diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/plugin/draghelper.cpp b/applets/taskmanager/plugin/draghelper.cpp
--- a/applets/taskmanager/plugin/draghelper.cpp
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/plugin/draghelper.cpp
@@ -73,13 +73,11 @@
 {
     QPointer<QQuickItem> grabber = item;
 
-    QList<QUrl> urlList;
-    urlList.append(Backend::tryDecodeApplicationsUrl(url));
-
     QMimeData *dragData = new QMimeData();
+    const QByteArray &taskUrlData = Backend::tryDecodeApplicationsUrl(url).toString().toUtf8();
+    dragData->setData("text/x-orgkdeplasmataskmanager_taskurl", taskUrlData);
     dragData->setData(mimeType, mimeData.toByteArray());
     dragData->setData("application/x-orgkdeplasmataskmanager_taskbuttonitem", mimeData.toByteArray());
-    dragData->setUrls(urlList);
 
     QDrag *drag = new QDrag(static_cast<QQuickItem *>(parent()));
     drag->setMimeData(dragData);
diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/code/FolderTools.js b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/code/FolderTools.js
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/code/FolderTools.js
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/code/FolderTools.js
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@
 }
 
 function isFileDrag(event) {
+    var taskUrl = event.mimeData.formats.indexOf("text/x-orgkdeplasmataskmanager_taskurl") != -1;
     var arkService = event.mimeData.formats.indexOf("application/x-kde-ark-dndextract-service") != -1;
     var arkPath = event.mimeData.formats.indexOf("application/x-kde-ark-dndextract-path") != -1;
 
-    return (event.mimeData.hasUrls || (arkService && arkPath));
+    return (event.mimeData.hasUrls || taskUrl || (arkService && arkPath));
 }
diff --git a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.cpp b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.cpp
--- a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.cpp
+++ b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.cpp
@@ -1107,6 +1107,11 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    // Catch drops from a Task Manager and convert to usable URL.
+    if (!mimeData->hasUrls() && mimeData->hasFormat(QStringLiteral("text/x-orgkdeplasmataskmanager_taskurl"))) {
+        QList<QUrl> urls = {QUrl(QString::fromUtf8(mimeData->data(QStringLiteral("text/x-orgkdeplasmataskmanager_taskurl"))))};
+        mimeData->setUrls(urls);
+    }
 
     if (m_usedByContainment && !m_screenMapper->sharedDesktops()) {
         if (isDropBetweenSharedViews(mimeData->urls(), dropTargetFolderUrl)) {