diff --git a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatList.qml b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatList.qml
index b46172ecc3..9b08fb5bbc 100644
--- a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatList.qml
+++ b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatList.qml
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ Item {
             }
 
             onDropped: function(drop) {
+                statusChatListCategoryItem.highlighted = false;
+                statusChatListItem.highlighted = false;
                 const from = drop.source.visualIndex;
                 const to = chatListDelegate.visualIndex;
                 if (to === from)