diff --git a/applets/colorpicker/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/colorpicker/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/colorpicker/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/colorpicker/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -166,11 +166,13 @@
             height: buttonSize
             preventStealing: true
             // why the hell is hasColor not a property?!
-            onDragEnter: containsAcceptableDrag = event.mimeData.hasColor()
+            onDragEnter: containsAcceptableDrag = (event.mimeData.hasColor() || ColorPicker.Utils.isValidColor(event.mimeData.text))
             onDragLeave: containsAcceptableDrag = false
             onDrop: {
                 if (event.mimeData.hasColor()) {
                     addColorToHistory(event.mimeData.color)
+                } else if (ColorPicker.Utils.isValidColor(event.mimeData.text)) {
+                    addColorToHistory(event.mimeData.text)
                 }
                 containsAcceptableDrag = false
             }
diff --git a/applets/colorpicker/plugin/colorpickerplugin.cpp b/applets/colorpicker/plugin/colorpickerplugin.cpp
--- a/applets/colorpicker/plugin/colorpickerplugin.cpp
+++ b/applets/colorpicker/plugin/colorpickerplugin.cpp
@@ -22,10 +22,32 @@
 
 #include <QtQml>
 
+#include <QColor>
+
 #include "grabwidget.h"
 
+class Utils : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    Q_INVOKABLE bool isValidColor(const QString &colorString) const
+    {
+        return QColor::isValidColor(colorString);
+    }
+
+};
+
+static QObject *utils_singletontype_provider(QQmlEngine *, QJSEngine *)
+{
+    return new Utils();
+}
+
 void ColorPickerPlugin::registerTypes(const char* uri)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(uri == QLatin1String("org.kde.plasma.private.colorpicker"));
     qmlRegisterType<GrabWidget>(uri, 2, 0, "GrabWidget");
+    qmlRegisterSingletonType<Utils>(uri, 2, 0, "Utils", utils_singletontype_provider);
 }
+
+#include "colorpickerplugin.moc"