diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs b/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs
index bea54e36..ca649ec2 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs
@@ -978,8 +978,10 @@ public sealed class GameWindow : IDisposable
             _kbSource = new AcDream.App.Input.SilkKeyboardSource(firstKb);
             _mouseSource = new AcDream.App.Input.SilkMouseSource(
                 firstMouse,
-                wantCaptureMouse:    () => DevToolsEnabled && ImGuiNET.ImGui.GetIO().WantCaptureMouse,
-                wantCaptureKeyboard: () => DevToolsEnabled && ImGuiNET.ImGui.GetIO().WantCaptureKeyboard);
+                wantCaptureMouse:    () => (DevToolsEnabled && ImGuiNET.ImGui.GetIO().WantCaptureMouse)
+                                          || (_uiHost?.Root.WantsMouse ?? false),
+                wantCaptureKeyboard: () => (DevToolsEnabled && ImGuiNET.ImGui.GetIO().WantCaptureKeyboard)
+                                          || (_uiHost?.Root.WantsKeyboard ?? false));
             _mouseSource.ModifierProbe = () => _kbSource.CurrentModifiers;
             _inputDispatcher = new AcDream.UI.Abstractions.Input.InputDispatcher(
                 _kbSource, _mouseSource, _keyBindings);
@@ -1045,7 +1047,8 @@ public sealed class GameWindow : IDisposable
                 // K.1b §E: explicit WantCaptureMouse defense-in-depth on the
                 // surviving direct-mouse handler. Suppresses RMB orbit /
                 // FlyCamera look while ImGui has the mouse focus.
-                if (DevToolsEnabled && ImGuiNET.ImGui.GetIO().WantCaptureMouse)
+                if ((DevToolsEnabled && ImGuiNET.ImGui.GetIO().WantCaptureMouse)
+                    || (_uiHost?.Root.WantsMouse ?? false))
                 {
                     _lastMouseX = pos.X;
                     _lastMouseY = pos.Y;
@@ -1745,6 +1748,13 @@ public sealed class GameWindow : IDisposable
             _vitalsVm ??= new AcDream.UI.Abstractions.Panels.Vitals.VitalsVM(Combat, LocalPlayer);
             _uiHost = new AcDream.App.UI.UiHost(_gl, shadersDir, _debugFont);
 
+            // Feed Silk input to the UiRoot tree so windows drag / close / select.
+            // UiRoot consumes UI events; the game InputDispatcher (subscribed to the
+            // same devices) is gated off via WantCaptureMouse/Keyboard above when the
+            // pointer is over a widget — no double-handling.
+            foreach (var m in _input!.Mice) _uiHost.WireMouse(m);
+            foreach (var kb in _input!.Keyboards) _uiHost.WireKeyboard(kb);
+
             var cache = _textureCache!;
             (uint, int, int) ResolveChrome(uint id)
             {
diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiElement.cs b/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiElement.cs
index ae9a0a7c..1989ce7c 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiElement.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiElement.cs
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ public abstract class UiElement
     /// <summary>Painter's-algorithm z-order within siblings. Higher = on top.</summary>
     public int  ZOrder          { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>If true, a left-drag on this element (or a non-draggable child of
+    /// it) repositions it as a movable window. Intended for top-level panels,
+    /// whose Left/Top are screen coordinates (Root sits at the origin).</summary>
+    public bool Draggable { get; set; }
+
     // ── Tree structure ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
     public UiElement? Parent { get; private set; }
 
diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiNineSlicePanel.cs b/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiNineSlicePanel.cs
index 2f04229a..f1bbd2d1 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiNineSlicePanel.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiNineSlicePanel.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public sealed class UiNineSlicePanel : UiPanel
         _resolve = resolve;
         BackgroundColor = Vector4.Zero; // suppress the base flat-rect fill
         BorderColor = Vector4.Zero;
+        Draggable = true; // retail windows are movable
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiRoot.cs b/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiRoot.cs
index 7df41739..523f5cff 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiRoot.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiRoot.cs
@@ -49,12 +49,25 @@ public sealed class UiRoot : UiElement
     /// <summary>Widget with mouse capture (during click-drag).</summary>
     public UiElement? Captured { get; private set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// True when the pointer is over a widget OR a widget holds mouse capture.
+    /// The host ORs this into the InputDispatcher's WantCaptureMouse gate so game
+    /// actions (movement, world-pick) are suppressed while the user interacts with
+    /// a retail window — mirrors ImGui's WantCaptureMouse.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool WantsMouse => Captured is not null || HitTestTopDown(MouseX, MouseY).element is not null;
+
+    /// <summary>True when a widget holds keyboard focus (e.g. a focused chat input).</summary>
+    public bool WantsKeyboard => KeyboardFocus is not null;
+
     /// <summary>Current drag source (set between drag-begin and drop/cancel).</summary>
     public UiElement? DragSource  { get; private set; }
     public object?    DragPayload { get; private set; }
     private UiElement? _lastDragHoverTarget;
     private int _pressX, _pressY;
     private bool _dragCandidate;
+    private UiElement? _windowDragTarget;
+    private int _windowDragOffX, _windowDragOffY;
     private const int DragDistanceThreshold = 3;   // pixels, retail-observed
 
