diff --git a/.stylelintrc b/.stylelintrc
index 2325a03d9b98c4b6da505c951a2cfe2df8030341..b0ace93e04f8fb683f95871a8bd7f9563fa69d4a 100644
--- a/.stylelintrc
+++ b/.stylelintrc
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
       "number-leading-zero":"always",
       "number-no-trailing-zeros":true,
       "property-no-unknown":true,
-      "property-no-vendor-prefix":true,
+      "property-no-vendor-prefix": [true, { "ignoreProperties": ["user-select"] }],
       "rule-empty-line-before":[
          "always-multi-line",
          {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss
index 02a95c04b8b2dc7abb47d4905641876a9ad08e7c..0e4b40b2bed4edd50e87fed42b1e654d91c22219 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
   opacity: 1 !important;
 
   * {
+    -webkit-user-select: none;
+    -moz-user-select: none;
+    -ms-user-select: none;
     user-select: none;
     // !important to make sure no style can override this when dragging
     cursor: grabbing !important;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/search.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/search.scss
index 20bdc6596e9d1ed5b9a757847ed43a7ba9daa9e3..0c99ff5341c6c31ae323b1797804248e7a8eb112 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/search.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/search.scss
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ input[type='checkbox']:hover {
 
     .search-icon {
       transition: color $default-transition-duration;
+      -webkit-user-select: none;
+      -moz-user-select: none;
+      -ms-user-select: none;
       user-select: none;
     }
 
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/winh-boards-drag-selection.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/winh-boards-drag-selection.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..84b23ab664b336c902ddda2941aa0e2413f1247a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/winh-boards-drag-selection.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Prevent text selection when dragging in issue boards
+merge_request: 27724
+author:
+type: fixed