diff --git a/glfw/cocoa_window.m b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
index 9623e2a3e..b343a917e 100644
--- a/glfw/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ - (BOOL)performDragOperation:(id <NSDraggingInfo>)sender
             id obj = objs[i];
             if ([obj isKindOfClass:[NSURL class]]) {
                 const char *path = [obj fileSystemRepresentation];
-                _glfwInputDrop(window, "text/uri-list", path, strlen(path));
+                _glfwInputDrop(window, "text/plain;charset=utf-8", path, strlen(path));
             } else if ([obj isKindOfClass:[NSString class]]) {
                 const char *text = [obj UTF8String];
                 _glfwInputDrop(window, "text/plain;charset=utf-8", text, strlen(text));