diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 07cb78f1..374a79fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ CHANGELOG for FlatCAM beta
 - updated the Italian translation by Massimiliano Golfetto
 - Turkish and Chinese small updates
 - in Preferences the language names are in the native language
+- fixed a Qt6 derived issue where dragging tabs outside the app crashed the app
 
 25.08.2021
 
diff --git a/appGUI/GUIElements.py b/appGUI/GUIElements.py
index a9aa18d7..ed98a8dd 100644
--- a/appGUI/GUIElements.py
+++ b/appGUI/GUIElements.py
@@ -3245,10 +3245,9 @@ class FCDetachableTab(QtWidgets.QTabWidget):
 
             # If the current movement is a drag initiated by the left button
             if (event.buttons() & QtCore.Qt.MouseButton.LeftButton) and self.dragInitiated and self.can_be_dragged:
-
                 # Stop the move event
                 finishMoveEvent = QtGui.QMouseEvent(
-                    QtCore.QEvent.Type.MouseMove, event.position().toPoint(), QtCore.Qt.MouseButton.NoButton,
+                    QtCore.QEvent.Type.MouseMove, event.position(), QtCore.Qt.MouseButton.NoButton,
                     QtCore.Qt.MouseButton.NoButton, QtCore.Qt.KeyboardModifier.NoModifier
                 )
                 QtWidgets.QTabBar.mouseMoveEvent(self, finishMoveEvent)