How to reproduce: see the attached video Workaround: public partial class Form2 : Form { public Form2() { InitializeComponent(); this.radPivotFieldList1.DragDropService = new CustomPivotFieldListDragDropService(this.radPivotFieldList1); } private void Form2_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { // TODO: This line of code loads data into the 'nwindDataSet.Orders' table. You can move, or remove it, as needed. this.ordersTableAdapter.Fill(this.nwindDataSet.Orders); } } public class CustomPivotFieldListDragDropService : PivotFieldListDragDropService { private RadPivotFieldList fieldList; private Telerik.WinControls.UI.PivotFieldList.FieldPayload payload; public CustomPivotFieldListDragDropService(RadPivotFieldList fieldList) : base(fieldList) { this.fieldList = fieldList; } protected override void PerformStart() { base.PerformStart(); Telerik.WinControls.UI.PivotFieldList.IField draggedField = this.GetField(this.Context); if (draggedField == null) { this.Stop(false); return; } this.payload = new Telerik.WinControls.UI.PivotFieldList.FieldPayload(draggedField); } protected override void OnPreviewDragOver(RadDragOverEventArgs e) { RadElement targetElement = this.DropTarget as RadElement; Telerik.WinControls.UI.PivotFieldList.IField targetField = this.GetField(targetElement); if (targetElement != null && targetElement.ElementTree.Control == this.fieldList.ReportFiltersControl && this.payload != null) { foreach (Telerik.WinControls.UI.PivotFieldList.IField field in this.fieldList.ViewModel.Filters) { if (field.FieldInfo == payload.DraggedField.FieldInfo && this.Context is TreeNodeElement )) { e.CanDrop = false; this.payload.SetDestination(null); this.payload.RemoveFromSource = false; return; } } } base.OnPreviewDragOver(e); } private Telerik.WinControls.UI.PivotFieldList.IField GetField(object context) { RadListVisualItem listItem = context as RadListVisualItem; TreeNodeElement treeItem = context as TreeNodeElement; PivotFieldListItemButton button = context as PivotFieldListItemButton; if (button != null) { listItem = button.Owner; } Telerik.WinControls.UI.PivotFieldList.IField field1 = null, field2 = null; if (listItem != null && listItem.Data != null) { field1 = listItem.Data.DataBoundItem as Telerik.WinControls.UI.PivotFieldList.IField; } if (treeItem != null && treeItem.Data != null) { field2 = treeItem.Data.DataBoundItem as Telerik.WinControls.UI.PivotFieldList.IField; } return field1 ?? field2; } }