diff --git a/30101.patch b/30101.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7f6a09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/30101.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+From 4b8e2a011804f44233e6973697c31a97075e78d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Tim Hoffmann <2836374+timhoffm@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Sat, 24 May 2025 02:01:41 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Backport PR #30096: Fix OffsetBox custom picker
+
+---
+ lib/matplotlib/offsetbox.py            |  4 +++-
+ lib/matplotlib/tests/test_offsetbox.py | 10 ++++++++++
+ 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/offsetbox.py b/lib/matplotlib/offsetbox.py
+index e987e969871a..f3b9bb7d5d2f 100644
+--- a/lib/matplotlib/offsetbox.py
++++ b/lib/matplotlib/offsetbox.py
+@@ -1506,7 +1506,9 @@ def __init__(self, ref_artist, use_blit=False):
+     @staticmethod
+     def _picker(artist, mouseevent):
+         # A custom picker to prevent dragging on mouse scroll events
+-        return (artist.contains(mouseevent) and mouseevent.name != "scroll_event"), {}
++        if mouseevent.name == "scroll_event":
++            return False, {}
++        return artist.contains(mouseevent)
+ 
+     # A property, not an attribute, to maintain picklability.
+     canvas = property(lambda self: self.ref_artist.get_figure(root=True).canvas)
+diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_offsetbox.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_offsetbox.py
+index b23a8da7dc05..57add85b110a 100644
+--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_offsetbox.py
++++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_offsetbox.py
+@@ -460,3 +460,13 @@ def test_draggable_in_subfigure():
+     fig.canvas.draw()  # Texts are non-pickable until the first draw.
+     MouseEvent("button_press_event", fig.canvas, 1, 1)._process()
+     assert ann._draggable.got_artist
++    # Stop dragging the annotation.
++    MouseEvent("button_release_event", fig.canvas, 1, 1)._process()
++    assert not ann._draggable.got_artist
++    # A scroll event should not initiate a drag.
++    MouseEvent("scroll_event", fig.canvas, 1, 1)._process()
++    assert not ann._draggable.got_artist
++    # An event outside the annotation should not initiate a drag.
++    bbox = ann.get_window_extent()
++    MouseEvent("button_press_event", fig.canvas, bbox.x1+2, bbox.y1+2)._process()
++    assert not ann._draggable.got_artist
diff --git a/python-matplotlib.spec b/python-matplotlib.spec
index 7ffdb8c..74d5739 100644
--- a/python-matplotlib.spec
+++ b/python-matplotlib.spec
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ Patch0002:      0005-Partially-revert-TST-Fix-minor-issues-in-interactive.patch
 # https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/pull/29393
 Patch0004:      python3.14.patch
 
+# https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/pull/30096
+Patch0005:      https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/pull/30101.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  glibc-langpack-en