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
@@ -723,6 +723,12 @@
 
 void FolderModel::dragSelected(int x, int y)
 {
+    if (m_dragInProgress) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_dragInProgress = true;
+
     // Avoid starting a drag synchronously in a mouse handler or interferes with
     // child event filtering in parent items (and thus e.g. press-and-hold hand-
     // ling in a containment).
@@ -734,6 +740,7 @@
 void FolderModel::dragSelectedInternal(int x, int y)
 {
     if (!m_viewAdapter || !m_selectionModel->hasSelection()) {
+        m_dragInProgress = false;
         return;
     }
 
@@ -760,7 +767,6 @@
     drag->setMimeData(m_dirModel->mimeData(sourceDragIndexes));
 
     item->grabMouse();
-    m_dragInProgress = true;
     drag->exec(supportedDragActions());
     m_dragInProgress = false;
     item->ungrabMouse();