diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/canvas/store/canvasSlice.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/canvas/store/canvasSlice.ts
index 7f41066ba1..c0b73ed3ae 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/canvas/store/canvasSlice.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/canvas/store/canvasSlice.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
 } from './canvasTypes';
 import { ImageDTO } from 'services/api';
 import { sessionCanceled } from 'services/thunks/session';
+import { setShouldUseCanvasBetaLayout } from 'features/ui/store/uiSlice';
 
 export const initialLayerState: CanvasLayerState = {
   objects: [],
@@ -851,6 +852,10 @@ export const canvasSlice = createSlice({
         state.layerState.stagingArea = initialLayerState.stagingArea;
       }
     });
+
+    builder.addCase(setShouldUseCanvasBetaLayout, (state, action) => {
+      state.doesCanvasNeedScaling = true;
+    });
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/UnifiedCanvas/UnifiedCanvasBeta/UnifiedCanvasContentBeta.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/UnifiedCanvas/UnifiedCanvasBeta/UnifiedCanvasContentBeta.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 601c36b9e2..0000000000
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/UnifiedCanvas/UnifiedCanvasBeta/UnifiedCanvasContentBeta.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-import { createSelector } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
-// import IAICanvas from 'features/canvas/components/IAICanvas';
-import { Box, Flex } from '@chakra-ui/react';
-import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from 'app/store/storeHooks';
-import IAICanvas from 'features/canvas/components/IAICanvas';
-import IAICanvasResizer from 'features/canvas/components/IAICanvasResizer';
-import { canvasSelector } from 'features/canvas/store/canvasSelectors';
-
-import { isEqual } from 'lodash-es';
-import { useLayoutEffect } from 'react';
-import UnifiedCanvasToolbarBeta from './UnifiedCanvasToolbarBeta';
-import UnifiedCanvasToolSettingsBeta from './UnifiedCanvasToolSettingsBeta';
-import { requestCanvasRescale } from 'features/canvas/store/thunks/requestCanvasScale';
-
-const selector = createSelector(
-  [canvasSelector],
-  (canvas) => {
-    const { doesCanvasNeedScaling } = canvas;
-    return {
-      doesCanvasNeedScaling,
-    };
-  },
-  {
-    memoizeOptions: {
-      resultEqualityCheck: isEqual,
-    },
-  }
-);
-
-const UnifiedCanvasContentBeta = () => {
-  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
-
-  const { doesCanvasNeedScaling } = useAppSelector(selector);
-
-  useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    dispatch(requestCanvasRescale());
-    const resizeCallback = () => {
-      dispatch(requestCanvasRescale());
-    };
-
-    window.addEventListener('resize', resizeCallback);
-
-    return () => window.removeEventListener('resize', resizeCallback);
-  }, [dispatch]);
-
-  return (
-    <Box
-      sx={{
-        width: '100%',
-        height: '100%',
-        borderRadius: 'base',
-        bg: 'base.850',
-      }}
-    >
-      <Flex
-        flexDirection="row"
-        width="100%"
-        height="100%"
-        columnGap={4}
-        padding={4}
-      >
-        <UnifiedCanvasToolbarBeta />
-        <Flex width="100%" height="100%" flexDirection="column" rowGap={4}>
-          <UnifiedCanvasToolSettingsBeta />
-          {doesCanvasNeedScaling ? <IAICanvasResizer /> : <IAICanvas />}
-        </Flex>
-      </Flex>
-    </Box>
-  );
-};
-
-export default UnifiedCanvasContentBeta;
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/UnifiedCanvas/UnifiedCanvasContent.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/UnifiedCanvas/UnifiedCanvasContent.tsx
index e56e6126a5..6f667f9f63 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/UnifiedCanvas/UnifiedCanvasContent.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/UnifiedCanvas/UnifiedCanvasContent.tsx
@@ -1,34 +1,58 @@
 import { Box, Flex } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { createSelector } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from 'app/store/storeHooks';
+import { defaultSelectorOptions } from 'app/store/util/defaultMemoizeOptions';
 import IAICanvas from 'features/canvas/components/IAICanvas';
 import IAICanvasResizer from 'features/canvas/components/IAICanvasResizer';
 import IAICanvasToolbar from 'features/canvas/components/IAICanvasToolbar/IAICanvasToolbar';
 import { canvasSelector } from 'features/canvas/store/canvasSelectors';
 import { requestCanvasRescale } from 'features/canvas/store/thunks/requestCanvasScale';
-import { isEqual } from 'lodash-es';
+import { uiSelector } from 'features/ui/store/uiSelectors';
 
-import { memo, useLayoutEffect } from 'react';
+import { memo, useCallback, useLayoutEffect } from 'react';
+import UnifiedCanvasToolbarBeta from './UnifiedCanvasBeta/UnifiedCanvasToolbarBeta';
+import UnifiedCanvasToolSettingsBeta from './UnifiedCanvasBeta/UnifiedCanvasToolSettingsBeta';
+import { ImageDTO } from 'services/api';
+import { setInitialCanvasImage } from 'features/canvas/store/canvasSlice';
+import { useDroppable } from '@dnd-kit/core';
+import IAIDropOverlay from 'common/components/IAIDropOverlay';
 
 const selector = createSelector(
-  [canvasSelector],
-  (canvas) => {
+  [canvasSelector, uiSelector],
+  (canvas, ui) => {
     const { doesCanvasNeedScaling } = canvas;
+    const { shouldUseCanvasBetaLayout } = ui;
     return {
       doesCanvasNeedScaling,
+      shouldUseCanvasBetaLayout,
     };
   },
-  {
-    memoizeOptions: {
-      resultEqualityCheck: isEqual,
-    },
-  }
+  defaultSelectorOptions
 );
 
 const UnifiedCanvasContent = () => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
 
