diff --git a/lib/draghelper.cpp b/lib/draghelper.cpp
index 571dee3..f720389 100644
--- a/lib/draghelper.cpp
+++ b/lib/draghelper.cpp
@@ -1,80 +1,85 @@
 /***************************************************************************
  *   Copyright (C) 2013 by Eike Hein <hein@kde.org>                        *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
  *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
  *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
  *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
  *                                                                         *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
  *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA .        *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include "draghelper.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QDrag>
 #include <QMimeData>
 #include <QQuickItem>
 
 using namespace Milou;
 
 DragHelper::DragHelper(QObject* parent) : QObject(parent)
 , m_dragIconSize(32)
 {
     qmlRegisterType<QMimeData>();
 }
 
 DragHelper::~DragHelper()
 {
 }
 
 int DragHelper::dragIconSize() const
 {
     return m_dragIconSize;
 }
 
 void DragHelper::setDragIconSize(int size)
 {
     if (m_dragIconSize != size) {
         m_dragIconSize = size;
 
         emit dragIconSizeChanged();
     }
 }
 
 bool DragHelper::isDrag(int oldX, int oldY, int newX, int newY) const
 {
     return ((QPoint(oldX, oldY) - QPoint(newX, newY)).manhattanLength() >= QApplication::startDragDistance());
 }
 
 void DragHelper::startDrag(QQuickItem *item, QMimeData *mimeData, const QIcon &icon)
 {
     // This allows the caller to return, making sure we don't crash if
     // the caller is destroyed mid-drag
 
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "doDrag", Qt::QueuedConnection,
         Q_ARG(QQuickItem*, item), Q_ARG(QMimeData*, mimeData), Q_ARG(QIcon, icon));
 }
 
+void DragHelper::startDrag(QQuickItem *item, QMimeData *mimeData, const QString &iconName)
+{
+    startDrag(item, mimeData, QIcon::fromTheme(iconName));
+}
+
 void DragHelper::doDrag(QQuickItem *item, QMimeData *mimeData, const QIcon &icon) const
 {
     QDrag *drag = new QDrag(item);
     drag->setMimeData(mimeData);
 
     if (!icon.isNull()) {
         drag->setPixmap(icon.pixmap(m_dragIconSize, m_dragIconSize));
     }
 
     drag->exec();
 
     emit dropped();
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/draghelper.h b/lib/draghelper.h
index d68f967..bff8104 100644
--- a/lib/draghelper.h
+++ b/lib/draghelper.h
@@ -1,59 +1,61 @@
 /***************************************************************************
  *   Copyright (C) 2013 by Eike Hein <hein@kde.org>                        *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
  *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
  *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
  *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
  *                                                                         *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
  *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA .        *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #ifndef DRAGHELPER_H
 #define DRAGHELPER_H
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QIcon>
 
 #include "milou_export.h"
 
 class QQuickItem;
 class QMimeData;
 
 namespace Milou {
 
 class MILOU_EXPORT DragHelper : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(int dragIconSize READ dragIconSize WRITE setDragIconSize NOTIFY dragIconSizeChanged)
 
     public:
         DragHelper(QObject *parent = 0);
         ~DragHelper();
 
         int dragIconSize() const;
         void setDragIconSize(int size);
 
         Q_INVOKABLE bool isDrag(int oldX, int oldY, int newX, int newY) const;
+        // TODO KF6 merge the two
         Q_INVOKABLE void startDrag(QQuickItem* item, QMimeData *mimeData, const QIcon &icon = QIcon());
+        Q_INVOKABLE void startDrag(QQuickItem* item, QMimeData *mimeData, const QString &iconName);
 
     Q_SIGNALS:
         void dragIconSizeChanged() const;
         void dropped() const;
 
     private:
         int m_dragIconSize;
         Q_INVOKABLE void doDrag(QQuickItem* item, QMimeData *mimeData, const QIcon &icon = QIcon()) const;
 };
 
 }
 
 #endif