diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbgroupsbuilder.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbgroupsbuilder.directive.js
index 9a116beb5a..41d40a4615 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbgroupsbuilder.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbgroupsbuilder.directive.js
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@
                     items: ".umb-group-builder__property-sortable",
                     stop: (e, ui) => {
                         updatePropertiesSortOrder();
+
+                        // when a property is dropped we need to reset the requested tab hover alias
+                        scope.sortableRequestedTabAlias = undefined;
                     }
                 };