diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/common/hooks/useCallbackOnDragEnter.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/common/hooks/useCallbackOnDragEnter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0a1c2ed74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/common/hooks/useCallbackOnDragEnter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { combine } from '@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop/combine';
+import { dropTargetForElements } from '@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop/element/adapter';
+import { dropTargetForExternal } from '@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop/external/adapter';
+import { useTimeoutCallback } from 'common/hooks/useTimeoutCallback';
+import type { RefObject } from 'react';
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+
+export const useCallbackOnDragEnter = (cb: () => void, ref: RefObject<HTMLElement>, delay = 300) => {
+  const [run, cancel] = useTimeoutCallback(cb, delay);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const element = ref.current;
+    if (!element) {
+      return;
+    }
+    return combine(
+      dropTargetForElements({
+        element,
+        onDragEnter: run,
+        onDragLeave: cancel,
+      }),
+      dropTargetForExternal({
+        element,
+        onDragEnter: run,
+        onDragLeave: cancel,
+      })
+    );
+  }, [cancel, ref, run]);
+};
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/common/hooks/useTimeoutCallback.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/common/hooks/useTimeoutCallback.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0406d3eae5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/common/hooks/useTimeoutCallback.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { useCallback, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
+
+export const useTimeoutCallback = (callback: () => void, delay: number, onCancel?: () => void) => {
+  const timeoutRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const cancel = useCallback(() => {
+    if (timeoutRef.current !== null) {
+      window.clearTimeout(timeoutRef.current);
+      timeoutRef.current = null;
+      onCancel?.();
+    }
+  }, [onCancel]);
+  const callWithTimeout = useCallback(() => {
+    cancel();
+    timeoutRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      callback();
+      timeoutRef.current = null;
+    }, delay);
+  }, [callback, cancel, delay]);
+  const api = useMemo(() => [callWithTimeout, cancel] as const, [callWithTimeout, cancel]);
+  return api;
+};
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/TabButton.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/TabButton.tsx
index fb29cd6744..8974a9c326 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/TabButton.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/TabButton.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import type { SystemStyleObject } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
 import { IconButton, Tooltip } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from 'app/store/storeHooks';
+import { useCallbackOnDragEnter } from 'common/hooks/useCallbackOnDragEnter';
 import { selectActiveTab } from 'features/ui/store/uiSelectors';
 import { setActiveTab } from 'features/ui/store/uiSlice';
 import type { TabName } from 'features/ui/store/uiTypes';
-import { forwardRef, memo, type ReactElement, useCallback } from 'react';
+import type { ReactElement } from 'react';
+import { memo, useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
 
 const sx: SystemStyleObject = {
   '&[data-selected=true]': {
@@ -12,32 +14,32 @@ const sx: SystemStyleObject = {
   },
 };
 
-export const TabButton = memo(
-  forwardRef(({ tab, icon, label }: { tab: TabName; icon: ReactElement; label: string }, ref) => {
-    const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
-    const activeTabName = useAppSelector(selectActiveTab);
-    const onClick = useCallback(() => {
-      dispatch(setActiveTab(tab));
-    }, [dispatch, tab]);
+export const TabButton = memo(({ tab, icon, label }: { tab: TabName; icon: ReactElement; label: string }) => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const activeTabName = useAppSelector(selectActiveTab);
+  const selectTab = useCallback(() => {
+    dispatch(setActiveTab(tab));
+  }, [dispatch, tab]);
+  useCallbackOnDragEnter(selectTab, ref, 300);
 
-    return (
-      <Tooltip label={label} placement="end">
-        <IconButton
-          ref={ref}
-          p={0}
-          onClick={onClick}
-          icon={icon}
-          size="md"
-          fontSize="24px"
-          variant="appTab"
-          data-selected={activeTabName === tab}
-          aria-label={label}
-          data-testid={label}
-          sx={sx}
-        />
-      </Tooltip>
-    );
-  })
-);
+  return (
+    <Tooltip label={label} placement="end">
+      <IconButton
+        p={0}
+        ref={ref}
+        onClick={selectTab}
+        icon={icon}
+        size="md"
+        fontSize="24px"
+        variant="appTab"
+        data-selected={activeTabName === tab}
+        aria-label={label}
+        data-testid={label}
+        sx={sx}
+      />
+    </Tooltip>
+  );
+});
 
 TabButton.displayName = 'TabButton';