diff --git a/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.cpp b/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.cpp
index 54da8e8..6ad3de0 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.cpp
@@ -3980,16 +3980,6 @@
 
 void InputDispatcher::synthesizeCancelationEventsForConnectionLocked(
         const std::shared_ptr<Connection>& connection, const CancelationOptions& options) {
-    if ((options.mode == CancelationOptions::Mode::CANCEL_POINTER_EVENTS ||
-         options.mode == CancelationOptions::Mode::CANCEL_ALL_EVENTS) &&
-        mDragState && mDragState->dragWindow->getToken() == connection->inputChannel->getToken()) {
-        LOG(INFO) << __func__
-                  << ": Canceling drag and drop because the pointers for the drag window are being "
-                     "canceled.";
-        sendDropWindowCommandLocked(nullptr, /*x=*/0, /*y=*/0);
-        mDragState.reset();
-    }
-
     if (connection->status == Connection::Status::BROKEN) {
         return;
     }
@@ -4002,6 +3992,7 @@
     if (cancelationEvents.empty()) {
         return;
     }
+
     if (DEBUG_OUTBOUND_EVENT_DETAILS) {
         ALOGD("channel '%s' ~ Synthesized %zu cancelation events to bring channel back in sync "
               "with reality: %s, mode=%s.",
@@ -4050,6 +4041,14 @@
                          pointerIndex++) {
                         pointerIds.set(motionEntry.pointerProperties[pointerIndex].id);
                     }
+                    if (mDragState && mDragState->dragWindow->getToken() == token &&
+                        pointerIds.test(mDragState->pointerId)) {
+                        LOG(INFO) << __func__
+                                  << ": Canceling drag and drop because the pointers for the drag "
+                                     "window are being canceled.";
+                        sendDropWindowCommandLocked(nullptr, /*x=*/0, /*y=*/0);
+                        mDragState.reset();
+                    }
                     addPointerWindowTargetLocked(window, InputTarget::Flags::DISPATCH_AS_IS,
                                                  pointerIds, motionEntry.downTime, targets);
                 } else {
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/tests/InputDispatcher_test.cpp b/services/inputflinger/tests/InputDispatcher_test.cpp
index 29fdec7..e220133 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/tests/InputDispatcher_test.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/tests/InputDispatcher_test.cpp
@@ -9660,6 +9660,50 @@
     mSecondWindow->assertNoEvents();
 }
 
+TEST_F(InputDispatcherDragTests, DragAndDropNotCancelledIfSomeOtherPointerIsPilfered) {
+    startDrag();
+
+    // No cancel event after drag start
+    mSpyWindow->assertNoEvents();
+
+    const MotionEvent secondFingerDownEvent =
+            MotionEventBuilder(POINTER_1_DOWN, AINPUT_SOURCE_TOUCHSCREEN)
+                    .eventTime(systemTime(SYSTEM_TIME_MONOTONIC))
+                    .pointer(PointerBuilder(/*id=*/0, ToolType::FINGER).x(50).y(50))
+                    .pointer(PointerBuilder(/*id=*/1, ToolType::FINGER).x(60).y(60))
+                    .build();
+    ASSERT_EQ(InputEventInjectionResult::SUCCEEDED,
+              injectMotionEvent(*mDispatcher, secondFingerDownEvent, INJECT_EVENT_TIMEOUT,
+                                InputEventInjectionSync::WAIT_FOR_RESULT))
+            << "Inject motion event should return InputEventInjectionResult::SUCCEEDED";
+
+    // Receives cancel for first pointer after next pointer down
+    mSpyWindow->consumeMotionEvent(WithMotionAction(ACTION_CANCEL));
+    mSpyWindow->consumeMotionEvent(WithMotionAction(ACTION_DOWN));
+    mDragWindow->consumeMotionEvent(WithMotionAction(ACTION_MOVE));
+
+    mSpyWindow->assertNoEvents();
+
+    // Spy window calls pilfer pointers
+    EXPECT_EQ(OK, mDispatcher->pilferPointers(mSpyWindow->getToken()));
+    mDragWindow->assertNoEvents();
+
+    const MotionEvent firstFingerMoveEvent =
+            MotionEventBuilder(POINTER_1_DOWN, AINPUT_SOURCE_TOUCHSCREEN)
+                    .eventTime(systemTime(SYSTEM_TIME_MONOTONIC))
+                    .pointer(PointerBuilder(/*id=*/0, ToolType::FINGER).x(60).y(60))
+                    .pointer(PointerBuilder(/*id=*/1, ToolType::FINGER).x(60).y(60))
+                    .build();
+    ASSERT_EQ(InputEventInjectionResult::SUCCEEDED,
+              injectMotionEvent(*mDispatcher, secondFingerDownEvent, INJECT_EVENT_TIMEOUT,
+                                InputEventInjectionSync::WAIT_FOR_RESULT))
+            << "Inject motion event should return InputEventInjectionResult::SUCCEEDED";
+
+    // Drag window should still receive the new event
+    mDragWindow->consumeMotionEvent(WithMotionAction(ACTION_MOVE));
+    mDragWindow->assertNoEvents();
+}
+
 TEST_F(InputDispatcherDragTests, StylusDragAndDrop) {
     startDrag(true, AINPUT_SOURCE_STYLUS);