diff --git a/question/type/ddimageortext/styles.css b/question/type/ddimageortext/styles.css
index bc9365df553..95287819957 100755
--- a/question/type/ddimageortext/styles.css
+++ b/question/type/ddimageortext/styles.css
@@ -74,3 +74,14 @@ form.mform fieldset#previewareaheader div.draghome, form.mform fieldset#previewa
     *font-size:small; /* for IE */
     *font:x-small; /* for IE in quirks mode */
 }
+form.mform fieldset#previewareaheader div.drag.yui3-dd-dragging,
+.que.ddimageortext div.drag.yui3-dd-dragging {
+    z-index: 3;
+    -moz-box-shadow: 3px 3px 4px #000;
+    -webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 4px #000;
+    box-shadow: 3px 3px 4px #000;
+    /* For IE 8 */
+    -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=4, Direction=135, Color='#000000')";
+    /* For IE 5.5 - 7 */
+    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=4, Direction=135, Color='#000000');
+}
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