diff --git a/lua/nvim-paredit/treesitter/pairs.lua b/lua/nvim-paredit/treesitter/pairs.lua
index f4c5cfc..443d89f 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-paredit/treesitter/pairs.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-paredit/treesitter/pairs.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local ts_utils = require("nvim-paredit.treesitter.utils")
+local ts_forms = require("nvim-paredit.treesitter.forms")
 
 local M = {}
 
@@ -9,6 +10,10 @@ local M = {}
 -- matched nodes.
 function M.find_pairwise_nodes(target_node, opts)
   local root_node = ts_utils.find_local_root(target_node)
+  local enclosing_form = ts_forms.find_nearest_form(target_node, opts)
+  if not enclosing_form then
+    return
+  end
 
   local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
   local lang = vim.treesitter.language.get_lang(vim.bo.filetype)
@@ -27,9 +32,11 @@ function M.find_pairwise_nodes(target_node, opts)
   for id, node in captures do
     if query.captures[id] == "pair" then
       if not ts_utils.node_is_comment(node, opts) then
-        table.insert(pairwise_nodes, node)
-        if node:equal(target_node) then
-          found = true
+        if node:parent():equal(enclosing_form) then
+          table.insert(pairwise_nodes, node)
+          if node:equal(target_node) then
+            found = true
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/tests/nvim-paredit/pair_drag_spec.lua b/tests/nvim-paredit/pair_drag_spec.lua
index b8f5ae4..7a904a1 100644
--- a/tests/nvim-paredit/pair_drag_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/nvim-paredit/pair_drag_spec.lua
@@ -47,6 +47,20 @@ describe("pair dragging ::", function()
       })
     end)
 
+    it("should stop dragging at pair boundaries", function()
+      prepare_buffer({
+        "{:entity {|:a 1 :b 2}}",
+      })
+      paredit.drag_element_backwards({
+        dragging = {
+          auto_drag_pairs = true,
+        },
+      })
+      expect({
+        "{:entity {|:a 1 :b 2}}",
+      })
+    end)
+
     it("should detect various types", function()
       expect_all(function()
         paredit.drag_element_forwards({ dragging = { auto_drag_pairs = true } })