diff --git a/src/widgets/itemviews/qlistview.cpp b/src/widgets/itemviews/qlistview.cpp
index a7f1931947..c9481e892f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/itemviews/qlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/itemviews/qlistview.cpp
@@ -918,9 +918,10 @@ void QListView::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event)
                     // only generate a move when not same row or behind itself
                     if (r != pIndex.row() && r != pIndex.row() + 1) {
                         // try to move (preserves selection)
-                        dataMoved |= model()->moveRow(QModelIndex(), pIndex.row(), QModelIndex(), r);
-                        if (!dataMoved) // can't move - abort and let QAbstractItemView handle this
-                            break;
+                        const bool moved = model()->moveRow(QModelIndex(), pIndex.row(), QModelIndex(), r);
+                        if (!moved)
+                            continue; // maybe it'll work for other rows
+                        dataMoved = true; // success
                     } else {
                         // move onto itself is blocked, don't delete anything
                         dataMoved = true;
diff --git a/src/widgets/itemviews/qtableview.cpp b/src/widgets/itemviews/qtableview.cpp
index 977cb4e301..f0ac4a78fe 100644
--- a/src/widgets/itemviews/qtableview.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/itemviews/qtableview.cpp
@@ -3155,9 +3155,10 @@ void QTableView::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event)
                     // only generate a move when not same row or behind itself
                     if (r != pIndex.row() && r != pIndex.row() + 1) {
                         // try to move (preserves selection)
-                        dataMoved |= model()->moveRow(QModelIndex(), pIndex.row(), QModelIndex(), r);
-                        if (!dataMoved) // can't move - abort and let QAbstractItemView handle this
-                            break;
+                        const bool moved = model()->moveRow(QModelIndex(), pIndex.row(), QModelIndex(), r);
+                        if (!moved)
+                            continue; // maybe it'll work for other rows
+                        dataMoved = true; // success
                     } else {
                         // move onto itself is blocked, don't delete anything
                         dataMoved = true;