diff --git a/js/ui/appDisplay.js b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
index 5008130ad..0d0b1e56a 100644
--- a/js/ui/appDisplay.js
+++ b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ var BaseAppView = GObject.registerClass({
 
         // Dragging over invalid parts of the grid cancels the timeout
         if (item === source ||
+            page !== this._grid.currentPage ||
             dragLocation === IconGrid.DragLocation.INVALID ||
             dragLocation === IconGrid.DragLocation.ON_ICON) {
             this._removeDelayedMove();