     // Hover / tooltip tracking.
@@ -120,6 +133,14 @@ public sealed class UiRoot : UiElement
         MouseX = x;
         MouseY = y;
 
+        // Window-move drag takes precedence over drag-drop / hover / fall-through.
+        if (_windowDragTarget is not null)
+        {
+            _windowDragTarget.Left = x - _windowDragOffX;
+            _windowDragTarget.Top  = y - _windowDragOffY;
+            return;
+        }
+
         // If we have capture, deliver MouseMove to the captured widget
         // AND drive drag state machine; do NOT fall through.
         if (Captured is not null)
@@ -165,9 +186,22 @@ public sealed class UiRoot : UiElement
         // Set keyboard focus if target accepts it.
         if (target.AcceptsFocus) SetKeyboardFocus(target);
 
-        // Capture + arm drag candidate (drag promotes on subsequent MouseMove > threshold).
         SetCapture(target);
-        _dragCandidate = true;
+
+        // Window-move: if the target or an ancestor is Draggable, a left-drag
+        // repositions that window instead of starting a drag-drop.
+        var draggable = FindDraggable(target);
+        if (btn == UiMouseButton.Left && draggable is not null)
+        {
+            _windowDragTarget = draggable;
+            _windowDragOffX = x - (int)draggable.Left;
+            _windowDragOffY = y - (int)draggable.Top;
+            _dragCandidate = false;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _dragCandidate = true;
+        }
 
         // Dispatch raw MouseDown event (retail uses WM_LBUTTONDOWN = 0x201).
         int rawType = btn switch
@@ -187,6 +221,13 @@ public sealed class UiRoot : UiElement
         MouseX = x; MouseY = y;
         UpdateButtonFlag(btn, down: false);
 
+        if (_windowDragTarget is not null)
+        {
+            _windowDragTarget = null;
+            ReleaseCapture();
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (DragSource is not null)
         {
             FinishDrag(x, y);
@@ -436,6 +477,16 @@ public sealed class UiRoot : UiElement
         return (null, 0, 0);
     }
 
+    private static UiElement? FindDraggable(UiElement? e)
+    {
+        while (e is not null)
+        {
+            if (e.Draggable) return e;
+            e = e.Parent;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     private static bool ContainsAbsolute(UiElement e, int x, int y)
     {
         var sp = e.ScreenPosition;
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/UiRootInputTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/UiRootInputTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31bb0bca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/UiRootInputTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+using AcDream.App.UI;
+
+namespace AcDream.App.Tests.UI;
+
+public class UiRootInputTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void WantsMouse_TrueOverWidget_FalseOverEmptySpace()
+    {
+        var root = new UiRoot { Width = 800, Height = 600 };
+        var panel = new UiPanel { Left = 10, Top = 10, Width = 100, Height = 50 };
+        root.AddChild(panel);
+
+        root.OnMouseMove(50, 30);    // inside the panel
+        Assert.True(root.WantsMouse);
+
+        root.OnMouseMove(500, 400);  // empty space
+        Assert.False(root.WantsMouse);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void WindowDrag_RepositionsDraggablePanel_StopsOnRelease()
+    {
+        var root = new UiRoot { Width = 800, Height = 600 };
+        var panel = new UiPanel { Left = 10, Top = 10, Width = 100, Height = 50, Draggable = true };
+        root.AddChild(panel);
+
+        root.OnMouseDown(UiMouseButton.Left, 20, 20); // grab at (10,10) into the panel
+        root.OnMouseMove(120, 90);                     // drag
+        Assert.Equal(110f, panel.Left);                // 120 - 10
+        Assert.Equal(80f, panel.Top);                  // 90 - 10
+
+        root.OnMouseUp(UiMouseButton.Left, 120, 90);
+        root.OnMouseMove(300, 300);                    // released — must not move
+        Assert.Equal(110f, panel.Left);
+        Assert.Equal(80f, panel.Top);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NonDraggablePanel_DoesNotMoveOnDrag()
+    {
+        var root = new UiRoot { Width = 800, Height = 600 };
+        var panel = new UiPanel { Left = 10, Top = 10, Width = 100, Height = 50 }; // Draggable defaults false
+        root.AddChild(panel);
+
+        root.OnMouseDown(UiMouseButton.Left, 20, 20);
+        root.OnMouseMove(120, 90);
+        Assert.Equal(10f, panel.Left);
+        Assert.Equal(10f, panel.Top);
+    }
+}