diff --git a/imgui.ini b/imgui.ini
index 22a87bb..797698c 100644
--- a/imgui.ini
+++ b/imgui.ini
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ Collapsed=0
 
 [Docking][Data]
 
-
 ;;;<<<Layout_655921752_Default>>>;;;
-
 ;;;<<<HelloImGui_Misc>>>;;;
 [Layout]
 Name=Default
@@ -20,6 +18,5 @@ Show=false
 ShowFps=true
 [Theme]
 Name=DarculaDarker
-
 ;;;<<<SplitIds>>>;;;
 {"gImGuiSplitIDs":{}}
diff --git a/src/gui_2.py b/src/gui_2.py
index cac5172..6d8bc9b 100644
--- a/src/gui_2.py
+++ b/src/gui_2.py
@@ -391,6 +391,10 @@ class App:
     # The menu bar naturally constrains the hit box height anyway.
     imgui.invisible_button("##drag_area", (drag_w, 20.0))
     if imgui.is_item_active() and imgui.is_mouse_dragging(0):
+     # CRITICAL: We must reset ImGui's mouse_down state BEFORE passing control to Windows.
+     # Otherwise, the Windows modal drag loop swallows the WM_LBUTTONUP event, 
+     # and ImGui thinks the mouse is permanently held down, causing "sticky" dragging.
+     imgui.get_io().mouse_down[0] = False
      win32gui.ReleaseCapture()
      win32gui.SendMessage(hwnd, win32con.WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN, win32con.HTCAPTION, 0)