diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/customize-widgets.js b/src/wp-admin/js/customize-widgets.js
index eb245ea2cc..2907b4f1b8 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/customize-widgets.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/customize-widgets.js
@@ -1606,6 +1606,7 @@
 				items: '> .customize-control-widget_form',
 				handle: '.widget-top',
 				axis: 'y',
+				tolerance: 'pointer',
 				connectWith: '.accordion-section-content:has(.customize-control-sidebar_widgets)',
 				update: function() {
 					var widgetContainerIds = self.$sectionContent.sortable( 'toArray' ), widgetIds;
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/widgets.js b/src/wp-admin/js/widgets.js
index 7fdd02957b..c97ff69ccf 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/widgets.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/widgets.js
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ wpWidgets = {
 			cursor: 'move',
 			distance: 2,
 			containment: '#wpwrap',
+			tolerance: 'pointer',
 			start: function( event, ui ) {
 				var height, $this = $(this),
 					$wrap = $this.parent(),