diff --git a/QSB/OrbSync/Events/OrbUserEvent.cs b/QSB/OrbSync/Events/OrbUserEvent.cs
index 548e6c0f..5d003f64 100644
--- a/QSB/OrbSync/Events/OrbUserEvent.cs
+++ b/QSB/OrbSync/Events/OrbUserEvent.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ namespace QSB.OrbSync.Events
 				{
 					orbSync.NetIdentity.SetAuthority(message.FromId);
 				}
-				orbSync.enabled = true;
 
 				if (!isLocal && !orbSync.Orb._isBeingDragged)
 				{
@@ -75,8 +74,6 @@ namespace QSB.OrbSync.Events
 					orbSync.Orb._interactibleCollider.enabled = true;
 				}
 			}
-
-			DebugLog.DebugWrite($"orb {message.ObjectId} drag {message.State}");
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/QSB/Player/Events/RequestStateResyncEvent.cs b/QSB/Player/Events/RequestStateResyncEvent.cs
index 0dc2925e..3fbb77d2 100644
--- a/QSB/Player/Events/RequestStateResyncEvent.cs
+++ b/QSB/Player/Events/RequestStateResyncEvent.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ using QSB.ClientServerStateSync;
 using QSB.Events;
 using QSB.Messaging;
 using QSB.MeteorSync.WorldObjects;
+using QSB.OrbSync;
+using QSB.OrbSync.TransformSync;
 using QSB.QuantumSync;
 using QSB.Tools.TranslatorTool.TranslationSync;
 using QSB.Tools.TranslatorTool.TranslationSync.WorldObjects;
@@ -75,6 +77,15 @@ namespace QSB.Player.Events
 				{
 					QSBEventManager.FireEvent(EventNames.QSBPlayerInformation);
 				}
+
+				// SPECIAL CASE: whoever owns the orbs sends their drag state
+				foreach (var sync in NomaiOrbTransformSync.Instances)
+				{
+					if (sync && sync.HasAuthority && sync.Orb)
+					{
+						QSBEventManager.FireEvent(EventNames.QSBOrbUser, OrbManager.Orbs.IndexOf(sync.Orb), sync.Orb._isBeingDragged);
+					}
+				}
 			}
 			finally
 			{