diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/lens/public/app_plugin/shared/edit_on_the_fly/get_edit_lens_configuration.tsx b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/lens/public/app_plugin/shared/edit_on_the_fly/get_edit_lens_configuration.tsx
index 2a549daa4e9e7..3564016e1e3dd 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/lens/public/app_plugin/shared/edit_on_the_fly/get_edit_lens_configuration.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/lens/public/app_plugin/shared/edit_on_the_fly/get_edit_lens_configuration.tsx
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ const MaybeWrapper = ({
       size="s"
       hideCloseButton
       css={css`
-        clip-path: polygon(-100% 0, 100% 0, 100% 100%, -100% 100%);
+        clip-path: none; // need to override the eui-flyout clip-path for dnd outside of the flyout
       `}
     >
       {children}