diff --git a/addons/filetree/katefiletree.cpp b/addons/filetree/katefiletree.cpp
--- a/addons/filetree/katefiletree.cpp
+++ b/addons/filetree/katefiletree.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
     setIndentation(12);
     setAllColumnsShowFocus(true);
     setFocusPolicy(Qt::NoFocus);
+    setDragEnabled(true);
+    setDragDropMode(QAbstractItemView::DragOnly);
 
     // handle activated (e.g. for pressing enter) + clicked (to avoid to need to do double-click e.g. on Windows)
     connect(this, SIGNAL(activated(QModelIndex)), this, SLOT(mouseClicked(QModelIndex)));
diff --git a/addons/filetree/katefiletreemodel.h b/addons/filetree/katefiletreemodel.h
--- a/addons/filetree/katefiletreemodel.h
+++ b/addons/filetree/katefiletreemodel.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
     virtual QModelIndex index(int row, int column, const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const;
     virtual bool hasChildren(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const;
 
+    QMimeData *mimeData(const QModelIndexList &indexes) const override;
+
     /* extra api for view */
     QModelIndex docIndex(const KTextEditor::Document *) const;
 
diff --git a/addons/filetree/katefiletreemodel.cpp b/addons/filetree/katefiletreemodel.cpp
--- a/addons/filetree/katefiletreemodel.cpp
+++ b/addons/filetree/katefiletreemodel.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QList>
+#include <QMimeData>
 #include <QMimeDatabase>
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <QStack>
@@ -488,8 +489,14 @@
     }
 
     const ProxyItem *item = static_cast<ProxyItem *>(index.internalPointer());
-    if (item && !item->childCount()) {
-        flags |= Qt::ItemIsSelectable;
+    if (item) {
+        if (!item->childCount()) {
+            flags |= Qt::ItemIsSelectable;
+        }
+
+        if (item->doc() && item->doc()->url().isValid()) {
+            flags |= Qt::ItemIsDragEnabled;
+        }
     }
 
     return flags;
@@ -561,6 +568,28 @@
     return QVariant();
 }
 
+QMimeData *KateFileTreeModel::mimeData(const QModelIndexList &indexes) const
+{
+    QList<QUrl> urls;
+
+    for (const auto &index : indexes) {
+        ProxyItem *item = static_cast<ProxyItem *>(index.internalPointer());
+        if (!item || !item->doc() || !item->doc()->url().isValid()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        urls.append(item->doc()->url());
+    }
+
+    if (urls.isEmpty()) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    QMimeData *mimeData = new QMimeData();
+    mimeData->setUrls(urls);
+    return mimeData;
+}
+
 QVariant KateFileTreeModel::headerData(int section, Qt::Orientation orientation, int role) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(orientation);