diff --git a/packages/core/src/asset_manager/view/FileUploader.ts b/packages/core/src/asset_manager/view/FileUploader.ts
index 208298333f..900a19113e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/asset_manager/view/FileUploader.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/asset_manager/view/FileUploader.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,26 @@ import html from '../../utils/html';
 import { AssetManagerConfig } from '../config/config';
 import { UploadFileClb, UploadFileOptions } from '../types';
 
+/**
+ * Check if a file matches an `accept` attribute value.
+ * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/file#accept
+ * Allows everything when empty or a bare wildcard; otherwise supports MIME
+ * wildcards (`image/*`), exact MIME (`image/png`), and extensions (`.png`).
+ */
+export function isFileAccepted(file: File, accept?: string | null): boolean {
+  const acc = (accept || '').trim();
+  if (!acc || acc === '*' || acc === '*/*') return true;
+  const type = (file.type || '').toLowerCase();
+  const name = (file.name || '').toLowerCase();
+  return acc.split(',').some((raw) => {
+    const token = raw.trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (!token) return false;
+    if (token.startsWith('.')) return name.endsWith(token); // extension
+    if (token.endsWith('/*')) return type.startsWith(token.slice(0, -1)); // e.g. "image/"
+    return type === token; // exact MIME
+  });
+}
+
 type FileUploaderTemplateProps = {
   pfx: string;
   title: string;
@@ -141,7 +161,14 @@ export default class FileUploaderView extends View {
    * */
   uploadFile(e: DragEvent, clb?: UploadFileClb, opts?: UploadFileOptions) {
     opts; // Options are not used here but can be used by the custom uploadFile function
-    const files = e.dataTransfer ? e.dataTransfer.files : ((e.target as any)?.files as FileList);
+    const allFiles = e.dataTransfer ? e.dataTransfer.files : ((e.target as any)?.files as FileList);
+    // #6032: the `accept` attribute is not enforced by browsers on drag-drop, so filter here.
+    const accept = this.$el.find('input[type=file]').attr('accept');
+    const files = Array.prototype.filter.call(allFiles || [], (f: File) => isFileAccepted(f, accept)) as File[];
+
+    // All dropped files rejected (e.g. a video on an image upload) -> do nothing.
+    if (allFiles && allFiles.length && !files.length) return;
+
     const { config } = this;
     const { beforeUpload } = config;
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/specs/asset_manager/view/FileUploader.ts b/packages/core/test/specs/asset_manager/view/FileUploader.ts
index 0131b002e2..47eed11b9e 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/specs/asset_manager/view/FileUploader.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/specs/asset_manager/view/FileUploader.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,26 @@
-import FileUploader from '../../../../src/asset_manager/view/FileUploader';
+import FileUploader, { isFileAccepted } from '../../../../src/asset_manager/view/FileUploader';
+
+const f = (type: string, name = 'x') => ({ type, name }) as File;
+
+describe('isFileAccepted (#6032)', () => {
+  test('allows everything when accept is empty or */*', () => {
+    expect(isFileAccepted(f('video/mp4', 'a.mp4'), '')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isFileAccepted(f('video/mp4', 'a.mp4'), '*/*')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isFileAccepted(f('video/mp4', 'a.mp4'), undefined)).toBe(true);
+  });
+  test('matches MIME wildcard (image/*)', () => {
+    expect(isFileAccepted(f('image/png', 'a.png'), 'image/*')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isFileAccepted(f('video/mp4', 'a.mp4'), 'image/*')).toBe(false);
+  });
+  test('matches exact MIME and comma lists', () => {
+    expect(isFileAccepted(f('image/png'), 'image/png,image/jpeg')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isFileAccepted(f('image/gif'), 'image/png,image/jpeg')).toBe(false);
+  });
+  test('matches file extensions', () => {
+    expect(isFileAccepted(f('', 'photo.PNG'), '.png')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isFileAccepted(f('', 'clip.mp4'), '.png,.jpg')).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
 
 describe('File Uploader', () => {
   let obj: FileUploader;
@@ -72,4 +94,31 @@ describe('File Uploader', () => {
       expect(view.uploadFile).toEqual(FileUploader.embedAsBase64);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('Drag-drop respects accept (#6032)', () => {
+    const makeView = () => {
+      const customFetch = jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve('[]'));
+      // headers:{} is REQUIRED: direct construction does NOT merge the module's config
+      // defaults, and uploadFile reads `config.headers` before fetching - a missing
+      // headers object throws before customFetch is ever reached.
+      const view = new FileUploader({ config: { upload: 'http://localhost/up', headers: {}, customFetch } });
+      document.body.innerHTML = '<div id="fx"></div>';
+      document.body.querySelector('#fx')!.appendChild(view.render().el);
+      view.$el.find('input[type=file]').attr('accept', 'image/*'); // what OpenAssets sets for images
+      return { view, customFetch };
+    };
+    const drop = (view: FileUploader, file: File) =>
+      view.uploadFile({ dataTransfer: { files: [file] }, preventDefault() {} } as any);
+
+    test('rejects a dropped video (no upload triggered)', () => {
+      const { view, customFetch } = makeView();
+      drop(view, new File(['x'], 'clip.mp4', { type: 'video/mp4' }));
+      expect(customFetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+    test('still uploads a dropped image', () => {
+      const { view, customFetch } = makeView();
+      drop(view, new File(['x'], 'pic.png', { type: 'image/png' }));
+      expect(customFetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+  });
 });