From d0da0d4c530c64883f768d33190f1de087d34b6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 06:38:02 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix window drag to + button failing to create new tab with
 single tab (issue #10222)

---
 docs/changelog.rst | 2 ++
 kitty/tabs.py      | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 8141ff4b1..22f59395e 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 
 - Fix superfluous margin visible to the left and right of the tab bar when :opt:`background_opacity` is less than one and the window width is not a multiple of the cell width (:iss:`10212`)
 
+- Fix dragging a window title bar to the "+" button failing to create a new tab when there is only a single tab (:iss:`10222`)
+
 
 0.47.4 [2026-06-15]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/kitty/tabs.py b/kitty/tabs.py
index b42c3cdf1..e1e17f901 100644
--- a/kitty/tabs.py
+++ b/kitty/tabs.py
@@ -2026,6 +2026,12 @@ class TabManager:  # {{{
     def on_window_drop(self, x: int, y: int, window_id: int) -> None:
         from .fast_data_types import cell_size_for_window, viewport_for_window
         boss = get_boss()
+        # A window is being dropped on this tab manager, so the tab bar must have been
+        # visible to the user (showing the "+" button). Ensure it stays visible for the
+        # drop position calculation. This is needed because on_drag_source_finished can
+        # run before the on_drop data transfer completes, clearing window_drag_over_me
+        # and hiding the tab bar for the single-tab case before we get here.
+        self.window_drag_over_me = True
         self._clear_force_show_title_bars()
         w = boss.window_id_map.get(window_id)
         if w is None: