diff --git a/examples/dockwidgets/main.cpp b/examples/dockwidgets/main.cpp
index 24e4a4ad..b7a87c43 100644
--- a/examples/dockwidgets/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/dockwidgets/main.cpp
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         // Dock widget 8 will only be allowed to dock to the outter areas
         auto func = [](KDDockWidgets::DropLocation location,
                        const KDDockWidgets::Controllers::DockWidget::List &source,
-                       const KDDockWidgets::Controllers::DockWidget::List &target) {
+                       const KDDockWidgets::Controllers::DockWidget::List &target,
+                       Controllers::DropArea *) {
             Q_UNUSED(target); // When dragging into a tab, 'target' would have the list of already tabbed dock widgets
 
             const bool isDraggingDW8 = std::find_if(source.cbegin(), source.cend(), [](KDDockWidgets::Controllers::DockWidget *dw) {
diff --git a/src/Config.h b/src/Config.h
index ab7cadfe..992c9920 100644
--- a/src/Config.h
+++ b/src/Config.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace KDDockWidgets {
 namespace Controllers {
 class DockWidget;
 class MainWindow;
+class DropArea;
 }
 
 class ViewFactory;
@@ -49,11 +50,13 @@ typedef KDDockWidgets::Controllers::MainWindow *(*MainWindowFactoryFunc)(const Q
 /// @param location The drop indicator location to allow or disallow
 /// @param source The dock widgets being dragged
 /// @param target The dock widgets within an existing docked tab group
+/// @param dropArea The target drop area. Can belong to a MainWindow or a FloatingWindow.
 /// @return true if the docking is allowed.
 /// @sa setDropIndicatorAllowedFunc
 typedef bool (*DropIndicatorAllowedFunc)(DropLocation location,
                                          const QVector<Controllers::DockWidget *> &source,
-                                         const QVector<Controllers::DockWidget *> &target);
+                                         const QVector<Controllers::DockWidget *> &target,
+                                         Controllers::DropArea *dropArea);
 
 /// @deprecated Use DropIndicatorAllowedFunc instead.
 /// @brief Function to allow the user more granularity to disallow dock widgets to tab together
@@ -261,7 +264,8 @@ public:
      *
      * auto func = [] (KDDockWidgets::DropLocation loc,
      *                 const KDDockWidgets::Controllers::DockWidget::List &source,
-     *                 const KDDockWidgets::Controllers::DockWidget::List &target)
+     *                 const KDDockWidgets::Controllers::DockWidget::List &target,
+     *                 KDDockWidgets::Controllers::DropArea *)
      * {
      *    // disallows dockFoo to be docked to outter areas
      *    return !((loc & KDDockWidgets::DropLocation_Outter) && source.contains(dockFoo));
diff --git a/src/controllers/DropIndicatorOverlay.cpp b/src/controllers/DropIndicatorOverlay.cpp
index d04ffa79..79328ffd 100644
--- a/src/controllers/DropIndicatorOverlay.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/DropIndicatorOverlay.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ bool DropIndicatorOverlay::dropIndicatorVisible(DropLocation dropLoc) const
     }
 
     if (auto dropIndicatorAllowedFunc = Config::self().dropIndicatorAllowedFunc()) {
-        if (!dropIndicatorAllowedFunc(dropLoc, source, target))
+        DropArea *dropArea = DragController::instance()->dropAreaUnderCursor();
+        if (!dropIndicatorAllowedFunc(dropLoc, source, target, dropArea))
             return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/private/DragController_p.h b/src/private/DragController_p.h
index e89eaf7f..b3e55144 100644
--- a/src/private/DragController_p.h
+++ b/src/private/DragController_p.h
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ public:
 
     Controllers::FloatingWindow *floatingWindowBeingDragged() const;
 
+    /// @brief Returns the current drop area under the mouse
+    Controllers::DropArea *dropAreaUnderCursor() const;
+
     ///@brief Returns the window being dragged
     WindowBeingDragged *windowBeingDragged() const;
 
@@ -128,7 +131,6 @@ private:
     DragController(QObject * = nullptr);
     StateBase *activeState() const;
     ViewWrapper::Ptr qtTopLevelUnderCursor() const;
-    Controllers::DropArea *dropAreaUnderCursor() const;
     Draggable *draggableForQObject(QObject *o) const;
     QPoint m_pressPos;
     QPoint m_offset;