diff --git a/gui/include/DragAndDrop/DragDropHelper.h b/gui/include/DragAndDrop/DragDropHelper.h
index c557cb5..7274376 100644
--- a/gui/include/DragAndDrop/DragDropHelper.h
+++ b/gui/include/DragAndDrop/DragDropHelper.h
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ public:
     void setHightlightedDragWidget(VisualizationDragWidget *dragWidget);
     VisualizationDragWidget *getHightlightedDragWidget() const;
 
+    /// Delays the closing of a widget during a drag&drop operation
+    void delayedCloseWidget(QWidget *widget);
+    void doCloseWidgets();
+
 private:
     class DragDropHelperPrivate;
     spimpl::unique_impl_ptr<DragDropHelperPrivate> impl;
diff --git a/gui/src/DragAndDrop/DragDropHelper.cpp b/gui/src/DragAndDrop/DragDropHelper.cpp
index dd2b000..4958a75 100644
--- a/gui/src/DragAndDrop/DragDropHelper.cpp
+++ b/gui/src/DragAndDrop/DragDropHelper.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ struct DragDropHelper::DragDropHelperPrivate {
     QMetaObject::Connection m_DragWidgetDestroyedConnection;
     QMetaObject::Connection m_HighlightedWidgetDestroyedConnection;
 
+    QList<QWidget *> m_WidgetToClose;
+
     explicit DragDropHelperPrivate()
             : m_PlaceHolder{std::make_unique<QWidget>()},
               m_DragDropScroller{std::make_unique<DragDropScroller>()},
@@ -209,6 +211,21 @@ VisualizationDragWidget *DragDropHelper::getHightlightedDragWidget() const
     return impl->m_HighlightedDragWidget;
 }
 
+void DragDropHelper::delayedCloseWidget(QWidget *widget)
+{
+    widget->hide();
+    impl->m_WidgetToClose << widget;
+}
+
+void DragDropHelper::doCloseWidgets()
+{
+    for (auto widget : impl->m_WidgetToClose) {
+        widget->close();
+    }
+
+    impl->m_WidgetToClose.clear();
+}
+
 bool DragDropHelper::checkMimeDataForVisualization(const QMimeData *mimeData,
                                                    VisualizationDragDropContainer *dropContainer)
 {
diff --git a/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationDragDropContainer.cpp b/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationDragDropContainer.cpp
index 07e5b4e..e8136ba 100644
--- a/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationDragDropContainer.cpp
+++ b/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationDragDropContainer.cpp
@@ -210,8 +210,9 @@ void VisualizationDragDropContainer::startDrag(VisualizationDragWidget *dragWidg
             // do not add the placeHolder
         }
 
-        // Note: The exec() is blocking on windows but not on linux and macOS
-        drag->exec(Qt::MoveAction | Qt::CopyAction);
+        drag->exec(Qt::MoveAction | Qt::CopyAction, Qt::MoveAction);
+
+        helper.doCloseWidgets();
     }
     else {
         qCWarning(LOG_VisualizationDragDropContainer())
diff --git a/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationTabWidget.cpp b/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationTabWidget.cpp
index 9c6d8ab..b706f40 100644
--- a/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationTabWidget.cpp
+++ b/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationTabWidget.cpp
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ void VisualizationTabWidget::VisualizationTabWidgetPrivate::dropGraph(
 
         if (nbGraph == 1) {
             // This is the only graph in the previous zone, close the zone
-            graphWidget->parentZoneWidget()->close();
+            helper.delayedCloseWidget(graphWidget->parentZoneWidget());
         }
         else {
             // Close the graph
-            graphWidget->close();
+            helper.delayedCloseWidget(graphWidget);
         }
 
         tabWidget->createZone(variables, index);
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ void VisualizationTabWidget::VisualizationTabWidgetPrivate::dropGraph(
 
         // Close the old zone if it was the only graph inside
         if (nbGraph == 1) {
-            parentZoneWidget->close();
+            helper.delayedCloseWidget(parentZoneWidget);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.cpp b/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.cpp
index 365012f..f32c34d 100644
--- a/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.cpp
+++ b/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.cpp
@@ -452,11 +452,11 @@ void VisualizationZoneWidget::VisualizationZoneWidgetPrivate::dropGraph(
         auto nbGraph = parentDragDropContainer->countDragWidget();
         if (nbGraph == 1) {
             // This is the only graph in the previous zone, close the zone
-            previousParentZoneWidget->close();
+            helper.delayedCloseWidget(previousParentZoneWidget);
         }
         else {
             // Close the graph
-            graphWidget->close();
+            helper.delayedCloseWidget(graphWidget);
         }
 
         // Creates the new graph in the zone