diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/branches.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/branches.js
index dda7097cd..adad473bd 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/branches.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/branches.js
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ async function moveToNode(nodesToMove, toNode) {
     nodesToMove = await filterRootNote(nodesToMove);
 
     for (const nodeToMove of nodesToMove) {
+        if (nodeToMove.data.noteId === await hoistedNoteService.getHoistedNoteId()
+            || nodeToMove.getParent().data.noteType === 'search') {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         const resp = await server.put('branches/' + nodeToMove.data.branchId + '/move-to/' + toNode.data.noteId);
 
         if (!resp.success) {
@@ -152,7 +157,9 @@ async function deleteNodes(nodes) {
 }
 
 async function moveNodeUpInHierarchy(node) {
-    if (await hoistedNoteService.isRootNode(node) || await hoistedNoteService.isTopLevelNode(node)) {
+    if (await hoistedNoteService.isRootNode(node)
+        || await hoistedNoteService.isTopLevelNode(node)
+        || node.getParent().data.noteType === 'search') {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/clipboard.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/clipboard.js
index a13c335ed..ec198bf1c 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/clipboard.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/clipboard.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import treeUtils from "./tree_utils.js";
 import treeChangesService from "./branches.js";
 import cloningService from "./cloning.js";
 import toastService from "./toast.js";
+import hoistedNoteService from "./hoisted_note.js";
 
 let clipboardIds = [];
 let clipboardMode = null;
@@ -66,10 +67,16 @@ function copy(nodes) {
 }
 
 function cut(nodes) {
-    clipboardIds = nodes.map(node => node.key);
-    clipboardMode = 'cut';
+    clipboardIds = nodes
+        .filter(node => node.data.noteId !== hoistedNoteService.getHoistedNoteNoPromise())
+        .filter(node => node.getParent().data.noteType !== 'search')
+        .map(node => node.data.noteId);
 
-    toastService.showMessage("Note(s) have been cut into clipboard.");
+    if (clipboardIds.length > 0) {
+        clipboardMode = 'cut';
+
+        toastService.showMessage("Note(s) have been cut into clipboard.");
+    }
 }
 
 function isEmpty() {
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/drag_and_drop.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/drag_and_drop.js
index 2fa1f9087..0b2025e8f 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/drag_and_drop.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/drag_and_drop.js
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import treeService from './tree.js';
 import treeChangesService from './branches.js';
+import hoistedNoteService from './hoisted_note.js';
 
 const dragAndDropSetup = {
     autoExpandMS: 600,
     dragStart: (node, data) => {
         // don't allow dragging root node
-        if (node.data.noteId === 'root') {
+        if (node.data.noteId === hoistedNoteService.getHoistedNoteNoPromise()
+            || node.getParent().data.noteType === 'search') {
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -25,6 +27,17 @@ const dragAndDropSetup = {
     dragEnter: (node, data) => true, // allow drop on any node
     dragOver: (node, data) => true,
     dragDrop: async (node, data) => {
+        if ((data.hitMode === 'over' && node.data.noteType === 'search') ||
+            (['after', 'before'].includes(data.hitMode)
+                && (node.data.noteId === hoistedNoteService.getHoistedNoteNoPromise() || node.getParent().data.noteType === 'search'))) {
+
+            const infoDialog = await import('../dialogs/info.js');
+
+            await infoDialog.info("Dropping notes into this location is not allowed.");
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         const dataTransfer = data.dataTransfer;
 
         if (dataTransfer && dataTransfer.files && dataTransfer.files.length > 0) {
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/hoisted_note.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/hoisted_note.js
index e7741baf4..ca5b218b1 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/hoisted_note.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/hoisted_note.js
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@ import server from "./server.js";
 import tree from "./tree.js";
 import noteDetailService from "./note_detail.js";
 
-let hoistedNoteId;
+let hoistedNoteId = 'root';
 
 optionsService.waitForOptions().then(options => {
     hoistedNoteId = options.get('hoistedNoteId');
 });
 
+function getHoistedNoteNoPromise() {
+    return hoistedNoteId;
+}
+
 async function getHoistedNoteId() {
     await optionsService.waitForOptions();
 
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ async function isRootNode(node) {
 
 export default {
     getHoistedNoteId,
+    getHoistedNoteNoPromise,
     setHoistedNoteId,
     unhoist,
     isTopLevelNode,
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
index 370fbb89a..6754136de 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ async function createNote(node, parentNoteId, target, extraOptions = {}) {
         refKey: branchEntity.noteId,
         branchId: branchEntity.branchId,
         isProtected: extraOptions.isProtected,
+        type: noteEntity.type,
         extraClasses: await treeBuilder.getExtraClasses(noteEntity),
         icon: await treeBuilder.getIcon(noteEntity),
         folder: extraOptions.type === 'search',
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_builder.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_builder.js
index 8ff5e2ae0..9cfe9b44c 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_builder.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_builder.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ async function prepareNode(branch) {
         parentNoteId: branch.parentNoteId,
         branchId: branch.branchId,
         isProtected: note.isProtected,
+        noteType: note.type,
         title: utils.escapeHtml(title),
         extraClasses: await getExtraClasses(note),
         icon: await getIcon(note),
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_context_menu.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_context_menu.js
index fcace29df..dda3f31d4 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_context_menu.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_context_menu.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class TreeContextMenu {
             { title: "Copy / clone <kbd>Ctrl+C</kbd>", cmd: "copy", uiIcon: "files",
                 enabled: isNotRoot },
             { title: "Cut <kbd>Ctrl+X</kbd>", cmd: "cut", uiIcon: "scissors",
-                enabled: isNotRoot },
+                enabled: isNotRoot && !isHoisted && parentNotSearch },
             { title: "Paste into <kbd>Ctrl+V</kbd>", cmd: "pasteInto", uiIcon: "clipboard",
                 enabled: !clipboard.isEmpty() && notSearch && noSelectedNotes },
             { title: "Paste after", cmd: "pasteAfter", uiIcon: "clipboard",