diff --git a/applets/minimizeall/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/minimizeall/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index 2d4b14fdb..d21f672da 100644
--- a/applets/minimizeall/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/minimizeall/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -1,104 +1,114 @@
 /*
  *    Copyright 2015 Sebastian Kügler <sebas@kde.org>
  *    Copyright 2016 Anthony Fieroni <bvbfan@abv.bg>
  *
  *    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.
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.1
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
 
 import org.kde.plasma.plasmoid 2.0
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 
 import org.kde.plasma.private.minimizeall 1.0
 
 
 Item {
     id: root
 
     Layout.minimumWidth: units.gridUnit
     Layout.minimumHeight: units.gridUnit
 
     Plasmoid.preferredRepresentation: Plasmoid.fullRepresentation
 
     function activate() {
         if (!minimizeall.active) {
             minimizeall.minimizeAllWindows();
         } else {
             minimizeall.unminimizeAllWindows();
         }
     }
 
     Plasmoid.onActivated: activate()
 
     MinimizeAll {
         id: minimizeall
     }
 
     PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
         id: expandedItem
         anchors.fill: parent
         imagePath: "widgets/tabbar"
         prefix: {
             var prefix;
             switch (plasmoid.location) {
                 case PlasmaCore.Types.LeftEdge:
                     prefix = "west-active-tab";
                     break;
                 case PlasmaCore.Types.TopEdge:
                     prefix = "north-active-tab";
                     break;
                 case PlasmaCore.Types.RightEdge:
                     prefix = "east-active-tab";
                     break;
                 default:
                     prefix = "south-active-tab";
             }
             if (!hasElementPrefix(prefix)) {
                 prefix = "active-tab";
             }
             return prefix;
         }
         opacity: minimizeall.active ? 1 : 0
         Behavior on opacity {
             NumberAnimation {
                 duration: units.shortDuration
                 easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
             }
         }
     }
 
     PlasmaCore.IconItem {
         id:icon
         source: plasmoid.configuration.icon
         active: mouseArea.containsMouse
         anchors.fill: parent
     }
 
     PlasmaCore.ToolTipArea {
         anchors.fill: parent
         mainText : i18n("Minimize Windows")
         subText : i18n("Show the desktop by minimizing all windows")
         icon : plasmoid.configuration.icon
 
         MouseArea {
             id: mouseArea
             anchors.fill: parent
-            hoverEnabled: true
             onClicked: activate()
         }
+        //also activate when dragging an item over the plasmoid so a user can easily drag data to the desktop
+        DropArea {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            onEntered: activateTimer.start()
+            onExited: activateTimer.stop()
+            Timer {
+                id: activateTimer
+                interval: 250 //to match TaskManager
+                onTriggered: activate()
+            }
+        }
     }
 }