diff --git a/applets/colorpicker/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/colorpicker/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/colorpicker/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/colorpicker/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
             }
 
             PlasmaComponents.ToolButton {
+                id: colorButton
                 anchors.fill: parent
                 tooltip: i18nc("@info:tooltip", "Color options")
                 onClicked: plasmoid.expanded = !plasmoid.expanded
@@ -224,6 +225,23 @@
                         }
                     }
                 }
+
+                MouseArea {
+                    anchors.fill: parent
+                    onClicked: colorButton.clicked()
+
+                    onPressed: colorCircle.grabToImage(function (result) {
+                        Drag.imageSource = result.url;
+                    });
+
+                    drag.target: colorCircle
+                    Drag.dragType: Drag.Automatic
+                    Drag.active: drag.active
+                    Drag.mimeData: {
+                        "application/x-color": colorCircle.color,
+                        "text/plain": Logic.formatColor(colorCircle.color, root.defaultFormat)
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }