--- a/widget/gtk/nsDragService.cpp
+++ b/widget/gtk/nsDragService.cpp
@@ -1663,17 +1663,21 @@ void nsDragService::SetDragIcon(GdkDragC
     int32_t sx = mScreenX, sy = mScreenY;
     ConvertToUnscaledDevPixels(pc, &sx, &sy);
 
     int32_t offsetX = sx - dragRect.x;
     int32_t offsetY = sy - dragRect.y;
 
     // If a popup is set as the drag image, use its widget. Otherwise, use
     // the surface that DrawDrag created.
-    if (mDragPopup) {
+    //
+    // XXX: Disable drag popups on GTK 3.19.4 and above: see bug 1264454.
+    //      Fix this once a new GTK version ships that does not destroy our
+    //      widget in gtk_drag_set_icon_widget.
+    if (mDragPopup && gtk_check_version(3, 19, 4)) {
         GtkWidget* gtkWidget = nullptr;
         nsIFrame* frame = mDragPopup->GetPrimaryFrame();
         if (frame) {
             // DrawDrag ensured that this is a popup frame.
             nsCOMPtr<nsIWidget> widget = frame->GetNearestWidget();
             if (widget) {
                 gtkWidget = (GtkWidget *)widget->GetNativeData(NS_NATIVE_SHELLWIDGET);
                 if (gtkWidget) {