diff --git a/src/Sortable.js b/src/Sortable.js
index 72f571c82..99fdcb28a 100644
--- a/src/Sortable.js
+++ b/src/Sortable.js
@@ -1603,7 +1603,8 @@ Sortable.prototype = /** @lends Sortable.prototype */ {
 
 		for (; i < n; i++) {
 			el = children[i];
-			if (closest(el, options.draggable, this.el, false)) {
+			// The fallback ghost is a clone of dragEl that may live inside the list (#2456)
+			if (el !== Sortable.ghost && closest(el, options.draggable, this.el, false)) {
 				order.push(el.getAttribute(options.dataIdAttr) || _generateId(el));
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/tests/Sortable.test.js b/tests/Sortable.test.js
index 59ce11f46..c0d3fa923 100644
--- a/tests/Sortable.test.js
+++ b/tests/Sortable.test.js
@@ -384,3 +384,18 @@ test('Do not insert into empty list if outside emptyInsertThreshold', async brow
 		})
 		.expect(dragStartPosition.innerText).eql(dragEl.innerText);
 });
+
+
+fixture `Fallback`
+	.page `./fallback.html`;
+
+test('toArray does not include the fallback ghost', async browser => {
+	const dragEl = await list1.child(0)();
+	const target = await list1.child(2)();
+
+	await browser
+		.dragToElement(dragEl, target)
+		.expect(list1.child(2).innerText).eql(dragEl.innerText)
+		.expect(browser.eval(() => window.orderOnStart)).eql(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'])
+		.expect(browser.eval(() => window.orderOnEnd)).eql(['b', 'c', 'a', 'd', 'e']);
+});
diff --git a/tests/fallback.html b/tests/fallback.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44fb8a281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fallback.html
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+	<title></title>
+	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css">
+</head>
+<body>
+
+<div class="list" id="list1">
+	<div data-id="a">Item 1.1</div>
+	<div data-id="b">Item 1.2</div>
+	<div data-id="c">Item 1.3</div>
+	<div data-id="d">Item 1.4</div>
+	<div data-id="e">Item 1.5</div>
+</div>
+
+
+<script src="../Sortable.js"></script>
+
+<script type="text/javascript">
+	window.orderOnStart = null;
+	window.orderOnEnd = null;
+
+	new Sortable(document.getElementById('list1'), {
+		forceFallback: true,
+		onStart: function () {
+			window.orderOnStart = this.toArray();
+		},
+		onEnd: function () {
+			window.orderOnEnd = this.toArray();
+		}
+	});
+</script>
+
+</body>
+</html>