diff --git a/src/components/content.js b/src/components/content.js
index 49de1228e..7218c87bb 100644
--- a/src/components/content.js
+++ b/src/components/content.js
@@ -488,11 +488,11 @@ class Content extends React.Component {
    */
 
   onDrop = (event) => {
+    event.preventDefault()
+
     if (this.props.readOnly) return
     if (!this.isInEditor(event.target)) return
 
-    event.preventDefault()
-
     const window = getWindow(event.target)
     const { state, editor } = this.props
     const { nativeEvent } = event