diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpdnd.h b/app/widgets/gimpdnd.h
index 105b9fbfda..16ecf1f406 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpdnd.h
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpdnd.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         { "XdndDirectSave0", 0, GIMP_DND_TYPE_XDS }
 
 #define GIMP_TARGET_COLOR \
-        { "application/x-color", 0, GIMP_DND_TYPE_COLOR }
+        { "application/x-geglcolor", 0, GIMP_DND_TYPE_COLOR }
 
 #define GIMP_TARGET_SVG \
         { "image/svg", 0, GIMP_DND_TYPE_SVG }
diff --git a/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorarea.c b/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorarea.c
index 8327ff5cff..dcb4e49d4e 100644
--- a/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorarea.c
+++ b/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorarea.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE (GimpColorArea, gimp_color_area, GTK_TYPE_DRAWING_AREA)
 
 static guint gimp_color_area_signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
 
-static const GtkTargetEntry target = { "application/x-color", 0 };
+static const GtkTargetEntry target = { "application/x-geglcolor", 0 };
 
 
 static void
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ gimp_color_area_set_type (GimpColorArea     *area,
  * @drag_mask: The bitmask of buttons that can start the drag.
  *
  * Allows dragging the color displayed with buttons identified by
- * @drag_mask. The drag supports targets of type "application/x-color".
+ * @drag_mask. The drag supports targets of type "application/x-geglcolor".
  *
  * Note that setting a @drag_mask of 0 disables the drag ability.
  **/