diff --git a/src/terminal/osc.zig b/src/terminal/osc.zig
index 36cfd7f82e9..84bf81099e5 100644
--- a/src/terminal/osc.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/osc.zig
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ pub const Command = union(Key) {
 
     kitty_clipboard_protocol: KittyClipboardProtocol,
 
+    /// Kitty drag and drop protocol (OSC 72)
+    kitty_dnd_protocol: KittyDndProtocol,
+
     /// OSC 3008. Hierarchical context signalling (UAPI spec).
     /// https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/osc_context/
     context_signal: parsers.context_signal.Command,
@@ -164,6 +167,8 @@ pub const Command = union(Key) {
 
     pub const KittyClipboardProtocol = parsers.kitty_clipboard_protocol.OSC;
 
+    pub const KittyDndProtocol = parsers.kitty_dnd_protocol.OSC;
+
     pub const Key = LibEnum(
         lib.target,
         // NOTE: Order matters, see LibEnum documentation.
@@ -192,6 +197,7 @@ pub const Command = union(Key) {
             "conemu_comment",
             "kitty_text_sizing",
             "kitty_clipboard_protocol",
+            "kitty_dnd_protocol",
             "context_signal",
         },
     );
@@ -344,6 +350,7 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
         @"52",
         @"55",
         @"66",
+        @"72",
         @"77",
         @"104",
         @"110",
@@ -421,6 +428,7 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
             .show_desktop_notification,
             .kitty_text_sizing,
             .kitty_clipboard_protocol,
+            .kitty_dnd_protocol,
             .context_signal,
             => {},
         }
@@ -691,10 +699,16 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
 
             .@"7" => switch (c) {
                 ';' => self.captureTrailing(.fixed),
+                '2' => self.state = .@"72",
                 '7' => self.state = .@"77",
                 else => self.state = .invalid,
             },
 
+            .@"72" => switch (c) {
+                ';' => self.captureTrailing(.allocating),
+                else => self.state = .invalid,
+            },
+
             .@"77" => switch (c) {
                 '7' => self.state = .@"777",
                 else => self.state = .invalid,
@@ -805,6 +819,8 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
 
             .@"66" => parsers.kitty_text_sizing.parse(self, terminator_ch),
 
+            .@"72" => parsers.kitty_dnd_protocol.parse(self, terminator_ch),
+
             .@"77" => null,
 
