diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
@@ -1176,6 +1176,8 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    this->view()->setDragSource(data->urls());
+
     // The created drag object will be owned and deleted
     // by QApplication::activeWindow().
     QDrag* drag = new QDrag(QApplication::activeWindow());
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.h b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.h
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.h
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
     static int itemsPerSize(qreal size, qreal itemSize, qreal itemMargin);
 
 private:
+    QUrl m_dropUrl;
+    QList<QUrl> m_dragSource;
     bool m_enabledSelectionToggles;
     bool m_grouped;
     bool m_supportsItemExpanding;
@@ -767,6 +769,13 @@
     friend class KItemListControllerTest;
     friend class KItemListViewAccessible;
     friend class KItemListAccessibleCell;
+
+public:
+    void setDropUrl(QUrl value);
+    QUrl dropUrl();
+
+    void setDragSource(QList<QUrl>);
+    QList<QUrl> dragSource();
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <QElapsedTimer>
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <kfileitem.h>
 
 #include "kitemlistviewaccessible.h"
 
@@ -936,12 +937,13 @@
 
 void KItemListView::dragEnterEvent(QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent* event)
 {
-    event->setAccepted(true);
     setAutoScroll(true);
 }
 
 void KItemListView::dragMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent* event)
 {
+    event->setAccepted(!m_dragSource.contains(m_dropUrl));
+
     QGraphicsWidget::dragMoveEvent(event);
 
     m_mousePos = transform().map(event->pos());
@@ -2672,7 +2674,25 @@
     return count;
 }
 
+QUrl KItemListView::dropUrl()
+{
+    return m_dropUrl;
+}
+
+void KItemListView::setDropUrl(QUrl value)
+{
+    m_dropUrl = value;
+}
 
+void KItemListView::setDragSource(QList<QUrl> dragSource)
+{
+    m_dragSource = dragSource;
+}
+
+QList<QUrl> KItemListView::dragSource()
+{
+    return m_dragSource;
+}
 
 KItemListCreatorBase::~KItemListCreatorBase()
 {
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -1014,6 +1014,10 @@
 {
     const KFileItem item = m_model->fileItem(index);
 
+    if (m_dragging) {
+        m_container->controller()->view()->setDropUrl(item.url());
+    }
+
     if (GeneralSettings::showToolTips() && !m_dragging) {
         QRectF itemRect = m_container->controller()->view()->itemContextRect(index);
         const QPoint pos = m_container->mapToGlobal(itemRect.topLeft().toPoint());
@@ -1030,6 +1034,8 @@
     Q_UNUSED(index);
     hideToolTip();
     emit requestItemInfo(KFileItem());
+
+    m_container->controller()->view()->setDropUrl(QUrl());
 }
 
 void DolphinView::slotItemDropEvent(int index, QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent* event)
diff --git a/src/views/draganddrophelper.cpp b/src/views/draganddrophelper.cpp
--- a/src/views/draganddrophelper.cpp
+++ b/src/views/draganddrophelper.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@
         message.setArguments({destUrl.toDisplayString(QUrl::PreferLocalFile)});
         QDBusConnection::sessionBus().call(message);
     } else {
+        // Prevent drag and drop onto self
+        if (mimeData->urls().contains(destUrl)) {
+            event->ignore();
+            event->setAccepted(false);
+
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
         // Drop into a directory or a desktop-file
         KIO::DropJob *job = KIO::drop(event, destUrl);
         KJobWidgets::setWindow(job, window);