diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css b/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
index 1eb20d715b..c3cc4aca99 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
@@ -9996,6 +9996,9 @@ input.newtag:focus ~ div.taghint {
 	overflow: hidden;
 	white-space: nowrap;
 	text-overflow: ellipsis;
+	-webkit-user-select: none;
+	-moz-user-select: none;
+	user-select: none;
 }
 
 .widgets-holder-wrap .widget-inside {
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/widgets.js b/src/wp-admin/js/widgets.js
index 77ad791cb5..b2384e0703 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/widgets.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/widgets.js
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ wpWidgets = {
 				// Open the chooser
 				self.clearWidgetSelection();
 				$( '#widgets-left' ).addClass( 'chooser' );
-				widget.addClass( 'widget-in-question' );
+				widget.addClass( 'widget-in-question' ).draggable('disable');
 
 				widget.find( '.widget-description' ).after( chooser );
 				chooser.slideDown( 300, function() {
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ wpWidgets = {
 
 	saveOrder : function(sb) {
 		if ( sb ) {
-			$('#' + sb).closest('div.widgets-holder-wrap').find('.spinner').css('display', 'inline-block');
+			$('#' + sb).closest('div.widgets-holder-wrap').find('.spinner:first').css('display', 'inline-block');
 		}
 
 		var a = {
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ wpWidgets = {
 		var self = this;
 
 		$( '#widgets-chooser' ).slideUp( 200, function() {
-			$('#wpbody-content').append( this );
+			$( '#wpbody-content' ).append( this );
+			$( '#widgets-left .widget-in-question' ).draggable('enable');
 			self.clearWidgetSelection();
 		});
 	},