             .@"133" => parsers.semantic_prompt.parse(self, terminator_ch),
diff --git a/src/terminal/osc/parsers.zig b/src/terminal/osc/parsers.zig
index a56b38e8886..8cb91fb945a 100644
--- a/src/terminal/osc/parsers.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/osc/parsers.zig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub const hyperlink = @import("parsers/hyperlink.zig");
 pub const iterm2 = @import("parsers/iterm2.zig");
 pub const kitty_clipboard_protocol = @import("parsers/kitty_clipboard_protocol.zig");
 pub const kitty_color = @import("parsers/kitty_color.zig");
+pub const kitty_dnd_protocol = @import("parsers/kitty_dnd_protocol.zig");
 pub const kitty_text_sizing = @import("parsers/kitty_text_sizing.zig");
 pub const mouse_shape = @import("parsers/mouse_shape.zig");
 pub const osc9 = @import("parsers/osc9.zig");
diff --git a/src/terminal/osc/parsers/kitty_dnd_protocol.zig b/src/terminal/osc/parsers/kitty_dnd_protocol.zig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35d2390669f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/terminal/osc/parsers/kitty_dnd_protocol.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,363 @@
+//! Kitty's drag and drop protocol (OSC 72)
+//! Specification: https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/drag-and-drop-protocol/
+
+const std = @import("std");
+
+const assert = @import("../../../quirks.zig").inlineAssert;
+
+const Parser = @import("../../osc.zig").Parser;
+const Command = @import("../../osc.zig").Command;
+const Terminator = @import("../../osc.zig").Terminator;
+
+const log = std.log.scoped(.kitty_dnd_protocol);
+
+pub const OSC = struct {
+    /// The raw metadata that was received. Parse individual values with `readOption`.
+    metadata: []const u8,
+    /// The raw payload. Its meaning and encoding depend on the event type (`t` key).
+    payload: ?[]const u8,
+    /// The terminator used for this OSC, so any response can match it.
+    terminator: Terminator,
+
+    pub fn readOption(self: OSC, comptime key: Option) ?key.Type() {
+        return key.read(self.metadata);
+    }
+};
+
+/// Values for the `t` (event type) metadata key.
+pub const EventType = enum {
+    /// ('a') Terminal registers itself as willing to accept drops.
+    accept_drops,
+    /// ('A') Terminal unregisters itself; drops should no longer be forwarded.
+    stop_accepting_drops,
+    /// ('m') Pointer is moving over the terminal while a drag is in progress.
+    /// Carries `x`/`y` cursor position; -1 signals the drag left the window.
+    drop_move,
+    /// ('M') Items were dropped onto the terminal.
+    /// Carries `x`/`y` drop position and `i` (multiplexer session ID).
+    drop_dropped,
+    /// ('r') Terminal requests data for a specific MIME type from the drag source.
+    /// Carries `i` (multiplexer session ID) and `y` (1-based MIME type index).
+    request_data,
+    /// ('R') Error response to a `request_data` event.
+    request_error,
+    /// ('o') Terminal offers data for an outgoing drag (drag-out from terminal).
+    offer_drag,
+    /// ('p') Drag source presents the actual payload for a previously requested MIME type.
+    /// Carries `i` (multiplexer session ID), `o` (operation), and `m` (chunking flag).
+    present_data,
+    /// ('P') Replace the current drag image with a new one.
+    /// Payload is the image data; `X`/`Y` carry image dimensions in pixels.
+    change_drag_image,
+    /// ('e') Notification of an event on an outgoing drag offer (e.g., accepted or rejected).
+    drag_offer_event,
+    /// ('E') Error on an outgoing drag offer.
+    drag_offer_error,
+    /// ('k') URI list data delivered as part of a drag or clipboard transfer.
+    uri_list_data,
+    /// ('q') Query terminal capabilities related to the drag-and-drop protocol.
+    query,
+
+    pub fn init(str: []const u8) ?EventType {
+        if (str.len != 1) return null;
+        return switch (str[0]) {
+            'a' => .accept_drops,
+            'A' => .stop_accepting_drops,
+            'm' => .drop_move,
+            'M' => .drop_dropped,
+            'r' => .request_data,
+            'R' => .request_error,
+            'o' => .offer_drag,
+            'p' => .present_data,
+            'P' => .change_drag_image,
+            'e' => .drag_offer_event,
+            'E' => .drag_offer_error,
+            'k' => .uri_list_data,
+            'q' => .query,
+            else => null,
+        };
+    }
+};
+
+/// Metadata keys defined by the protocol. Keys are case-sensitive: `x` and `X` are distinct.
+pub const Option = enum {
+    /// Event type. Maps to `EventType`; present in every OSC 72 sequence.
+    t,
+    /// Chunking flag. `0` = this is the final (or only) chunk; `1` = more chunks follow.
+    m,
+    /// Multiplexer session ID. Echoed back in responses so a terminal multiplexer
+    /// (e.g. tmux) can route data to the correct pane.
+    i,
+    /// Drop operation. `0` = reject, `1` = copy, `2` = move, `3` = copy or move.
+    o,
+    /// Cursor column in cell units (zero-based). -1 signals the drag has left the window.
+    x,
+    /// Cursor row in cell units (zero-based). Also used as a 1-based MIME type index
+    /// in some events (e.g. `request_data`). -1 signals the drag has left the window.
+    y,
+    /// Pixel offset from the left edge of the cell; also used as image width
+    /// (with `change_drag_image`) or as a symlink/directory marker.
