diff --git a/applets/minimizeall/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/minimizeall/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/minimizeall/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/minimizeall/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -97,8 +97,18 @@
         MouseArea {
             id: mouseArea
             anchors.fill: parent
-            hoverEnabled: true
             onClicked: activate()
         }
+        //also activate when dragging an item over the plasmoid so a user can easily drag data to the desktop
+        DropArea {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            onEntered: activateTimer.start()
+            onExited: activateTimer.stop()
+            Timer {
+                id: activateTimer
+                interval: 250 //to match TaskManager
+                onTriggered: activate()
+            }
+        }
     }
 }