diff --git a/.changes/fix-file-drop-events.md b/.changes/fix-file-drop-events.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ece0fa1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fix-file-drop-events.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"tauri": patch
+"api": patch
+---
+
+Fixes file drop events being swapped (`file-drop-hover` on drop and `file-drop` on hover).
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diff --git a/core/tauri/src/manager.rs b/core/tauri/src/manager.rs
index 5d6810100..0c953b3b9 100644
--- a/core/tauri/src/manager.rs
+++ b/core/tauri/src/manager.rs
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ impl<R: Runtime> WindowManager<R> {
       crate::async_runtime::block_on(async move {
         let window = Window::new(manager.clone(), window, app_handle);
         let _ = match event {
-          FileDropEvent::Hovered(paths) => window.emit("tauri://file-drop", Some(paths)),
-          FileDropEvent::Dropped(paths) => window.emit("tauri://file-drop-hover", Some(paths)),
+          FileDropEvent::Hovered(paths) => window.emit("tauri://file-drop-hover", Some(paths)),
+          FileDropEvent::Dropped(paths) => window.emit("tauri://file-drop", Some(paths)),
           FileDropEvent::Cancelled => window.emit("tauri://file-drop-cancelled", Some(())),
           _ => unimplemented!(),
         };