diff --git a/src/sprites/rendered-target.js b/src/sprites/rendered-target.js
index 35204ec93..b17f39734 100644
--- a/src/sprites/rendered-target.js
+++ b/src/sprites/rendered-target.js
@@ -734,7 +734,11 @@ class RenderedTarget extends Target {
         if (!firstClone || !this.renderer) {
             return false;
         }
-        const drawableCandidates = firstClone.sprite.clones.map(clone => clone.drawableID);
+        // Filter out dragging targets. This means a sprite that is being dragged
+        // can detect other sprites using touching <sprite>, but cannot be detected
+        // by other sprites while it is being dragged. This matches Scratch 2.0 behavior.
+        const drawableCandidates = firstClone.sprite.clones.filter(clone => !clone.dragging)
+            .map(clone => clone.drawableID);
         return this.renderer.isTouchingDrawables(
             this.drawableID, drawableCandidates);
     }