A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for assisting a user in performing a drag-and-drop operation within a graphical user interface (GUI). Drag-and-drop assistance operations are initiated by the selection of a source graphical object within a GUI. Association data corresponding to the selected source graphical object is processed to identify associated target graphical objects. Once the associated target graphical objects have been identified, visual indication data is processed to generate a visual cue, which is then displayed within the GUI and used to assist the user in performing a drag-and-drop operation.