diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@
 
     m_gcodeEditor = new GCodeEditorWidget(this);
     connect(m_gcodeEditor, &GCodeEditorWidget::updateClientFactory, this, &MainWindow::updateClientFactory);
+    connect(m_gcodeEditor, &GCodeEditorWidget::droppedUrls, this, &MainWindow::processDropEvent);
     connect(m_gcodeEditor, &GCodeEditorWidget::fileClosed, this, [this](const QUrl & file) {
         m_openFiles.removeAll(file);
     });
diff --git a/src/widgets/gcodeeditorwidget.h b/src/widgets/gcodeeditorwidget.h
--- a/src/widgets/gcodeeditorwidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/gcodeeditorwidget.h
@@ -50,4 +50,8 @@
     void currentFileChanged(const QUrl &file);
     void updateClientFactory(KTextEditor::View *view);
     void fileClosed(const QUrl &file);
+    void droppedUrls(QList<QUrl> fileList);
+
+private slots:
+    void dropCatch(QDropEvent *event);
 };
diff --git a/src/widgets/gcodeeditorwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/gcodeeditorwidget.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/gcodeeditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/gcodeeditorwidget.cpp
@@ -17,14 +17,17 @@
     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 #include <KLocalizedString>
+#include <QDropEvent>
 #include <QLabel>
+#include <QMimeData>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include "gcodeeditorwidget.h"
 
 GCodeEditorWidget::GCodeEditorWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     QWidget(parent)
     , m_tabwidget(new QTabWidget())
 {
+    setAcceptDrops(true);
     m_editor = KTextEditor::Editor::instance();
     setupTabWidget();
     QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout();
@@ -80,6 +83,11 @@
 KTextEditor::View *GCodeEditorWidget::newView(KTextEditor::Document *doc)
 {
     auto view = doc->createView(this);
+    // Connection is a hack using undocumented parts of KTextEditor::View.
+    // One day this may break, KTextEditor::View needs this added correcty as a real slot to the API.
+    // Hopefully we can get that added and use it in the future.
+    // This must be the older style connect string or it will not work.
+    connect(view, SIGNAL(dropEventPass(QDropEvent *)), this, SLOT(dropCatch(QDropEvent *)));
     setupInterface(view);
     return view;
 }
@@ -101,3 +109,10 @@
     emit currentFileChanged(urlTab.key(m_tabwidget->widget(index)));
     emit updateClientFactory(qobject_cast<KTextEditor::View *>(m_tabwidget->widget(index)));
 }
+
+void GCodeEditorWidget::dropCatch(QDropEvent *event)
+{
+    if (event->mimeData()->hasUrls()) {
+        emit droppedUrls(event->mimeData()->urls());
+    }
+}