+    X,
+    /// Pixel offset from the top edge of the cell; also used as image height
+    /// (with `change_drag_image`) or as a parent directory handle.
+    Y,
+
+    pub fn Type(comptime key: Option) type {
+        return switch (key) {
+            .t => EventType,
+            // The spec uses 32-bit signed or unsigned; we standardize on
+            // i32 because the location keys legitimately take -1 (drag
+            // leaves the window) and other keys never exceed i32 range.
+            .m, .i, .o, .x, .y, .X, .Y => i32,
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn read(comptime key: Option, metadata: []const u8) ?key.Type() {
+        const name = @tagName(key);
+
+        const value: []const u8 = value: {
+            var pos: usize = 0;
+            while (pos < metadata.len) {
+                while (pos < metadata.len and std.ascii.isWhitespace(metadata[pos])) pos += 1;
+                if (pos >= metadata.len) return null;
+
+                // Case-sensitive match: x and X must not be confused.
+                if (!std.mem.startsWith(u8, metadata[pos..], name)) {
+                    pos = std.mem.indexOfScalarPos(u8, metadata, pos, ':') orelse return null;
+                    pos += 1;
+                    continue;
+                }
+                pos += name.len;
+
+                while (pos < metadata.len and std.ascii.isWhitespace(metadata[pos])) pos += 1;
+                if (pos >= metadata.len) return null;
+                if (metadata[pos] != '=') return null;
+
+                const end = std.mem.indexOfScalarPos(u8, metadata, pos, ':') orelse metadata.len;
+                const start = pos + 1;
+                break :value std.mem.trim(u8, metadata[start..end], &std.ascii.whitespace);
+            }
+            return null;
+        };
+
+        return switch (key) {
+            .t => .init(value),
+            .m, .i, .o, .x, .y, .X, .Y => std.fmt.parseInt(i32, value, 10) catch null,
+        };
+    }
+};
+
+test "OSC 72: metadata only, no payload" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+
+    var p: Parser = .init(testing.allocator);
+    defer p.deinit();
+
+    const input = "72;t=a";
+    for (input) |ch| p.next(ch);
+
+    const cmd = p.end('\x1b').?.*;
+    try testing.expect(cmd == .kitty_dnd_protocol);
+    try testing.expectEqualStrings("t=a", cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.metadata);
+    try testing.expect(cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.payload == null);
+}
+
+test "OSC 72: metadata and empty payload" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+
+    var p: Parser = .init(testing.allocator);
+    defer p.deinit();
+
+    const input = "72;t=a;";
+    for (input) |ch| p.next(ch);
+
+    const cmd = p.end('\x1b').?.*;
+    try testing.expect(cmd == .kitty_dnd_protocol);
+    try testing.expectEqualStrings("t=a", cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.metadata);
+    try testing.expectEqualStrings("", cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.payload.?);
+}
+
+test "OSC 72: metadata and non-empty payload" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+
+    var p: Parser = .init(testing.allocator);
+    defer p.deinit();
+
+    const input = "72;t=a:i=5;text/plain text/uri-list";
+    for (input) |ch| p.next(ch);
+
+    const cmd = p.end('\x1b').?.*;
+    try testing.expect(cmd == .kitty_dnd_protocol);
+    try testing.expectEqualStrings("t=a:i=5", cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.metadata);
+    try testing.expectEqualStrings("text/plain text/uri-list", cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.payload.?);
+}
+
+test "OSC 72: readOption .t valid event types" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+
+    var p: Parser = .init(testing.allocator);
+    defer p.deinit();
+
+    const cases = .{
+        .{ "72;t=a", EventType.accept_drops },
+        .{ "72;t=A", EventType.stop_accepting_drops },
+        .{ "72;t=m", EventType.drop_move },
+        .{ "72;t=M", EventType.drop_dropped },
+        .{ "72;t=r", EventType.request_data },
+        .{ "72;t=R", EventType.request_error },
+        .{ "72;t=o", EventType.offer_drag },
+        .{ "72;t=p", EventType.present_data },
+        .{ "72;t=P", EventType.change_drag_image },
+        .{ "72;t=e", EventType.drag_offer_event },
+        .{ "72;t=E", EventType.drag_offer_error },
+        .{ "72;t=k", EventType.uri_list_data },
+        .{ "72;t=q", EventType.query },
+    };
+
+    inline for (cases) |case| {
+        p.deinit();
+        p = .init(testing.allocator);
+        for (case[0]) |ch| p.next(ch);
+        const cmd = p.end('\x1b').?.*;
+        try testing.expect(cmd == .kitty_dnd_protocol);
+        try testing.expectEqual(case[1], cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.t).?);
+    }
+}
+
+test "OSC 72: readOption .t unknown value returns null" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+
+    var p: Parser = .init(testing.allocator);
+    defer p.deinit();
+
+    const input = "72;t=z";
+    for (input) |ch| p.next(ch);
+
+    const cmd = p.end('\x1b').?.*;
+    try testing.expect(cmd == .kitty_dnd_protocol);
+    try testing.expect(cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.t) == null);
+}
+
+test "OSC 72: readOption integer keys" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+
