diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.h b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.h
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.h
@@ -319,6 +319,10 @@
 
     QTimer* m_autoActivationTimer;
 
+    QTimer* m_dndTimer;
+    Qt::KeyboardModifiers m_cachedModifiers;
+    QPointF m_dragPos;
+
     /**
      * When starting a rubberband selection during a Shift- or Control-key has been
      * pressed the current selection should never be deleted. To be able to restore
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     m_pressedIndex(-1),
     m_pressedMousePos(),
     m_autoActivationTimer(nullptr),
+    m_dndTimer(nullptr),
     m_oldSelection(),
     m_keyboardAnchorIndex(-1),
     m_keyboardAnchorPos(0)
@@ -68,6 +69,17 @@
     m_autoActivationTimer->setInterval(-1);
     connect(m_autoActivationTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &KItemListController::slotAutoActivationTimeout);
 
+    m_dndTimer = new QTimer(this);
+    m_dndTimer->setInterval(0);
+    connect(m_dndTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, [=]() {
+        auto modifiers = QGuiApplication::queryKeyboardModifiers();
+        if (m_cachedModifiers != modifiers) {
+            m_cachedModifiers = modifiers;
+            QMouseEvent *event = new QMouseEvent(QEvent::MouseMove, m_dragPos, Qt::NoButton, Qt::LeftButton, m_cachedModifiers);
+            QGuiApplication::postEvent(this, event);
+        }
+    });
+
     setModel(model);
     setView(view);
 }
@@ -875,11 +887,12 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-
     QUrl hoveredDir = m_model->directory();
     KItemListWidget* oldHoveredWidget = hoveredWidget();
 
     const QPointF pos = transform.map(event->pos());
+    m_dragPos = pos;
+
     KItemListWidget* newHoveredWidget = widgetForPos(pos);
 
     if (oldHoveredWidget != newHoveredWidget) {
@@ -929,8 +942,13 @@
         m_view->hideDropIndicator();
     }
 
-    event->setAccepted(!DragAndDropHelper::urlListMatchesUrl(event->mimeData()->urls(), hoveredDir));
-
+    if (DragAndDropHelper::urlListMatchesUrl(event->mimeData()->urls(), hoveredDir)) {
+        event->setDropAction(Qt::IgnoreAction);
+        event->ignore();
+    } else {
+        event->setDropAction(event->proposedAction());
+        event->accept();
+    }
     return false;
 }
 
@@ -1214,7 +1232,9 @@
     const QPoint hotSpot((pixmap.width() / pixmap.devicePixelRatio()) / 2, 0);
     drag->setHotSpot(hotSpot);
 
+    m_dndTimer->start();
     drag->exec(Qt::MoveAction | Qt::CopyAction | Qt::LinkAction, Qt::CopyAction);
+    m_dndTimer->stop();
 
     QAccessibleEvent accessibilityEvent(view(), QAccessible::DragDropStart);
     QAccessible::updateAccessibility(&accessibilityEvent);