diff --git a/libs/widgets/KoResourceItemView.cpp b/libs/widgets/KoResourceItemView.cpp
--- a/libs/widgets/KoResourceItemView.cpp
+++ b/libs/widgets/KoResourceItemView.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "KoResourceItemView.h"
 #include <QEvent>
 #include <QHelpEvent>
+#include <QScroller>
 
 #include <QDebug>
 
@@ -28,6 +29,15 @@
     : KoTableView(parent)
 {
     connect(this, SIGNAL(clicked(QModelIndex)), SLOT(slotItemClicked(QModelIndex)));
+
+    QScroller *scroller = QScroller::scroller(this);
+    scroller->grabGesture(this, QScroller::LeftMouseButtonGesture);
+    setVerticalScrollMode(QAbstractItemView::ScrollPerPixel);
+    setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);
+
+    QScrollerProperties sp;
+    sp.setScrollMetric(QScrollerProperties::DragStartDistance, 0.001);
+    scroller->setScrollerProperties(sp);
 }
 
 bool KoResourceItemView::viewportEvent(QEvent *event)