+    var p: Parser = .init(testing.allocator);
+    defer p.deinit();
+
+    const input = "72;t=m:i=3:x=10:y=5:X=320:Y=200:o=1:m=0";
+    for (input) |ch| p.next(ch);
+
+    const cmd = p.end('\x1b').?.*;
+    try testing.expect(cmd == .kitty_dnd_protocol);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(i32, 3), cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.i).?);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(i32, 10), cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.x).?);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(i32, 5), cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.y).?);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(i32, 320), cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.X).?);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(i32, 200), cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.Y).?);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(i32, 1), cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.o).?);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(i32, 0), cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.m).?);
+}
+
+test "OSC 72: readOption negative sentinel (-1 for drag leave)" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+
+    var p: Parser = .init(testing.allocator);
+    defer p.deinit();
+
+    const input = "72;t=m:x=-1:y=-1";
+    for (input) |ch| p.next(ch);
+
+    const cmd = p.end('\x1b').?.*;
+    try testing.expect(cmd == .kitty_dnd_protocol);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(i32, -1), cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.x).?);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(i32, -1), cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.y).?);
+}
+
+test "OSC 72: readOption case-sensitive key matching" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+
+    var p: Parser = .init(testing.allocator);
+    defer p.deinit();
+
+    // x=10 must not be returned when asking for .X
+    const input = "72;x=10:Y=200";
+    for (input) |ch| p.next(ch);
+
+    const cmd = p.end('\x1b').?.*;
+    try testing.expect(cmd == .kitty_dnd_protocol);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(i32, 10), cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.x).?);
+    try testing.expect(cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.X) == null);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(i32, 200), cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.Y).?);
+    try testing.expect(cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.y) == null);
+}
+
+test "OSC 72: readOption absent key returns null" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+
+    var p: Parser = .init(testing.allocator);
+    defer p.deinit();
+
+    const input = "72;t=a";
+    for (input) |ch| p.next(ch);
+
+    const cmd = p.end('\x1b').?.*;
+    try testing.expect(cmd == .kitty_dnd_protocol);
+    try testing.expect(cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.i) == null);
+    try testing.expect(cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.x) == null);
+    try testing.expect(cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.X) == null);
+    try testing.expect(cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.m) == null);
+}
+
+test "OSC 72: readOption malformed integer returns null" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+
+    var p: Parser = .init(testing.allocator);
+    defer p.deinit();
+
+    const input = "72;x=notanumber";
+    for (input) |ch| p.next(ch);
+
+    const cmd = p.end('\x1b').?.*;
+    try testing.expect(cmd == .kitty_dnd_protocol);
+    try testing.expect(cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.readOption(.x) == null);
+}
+
+test "OSC 72: BEL terminator recorded" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+
+    var p: Parser = .init(testing.allocator);
+    defer p.deinit();
+
+    const input = "72;t=q";
+    for (input) |ch| p.next(ch);
+
+    const cmd = p.end(0x07).?.*;
+    try testing.expect(cmd == .kitty_dnd_protocol);
+    try testing.expect(cmd.kitty_dnd_protocol.terminator == .bel);
+}
+
+pub fn parse(parser: *Parser, terminator_ch: ?u8) ?*Command {
+    assert(parser.state == .@"72");
+
+    const cap = if (parser.capture) |*c| c else {
+        parser.state = .invalid;
+        return null;
+    };
+
+    const data = cap.trailing();
+
+    const metadata: []const u8, const payload: ?[]const u8 = result: {
+        const sep = std.mem.indexOfScalar(u8, data, ';') orelse break :result .{ data, null };
+        break :result .{ data[0..sep], data[sep + 1 .. data.len] };
+    };
+
+    parser.command = .{
+        .kitty_dnd_protocol = .{
+            .metadata = metadata,
+            .payload = payload,
+            .terminator = .init(terminator_ch),
+        },
+    };
+
+    return &parser.command;
+}
diff --git a/src/terminal/stream.zig b/src/terminal/stream.zig
index 9771334f954..8453b3453a9 100644
--- a/src/terminal/stream.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/stream.zig
@@ -2058,6 +2058,7 @@ pub fn Stream(comptime H: type) type {
                 .conemu_run_process,
                 .kitty_text_sizing,
                 .kitty_clipboard_protocol,
+                .kitty_dnd_protocol,
                 .context_signal,
                 => {
                     log.debug("unimplemented OSC callback: {}", .{cmd});