNone();
 
+    void setContentDragAllowed(bool allowed);
+    void setContentDragEnabled(bool enabled);
+
 signals:
     void stateChanged();
 
 private:
     void setModel(QAbstractItemModel *model) override;
+    void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;
     void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event) override;
     void wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event) override;
     QModelIndex currentNameCell() const;
@@ -126,4 +130,7 @@ private:
     ColumnsVisibilityMode m_columnsVisibilityMode = ColumnsVisibilityMode::Editable;
     QShortcut *m_openFileHotkeyEnter = nullptr;
     QShortcut *m_openFileHotkeyReturn = nullptr;
+
+    bool m_contentDragAllowed = false;
+    bool m_contentDragEnabled = false;
 };