diff --git a/editor/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp b/editor/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp
index 0494d05d7..41eb07b24 100644
--- a/editor/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp
@@ -647,11 +647,16 @@ void EditorPropertyArray::_reorder_button_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_eve
 		Variant array = object->get_array();
 		int size = array.call("size");
 
-		if ((reorder_to_index == 0 && mm->get_relative().y < 0.0f) || (reorder_to_index == size - 1 && mm->get_relative().y > 0.0f)) {
+		// Cumulate the mouse delta, many small changes (dragging slowly) should result in reordering at some point.
+		reorder_mouse_y_delta += mm->get_relative().y;
+
+		// Reordering is done by moving the dragged element by +1/-1 index at a time based on the cumulated mouse delta so if
+		// already at the array bounds make sure to ignore the remaining out of bounds drag (by resetting the cumulated delta).
+		if ((reorder_to_index == 0 && reorder_mouse_y_delta < 0.0f) || (reorder_to_index == size - 1 && reorder_mouse_y_delta > 0.0f)) {
+			reorder_mouse_y_delta = 0.0f;
 			return;
 		}
 
-		reorder_mouse_y_delta += mm->get_relative().y;
 		float required_y_distance = 20.0f * EDSCALE;
 		if (ABS(reorder_mouse_y_delta) > required_y_distance) {
 			int direction = reorder_mouse_y_delta > 0.0f ? 1 : -1;