diff --git a/src/layout/IHyprLayout.cpp b/src/layout/IHyprLayout.cpp
index 721d6e934d6..454a6132802 100644
--- a/src/layout/IHyprLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/IHyprLayout.cpp
@@ -339,12 +339,9 @@ void IHyprLayout::onEndDragWindow() {
             if (pWindow->checkInputOnDecos(INPUT_TYPE_DRAG_END, MOUSECOORDS, DRAGGINGWINDOW))
                 return;
 
-            bool denied = false;
-            if (!pWindow->m_bIsFloating && !DRAGGINGWINDOW->m_bDraggingTiled)
-                denied = true;
-
-            static auto PDRAGINTOGROUP = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("group:drag_into_group");
-            if (pWindow->m_sGroupData.pNextWindow.lock() && DRAGGINGWINDOW->canBeGroupedInto(pWindow) && *PDRAGINTOGROUP == 1 && !denied) {
+            const bool  FLOATEDINTOTILED = !pWindow->m_bIsFloating && !DRAGGINGWINDOW->m_bDraggingTiled;
+            static auto PDRAGINTOGROUP   = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("group:drag_into_group");
+            if (pWindow->m_sGroupData.pNextWindow.lock() && DRAGGINGWINDOW->canBeGroupedInto(pWindow) && *PDRAGINTOGROUP == 1 && !FLOATEDINTOTILED) {
                 if (DRAGGINGWINDOW->m_bDraggingTiled) {
                     changeWindowFloatingMode(DRAGGINGWINDOW);
                     DRAGGINGWINDOW->m_vLastFloatingSize = m_vDraggingWindowOriginalFloatSize;
diff --git a/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.cpp b/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.cpp
index 4219a5a8fd7..1868bb5c5c3 100644
--- a/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.cpp
+++ b/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.cpp
@@ -405,12 +405,9 @@ bool CHyprGroupBarDecoration::onEndWindowDragOnDeco(const Vector2D& pos, PHLWIND
     static auto PSTACKED                         = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("group:groupbar:stacked");
     static auto PDRAGINTOGROUP                   = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("group:drag_into_group");
     static auto PMERGEFLOATEDINTOTILEDONGROUPBAR = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("group:merge_floated_into_tiled_on_groupbar");
+    const bool  FLOATEDINTOTILED                 = !m_pWindow->m_bIsFloating && !pDraggedWindow->m_bDraggingTiled;
 
-    bool        denied = false;
-    if (!m_pWindow->m_bIsFloating && !pDraggedWindow->m_bDraggingTiled && !*PMERGEFLOATEDINTOTILEDONGROUPBAR)
-        denied = true;
-
-    if (!pDraggedWindow->canBeGroupedInto(m_pWindow.lock()) || (*PDRAGINTOGROUP != 1 && *PDRAGINTOGROUP != 2) || denied)
+    if (!pDraggedWindow->canBeGroupedInto(m_pWindow.lock()) || (*PDRAGINTOGROUP != 1 && *PDRAGINTOGROUP != 2) || (FLOATEDINTOTILED && !*PMERGEFLOATEDINTOTILEDONGROUPBAR))
         return false;
 
     const float BARRELATIVE = *PSTACKED ? pos.y - assignedBoxGlobal().y - (m_fBarHeight + BAR_PADDING_OUTER_VERT) / 2 : pos.x - assignedBoxGlobal().x - m_fBarWidth / 2;