diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@
         }
     }
 
+    Connections {
+        target: dir
+        onPopupMenuAboutToShow: {
+            plasmoid.processMimeData(mimeData, x, y, dropJob);
+        }
+    }
     function makeBackButton() {
         return Qt.createQmlObject("BackButtonItem {}", main);
     }
diff --git a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.h b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.h
--- a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.h
+++ b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/foldermodel.h
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
 class KJob;
 class KNewFileMenu;
 
+namespace KIO {
+    class DropJob;
+}
+
 class DirLister : public KDirLister
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -232,6 +236,7 @@
         void filterMimeTypesChanged() const;
         void requestRename() const;
         void move(int x, int y, QList<QUrl> urls);
+        void popupMenuAboutToShow(KIO::DropJob *dropJob, QMimeData *mimeData, int x, int y);
 
     protected:
         bool filterAcceptsRow(int sourceRow, const QModelIndex &sourceParent) const;
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
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@
     m_filterMode(NoFilter),
     m_filterPatternMatchAll(true)
 {
+    //needed to pass the job around with qml
+    qmlRegisterType<KIO::DropJob>();
     DirLister *dirLister = new DirLister(this);
     dirLister->setDelayedMimeTypes(true);
     dirLister->setAutoErrorHandlingEnabled(false, 0);
@@ -939,6 +941,12 @@
 
     KIO::DropJob *dropJob = KIO::drop(&ev, dropTargetUrl);
     dropJob->ui()->setAutoErrorHandlingEnabled(true);
+    const int x = dropEvent->property("x").toInt();
+    const int y = dropEvent->property("y").toInt();
+
+    connect(dropJob, static_cast<void(KIO::DropJob::*)(const KFileItemListProperties &)>(&KIO::DropJob::popupMenuAboutToShow), this, [this, mimeData, x, y, dropJob](const KFileItemListProperties &) {
+        emit popupMenuAboutToShow(dropJob, mimeData, x, y);
+    });
 }
 
 void FolderModel::dropCwd(QObject* dropEvent)