-  const { doesCanvasNeedScaling } = useAppSelector(selector);
+  const { doesCanvasNeedScaling, shouldUseCanvasBetaLayout } =
+    useAppSelector(selector);
+
+  const onDrop = useCallback(
+    (droppedImage: ImageDTO) => {
+      dispatch(setInitialCanvasImage(droppedImage));
+    },
+    [dispatch]
+  );
+
+  const {
+    isOver,
+    setNodeRef: setDroppableRef,
+    active,
+  } = useDroppable({
+    id: 'unifiedCanvas',
+    data: {
+      handleDrop: onDrop,
+    },
+  });
 
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     dispatch(requestCanvasRescale());
@@ -42,14 +66,55 @@ const UnifiedCanvasContent = () => {
     return () => window.removeEventListener('resize', resizeCallback);
   }, [dispatch]);
 
+  if (shouldUseCanvasBetaLayout) {
+    return (
+      <Box
+        ref={setDroppableRef}
+        sx={{
+          w: 'full',
+          h: 'full',
+          borderRadius: 'base',
+          bg: 'base.850',
+          p: 4,
+        }}
+      >
+        <Flex
+          sx={{
+            w: 'full',
+            h: 'full',
+            gap: 4,
+          }}
+        >
+          <UnifiedCanvasToolbarBeta />
+          <Flex
+            sx={{
+              flexDir: 'column',
+              w: 'full',
+              h: 'full',
+              gap: 4,
+              position: 'relative',
+            }}
+          >
+            <UnifiedCanvasToolSettingsBeta />
+            <Box sx={{ w: 'full', h: 'full', position: 'relative' }}>
+              {doesCanvasNeedScaling ? <IAICanvasResizer /> : <IAICanvas />}
+              {active && <IAIDropOverlay isOver={isOver} />}
+            </Box>
+          </Flex>
+        </Flex>
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <Box
+      ref={setDroppableRef}
       sx={{
-        width: '100%',
-        height: '100%',
-        padding: 4,
+        w: 'full',
+        h: 'full',
         borderRadius: 'base',
         bg: 'base.850',
+        p: 4,
       }}
     >
       <Flex
@@ -57,8 +122,8 @@ const UnifiedCanvasContent = () => {
           flexDirection: 'column',
           alignItems: 'center',
           gap: 4,
-          width: '100%',
-          height: '100%',
+          w: 'full',
+          h: 'full',
         }}
       >
         <IAICanvasToolbar />
@@ -68,11 +133,14 @@ const UnifiedCanvasContent = () => {
             alignItems: 'center',
             justifyContent: 'center',
             gap: 4,
-            width: '100%',
-            height: '100%',
+            w: 'full',
+            h: 'full',
           }}
         >
-          {doesCanvasNeedScaling ? <IAICanvasResizer /> : <IAICanvas />}
+          <Box sx={{ w: 'full', h: 'full', position: 'relative' }}>
+            {doesCanvasNeedScaling ? <IAICanvasResizer /> : <IAICanvas />}
+            {active && <IAIDropOverlay isOver={isOver} />}
+          </Box>
         </Flex>
       </Flex>
     </Box>
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/UnifiedCanvas/UnifiedCanvasTab.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/UnifiedCanvas/UnifiedCanvasTab.tsx
index 2d591d1ecc..6905879bdc 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/UnifiedCanvas/UnifiedCanvasTab.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/UnifiedCanvas/UnifiedCanvasTab.tsx
@@ -1,34 +1,16 @@
 import { Flex } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { memo } from 'react';
-import { createSelector } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
-import { uiSelector } from 'features/ui/store/uiSelectors';
-import { useAppSelector } from 'app/store/storeHooks';
 import UnifiedCanvasContent from './UnifiedCanvasContent';
 import UnifiedCanvasParameters from './UnifiedCanvasParameters';
-import UnifiedCanvasContentBeta from './UnifiedCanvasBeta/UnifiedCanvasContentBeta';
 import ParametersPinnedWrapper from '../../ParametersPinnedWrapper';
 
-const selector = createSelector(uiSelector, (ui) => {
-  const { shouldUseCanvasBetaLayout } = ui;
-
-  return {
-    shouldUseCanvasBetaLayout,
-  };
-});
-
 const UnifiedCanvasTab = () => {
-  const { shouldUseCanvasBetaLayout } = useAppSelector(selector);
-
   return (
     <Flex sx={{ gap: 4, w: 'full', h: 'full' }}>
       <ParametersPinnedWrapper>
         <UnifiedCanvasParameters />
       </ParametersPinnedWrapper>
-      {shouldUseCanvasBetaLayout ? (
-        <UnifiedCanvasContentBeta />
-      ) : (
-        <UnifiedCanvasContent />
-      )}
+      <UnifiedCanvasContent />
     </Flex>
   );
 };