diff --git a/src/kitemviews/private/kfileitemclipboard.cpp b/src/kitemviews/private/kfileitemclipboard.cpp
index 6d60856415..c5f88194d3 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/private/kfileitemclipboard.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/private/kfileitemclipboard.cpp
@@ -55,12 +55,8 @@ KFileItemClipboard::~KFileItemClipboard()
 void KFileItemClipboard::updateCutItems()
 {
     const QMimeData* mimeData = QApplication::clipboard()->mimeData();
-    const QByteArray data = mimeData->data("application/x-kde-cutselection");
-    const bool isCutSelection = (!data.isEmpty() && data.at(0) == QLatin1Char('1'));
-    if (isCutSelection) {
-        m_cutItems = KUrl::List::fromMimeData(mimeData).toSet();
-        emit cutItemsChanged();
-    }
+    m_cutItems = KUrl::List::fromMimeData(mimeData).toSet();
+    emit cutItemsChanged();
 }
 
 KFileItemClipboard::KFileItemClipboard() :
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
index e677613bac..035d3dc558 100644
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ DolphinView::DolphinView(const KUrl& url, QWidget* parent) :
     m_scrollToCurrentItem(false),
     m_restoredContentsPosition(),
     m_selectedUrls(),
+    m_clearSelectionBeforeSelectingNewItems(false),
     m_versionControlObserver(0)
 {
     m_topLayout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
@@ -1227,6 +1228,12 @@ void DolphinView::updateViewState()
 
     if (!m_selectedUrls.isEmpty()) {
         KItemListSelectionManager* selectionManager = m_container->controller()->selectionManager();
+
+        if (m_clearSelectionBeforeSelectingNewItems) {
+            selectionManager->clearSelection();
+            m_clearSelectionBeforeSelectingNewItems = false;
+        }
+
         QSet<int> selectedItems = selectionManager->selectedItems();
 
         for (QList<KUrl>::iterator it = m_selectedUrls.begin(); it != m_selectedUrls.end(); ++it) {
@@ -1544,6 +1551,7 @@ void DolphinView::markPastedUrlsAsSelected(const QMimeData* mimeData)
         destUrls << destination;
     }
     markUrlsAsSelected(destUrls);
+    m_clearSelectionBeforeSelectingNewItems = true;
 }
 
 void DolphinView::updateWritableState()
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.h b/src/views/dolphinview.h
index 1feaf0f11e..6d15ebf323 100644
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.h
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.h
@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ private:
     QPoint m_restoredContentsPosition;
 
     QList<KUrl> m_selectedUrls; // Used for making the view to remember selections after F5
+    bool m_clearSelectionBeforeSelectingNewItems;
 
     VersionControlObserver* m_versionControlObserver;
 
diff --git a/src/views/tooltips/tooltipmanager.cpp b/src/views/tooltips/tooltipmanager.cpp
index d948bfd866..bd6948363e 100644
--- a/src/views/tooltips/tooltipmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/views/tooltips/tooltipmanager.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ void ToolTipManager::hideToolTip()
 
     if (m_fileMetaDataToolTip) {
         m_fileMetaDataToolTip->hide();
-        delete m_fileMetaDataToolTip;
+        // Do not delete the tool tip immediately to prevent crashes when
+        // QCoreApplication tries to deliver an 'Enter' event to it, see bug 310579.
+        m_fileMetaDataToolTip->deleteLater();
         m_fileMetaDataToolTip = 0;
     }
 }