diff --git a/examples/dockwidgets/main.cpp b/examples/dockwidgets/main.cpp
index 74c724d2..2bb9cde7 100644
--- a/examples/dockwidgets/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/dockwidgets/main.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         // Dock widget 8 will only be allowed to dock to the outer areasa
         auto func = [](KDDockWidgets::DropLocation location,
                        const KDDockWidgets::DockWidgetBase::List &source,
-                       const KDDockWidgets::DockWidgetBase::List &target) {
+                       const KDDockWidgets::DockWidgetBase::List &target,
+                       KDDockWidgets::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::DockWidgetBase *dw) {
diff --git a/src/Config.h b/src/Config.h
index 2548753c..1a0b69f6 100644
--- a/src/Config.h
+++ b/src/Config.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ namespace KDDockWidgets {
 class DockWidgetBase;
 class MainWindowBase;
 class FrameworkWidgetFactory;
+class DropArea;
 
 typedef KDDockWidgets::DockWidgetBase *(*DockWidgetFactoryFunc)(const QString &name);
 typedef KDDockWidgets::MainWindowBase *(*MainWindowFactoryFunc)(const QString &name);
@@ -47,11 +48,13 @@ typedef KDDockWidgets::MainWindowBase *(*MainWindowFactoryFunc)(const QString &n
 /// @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<DockWidgetBase *> &source,
-                                         const QVector<DockWidgetBase *> &target);
+                                         const QVector<DockWidgetBase *> &target,
+                                         DropArea *dropArea);
 
 /// @deprecated Use DropIndicatorAllowedFunc instead.
 /// @brief Function to allow the user more granularity to disallow dock widgets to tab together
@@ -262,7 +265,8 @@ public:
      *
      * auto func = [] (KDDockWidgets::DropLocation loc,
      *                 const KDDockWidgets::DockWidgetBase::List &source,
-     *                 const KDDockWidgets::DockWidgetBase::List &target)
+     *                 const KDDockWidgets::DockWidgetBase::List &target,
+     *                 KDDockWidgets::DropArea *)
      * {
      *    // disallows dockFoo to be docked to outer areas
      *    return !((loc & KDDockWidgets::DropLocation_Outter) && source.contains(dockFoo));
diff --git a/src/private/DragController_p.h b/src/private/DragController_p.h
index 58efa3c3..e361e6fc 100644
--- a/src/private/DragController_p.h
+++ b/src/private/DragController_p.h
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ public:
 
     FloatingWindow *floatingWindowBeingDragged() const;
 
+    /// @brief Returns the current drop area under the mouse
+    DropArea *dropAreaUnderCursor() const;
+
     ///@brief Returns the window being dragged
     WindowBeingDragged *windowBeingDragged() const;
 
@@ -126,7 +129,6 @@ private:
     DragController(QObject * = nullptr);
     StateBase *activeState() const;
     WidgetType *qtTopLevelUnderCursor() const;
-    DropArea *dropAreaUnderCursor() const;
     Draggable *draggableForQObject(QObject *o) const;
     QPoint m_pressPos;
     QPoint m_offset;
diff --git a/src/private/DropIndicatorOverlayInterface.cpp b/src/private/DropIndicatorOverlayInterface.cpp
index ebb9aedb..ee40a8d2 100644
--- a/src/private/DropIndicatorOverlayInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/private/DropIndicatorOverlayInterface.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ bool DropIndicatorOverlayInterface::dropIndicatorVisible(DropLocation dropLoc) c
     }
 
     if (auto dropIndicatorAllowedFunc = Config::self().dropIndicatorAllowedFunc()) {
-        if (!dropIndicatorAllowedFunc(dropLoc, source, target))
+        DropArea *dropArea = DragController::instance()->dropAreaUnderCursor();
+        if (!dropIndicatorAllowedFunc(dropLoc, source, target, dropArea))
             return false;
     }