diff --git a/Translations/Translations.pot b/Translations/Translations.pot
index 5319c178d..78359fa70 100644
--- a/Translations/Translations.pot
+++ b/Translations/Translations.pot
@@ -2951,3 +2951,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #. A button that, when pressed, shows a list of effects to add. Found in the the layer effects dialog.
 msgid "Add effect"
 msgstr ""
+
+#. Text from a confirmation dialog that appears when the user is attempting to drag and drop an image directly from the browser into Pixelorama.
+msgid "Do you want to download the image from %s?"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/src/Main.gd b/src/Main.gd
index 9129343ae..e6ca0ecd4 100644
--- a/src/Main.gd
+++ b/src/Main.gd
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ var redone := false
 var is_quitting_on_save := false
 var changed_projects_on_quit: Array[Project]
 var cursor_image := preload("res://assets/graphics/cursor.png")
+## Used to download an image when dragged and dropped directly from a browser into Pixelorama
+var url_to_download := ""
 var splash_dialog: AcceptDialog:
 	get:
 		if not is_instance_valid(splash_dialog):
@@ -19,8 +21,10 @@ var splash_dialog: AcceptDialog:
 @onready var save_sprite_html5: ConfirmationDialog = $Dialogs/SaveSpriteHTML5
 @onready var quit_dialog: ConfirmationDialog = $Dialogs/QuitDialog
 @onready var quit_and_save_dialog: ConfirmationDialog = $Dialogs/QuitAndSaveDialog
+@onready var download_confirmation := $Dialogs/DownloadImageConfirmationDialog as ConfirmationDialog
 @onready var left_cursor: Sprite2D = $LeftCursor
 @onready var right_cursor: Sprite2D = $RightCursor
+@onready var image_request := $ImageRequest as HTTPRequest
 
 
 class CLI:
@@ -385,7 +389,14 @@ func _notification(what: int) -> void:
 func _on_files_dropped(files: PackedStringArray) -> void:
 	for file in files:
 		if not FileAccess.file_exists(file):
-			$ImageRequest.request(file)
+			# If the file doesn't exist, it could be a URL. This can occur when dragging
+			# and dropping an image directly from the browser into Pixelorama.
+			# For security reasons, ask the user if they want to confirm the image download.
+			download_confirmation.dialog_text = (
+				tr("Do you want to download the image from %s?") % file
+			)
+			download_confirmation.popup_centered()
+			url_to_download = file
 		OpenSave.handle_loading_file(file)
 	if splash_dialog.visible:
 		splash_dialog.hide()
@@ -579,6 +590,10 @@ func _exit_tree() -> void:
 	Global.config_cache.save(Global.CONFIG_PATH)
 
 
+func _on_download_image_confirmation_dialog_confirmed() -> void:
+	image_request.request(url_to_download)
+
+
 func _on_image_request_request_completed(
 	_result: int, _response_code: int, _headers: PackedStringArray, body: PackedByteArray
 ) -> void:
diff --git a/src/Main.tscn b/src/Main.tscn
index f1d71657a..a356d4779 100644
--- a/src/Main.tscn
+++ b/src/Main.tscn
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ dialog_autowrap = true
 
 [node name="TileModeOffsetsDialog" parent="Dialogs" instance=ExtResource("14")]
 
+[node name="DownloadImageConfirmationDialog" type="ConfirmationDialog" parent="Dialogs"]
+size = Vector2i(400, 200)
+dialog_text = "Do you want to download the image from %s?"
+dialog_autowrap = true
+
 [node name="Extensions" type="Control" parent="."]
 anchors_preset = 0
 script = ExtResource("15_v0k2h")
@@ -119,4 +124,5 @@ visible = false
 [connection signal="visibility_changed" from="Dialogs/QuitAndSaveDialog" to="." method="_can_draw_true"]
 [connection signal="visibility_changed" from="Dialogs/ErrorDialog" to="." method="_can_draw_true"]
 [connection signal="visibility_changed" from="Dialogs/BackupConfirmation" to="." method="_on_backup_confirmation_visibility_changed"]
+[connection signal="confirmed" from="Dialogs/DownloadImageConfirmationDialog" to="." method="_on_download_image_confirmation_dialog_confirmed"]
 [connection signal="request_completed" from="ImageRequest" to="." method="_on_image_request_request_completed"]