diff --git a/src/audiocontrols.cpp b/src/audiocontrols.cpp
index 637035197..eabed1b87 100644
--- a/src/audiocontrols.cpp
+++ b/src/audiocontrols.cpp
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@
 #include "ui_audiocontrols.h"
 
 #include <QNetworkReply>
+#include <QDropEvent>
+#include <QMouseEvent>
 
 #include "audio/audioengine.h"
 #include "viewmanager.h"
+#include "playlist/playlistview.h"
 #include "database/database.h"
 #include "database/databasecommand_socialaction.h"
 
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "utils/imagebutton.h"
 #include "utils/tomahawkutils.h"
 #include "utils/logger.h"
+#include <globalactionmanager.h>
 
 using namespace Tomahawk;
 
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ AudioControls::AudioControls( QWidget* parent )
     , m_shuffled( false )
 {
     ui->setupUi( this );
+    setAcceptDrops( true );
 
     ui->buttonAreaLayout->setSpacing( 2 );
 
@@ -503,6 +508,51 @@ AudioControls::onTrackClicked()
     ViewManager::instance()->showCurrentTrack();
 }
 
+void
+AudioControls::dragEnterEvent( QDragEnterEvent* e )
+{
+    if ( GlobalActionManager::instance()->acceptsMimeData( e->mimeData() ) )
+        e->acceptProposedAction();
+}
+
+void
+AudioControls::dragMoveEvent( QDragMoveEvent* e )
+{
+//     if ( GlobalActionManager::instance()->acceptsMimeData( e->mimeData() ) )
+//         e->acceptProposedAction();
+}
+
+void
+AudioControls::dropEvent( QDropEvent* e )
+{
+    tDebug() << "AudioControls got drop:" << e->mimeData()->formats();
+    if ( GlobalActionManager::instance()->acceptsMimeData( e->mimeData() ) )
+    {
+        connect( GlobalActionManager::instance(), SIGNAL( tracks( QList<Tomahawk::query_ptr> ) ), this, SLOT( droppedTracks( QList<Tomahawk::query_ptr> ) ) );
+        GlobalActionManager::instance()->tracksFromMimeData( e->mimeData() );
+
+        e->accept();
+    }
+}
+
+void
+AudioControls::droppedTracks( QList< query_ptr > tracks )
+{
+    disconnect( GlobalActionManager::instance(), SIGNAL( tracks( QList<Tomahawk::query_ptr> ) ), this, SLOT( droppedTracks( QList<Tomahawk::query_ptr> ) ) );
+
+    if ( !tracks.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        // queue and play the first if nothign is playing
+        GlobalActionManager::instance()->handleOpenTrack( tracks.first() );
+
+        // just queue the rest
+        for ( int i = 1; i < tracks.size(); i++ )
+        {
+            ViewManager::instance()->queue()->model()->append( tracks[ i ] );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 
 void
 AudioControls::onLoveButtonClicked( bool checked )
diff --git a/src/audiocontrols.h b/src/audiocontrols.h
index b887d51f1..77fd766c2 100644
--- a/src/audiocontrols.h
+++ b/src/audiocontrols.h
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include "playlistinterface.h"
 #include "infosystem/infosystem.h"
 
+class QDropEvent;
+class QDragEnterEvent;
+class QDragMoveEvent;
 namespace Ui
 {
     class AudioControls;
@@ -48,6 +51,9 @@ public slots:
 
 protected:
     void changeEvent( QEvent* e );
+    void dragEnterEvent ( QDragEnterEvent* );
+    void dragMoveEvent ( QDragMoveEvent* );
+    void dropEvent ( QDropEvent* );
 
 private slots:
     void onPlaybackStarted( const Tomahawk::result_ptr& result );
@@ -70,6 +76,7 @@ private slots:
     void infoSystemInfo( Tomahawk::InfoSystem::InfoRequestData requestData, QVariant output );
     void infoSystemFinished( QString target );
 
+    void droppedTracks ( QList<Tomahawk::query_ptr> );
 private:
     Ui::AudioControls *ui;
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/globalactionmanager.h b/src/libtomahawk/globalactionmanager.h
index 5f647847e..e5a1cfaf3 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/globalactionmanager.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/globalactionmanager.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public slots:
 
     Tomahawk::dynplaylist_ptr loadDynamicPlaylist( const QUrl& url, bool station );
 
+    void handleOpenTrack( const Tomahawk::query_ptr& qry );
 signals:
     /// QMimeData parsing results
     void tracks( const QList< Tomahawk::query_ptr >& tracks );
@@ -75,8 +76,6 @@ private slots:
     void showPlaylist();
 
     void xspfCreated( const QByteArray& xspf );
-
-    void handleOpenTrack( const Tomahawk::query_ptr& qry );
 private:
     explicit GlobalActionManager( QObject* parent = 0 );
     void doBookmark( const Tomahawk::playlist_ptr& pl, const Tomahawk::query_ptr& q );