diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 
     property ListModel actions: ListModel { }
 
+    readonly property bool dragging: thumbnailStripLoader.item ? thumbnailStripLoader.item.dragging : false
+
     function pressedAction() {
         for (var i = 0, count = actionRepeater.count; i < count; ++i) {
             var item = actionRepeater.itemAt(i)
diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         onContainsMouseChanged: {
             if (containsMouse) {
                 notificationTimer.stop()
-            } else if (!containsMouse && visible) {
+            } else if (!containsMouse && !notificationItem.dragging && visible) {
                 notificationTimer.restart()
             }
         }
@@ -140,6 +140,14 @@
                 Qt.openUrlExternally(url)
                 notificationPositioner.closePopup(notificationProperties.source);
             }
+
+            onDraggingChanged: {
+                if (dragging) {
+                    notificationTimer.stop();
+                } else if (!root.containsMouse && !dragging && root.visible) {
+                    notificationTimer.restart();
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/ThumbnailStrip.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/ThumbnailStrip.qml
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/ThumbnailStrip.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/ThumbnailStrip.qml
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
     // hence it's based on the mainLayout.width instead
     readonly property int maximumItemCount: Math.floor(mainLayout.width / itemSquareSize)
 
+    // whether we're currently dragging, this way we can keep the popup around during the entire
+    // drag operation even if the mouse leaves the popup
+    property bool dragging: false
+
     model: {
         var urls = notificationItem.urls
         if (urls.length <= maximumItemCount) {
@@ -120,6 +124,10 @@
             "text/plain": modelData
         })
 
+        drag.onActiveChanged: {
+            previewList.dragging = drag.active
+        }
+
         // first item determins the ListView height
         Binding {
             target: previewList