fix(cdk/drag-drop): only block dragstart event on event targets

src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/drag.spec.ts

@@ -271,6 +271,19 @@ describe('CdkDrag', () => {
 
         expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
       }));
+
+      it('should not prevent the default dragstart action when dragging is disabled', fakeAsync(() => {
+        const fixture = createComponent(StandaloneDraggable);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        fixture.componentInstance.dragInstance.disabled = true;
+        const event = dispatchFakeEvent(
+          fixture.componentInstance.dragElement.nativeElement,
+          'dragstart',
+        );
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(false);
+      }));
     });
 
     describe('touch dragging', () => {
@@ -1619,6 +1632,27 @@ describe('CdkDrag', () => {
       dragElementViaMouse(fixture, handleChild, 50, 100);
       expect(dragElement.style.transform).toBe('translate3d(50px, 100px, 0px)');
     }));
+
+    it('should prevent default dragStart on handle, not on entire draggable', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const fixture = createComponent(StandaloneDraggableWithHandle);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      const draggableEvent = dispatchFakeEvent(
+        fixture.componentInstance.dragElement.nativeElement,
+        'dragstart',
+      );
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      const handleEvent = dispatchFakeEvent(
+        fixture.componentInstance.handleElement.nativeElement,
+        'dragstart',
+        true,
+      );
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(draggableEvent.defaultPrevented).toBe(false);
+      expect(handleEvent.defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+    }));
   });
 
   describe('in a drop container', () => {

src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-ref.ts

@@ -448,9 +448,7 @@ export class DragRef<T = any> {
       this._ngZone.runOutsideAngular(() => {
         element.addEventListener('mousedown', this._pointerDown, activeEventListenerOptions);
         element.addEventListener('touchstart', this._pointerDown, passiveEventListenerOptions);
-        // Usually this isn't necessary since the we prevent the default action in `pointerDown`,
-        // but some cases like dragging of links can slip through (see #24403).
-        element.addEventListener('dragstart', preventDefault, activeEventListenerOptions);
+        element.addEventListener('dragstart', this._nativeDragStart, activeEventListenerOptions);
       });
       this._initialTransform = undefined;
       this._rootElement = element;
@@ -637,9 +635,7 @@ export class DragRef<T = any> {
 
     // Delegate the event based on whether it started from a handle or the element itself.
     if (this._handles.length) {
-      const targetHandle = this._handles.find(handle => {
-        return event.target && (event.target === handle || handle.contains(event.target as Node));
-      });
+      const targetHandle = this._getTargetHandle(event);
 
       if (targetHandle && !this._disabledHandles.has(targetHandle) && !this.disabled) {
         this._initializeDragSequence(targetHandle, event);
@@ -1295,7 +1291,7 @@ export class DragRef<T = any> {
   private _removeRootElementListeners(element: HTMLElement) {
     element.removeEventListener('mousedown', this._pointerDown, activeEventListenerOptions);
     element.removeEventListener('touchstart', this._pointerDown, passiveEventListenerOptions);
-    element.removeEventListener('dragstart', preventDefault, activeEventListenerOptions);
+    element.removeEventListener('dragstart', this._nativeDragStart, activeEventListenerOptions);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1520,6 +1516,28 @@ export class DragRef<T = any> {
 
     return this._previewRect;
   }
+
+  /** Handles a native `dragstart` event. */
+  private _nativeDragStart = (event: DragEvent) => {
+    if (this._handles.length) {
+      const targetHandle = this._getTargetHandle(event);
+
+      if (targetHandle && !this._disabledHandles.has(targetHandle) && !this.disabled) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+      }
+    } else if (!this.disabled) {
+      // Usually this isn't necessary since the we prevent the default action in `pointerDown`,
+      // but some cases like dragging of links can slip through (see #24403).
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }
+  };
+
+  /** Gets a handle that is the target of an event. */
+  private _getTargetHandle(event: Event): HTMLElement | undefined {
+    return this._handles.find(handle => {
+      return event.target && (event.target === handle || handle.contains(event.target as Node));
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1572,8 +1590,3 @@ function matchElementSize(target: HTMLElement, sourceRect: ClientRect): void {
   target.style.height = `${sourceRect.height}px`;
   target.style.transform = getTransform(sourceRect.left, sourceRect.top);
 }
-
-/** Utility to prevent the default action of an event. */
-function preventDefault(event: Event): void {
-  event.preventDefault();
-}