diff --git a/lib/konq/kbookmark.cc b/lib/konq/kbookmark.cc
index 79504ca95d..ae3d6bac1a 100644
--- a/lib/konq/kbookmark.cc
+++ b/lib/konq/kbookmark.cc
@@ -265,3 +265,13 @@ QString KBookmark::address() const
         return "ERROR";
     }
 }
+
+static KBookmark KBookmark::standaloneBookmark( const QString & text, const KURL & url )
+{
+    QDomDocument doc("xbel");
+    QDomElement elem = doc.createElement("xbel");
+    doc.appendChild( elem );
+    KBookmarkGroup grp( elem );
+    grp.addBookmark( text, url );
+    return grp.first();
+}
diff --git a/lib/konq/kbookmark.h b/lib/konq/kbookmark.h
index 762c3b3962..d3d3b80b4e 100644
--- a/lib/konq/kbookmark.h
+++ b/lib/konq/kbookmark.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class KBookmark
 public:
     KBookmark( QDomElement elem ) : element(elem) {}
 
+    static KBookmark standaloneBookmark( const QString & text, const KURL & url );
+
     /**
      * Whether the bookmark is a group or a normal bookmark
      */
diff --git a/lib/konq/kbookmarkdrag.cc b/lib/konq/kbookmarkdrag.cc
index c034e7666f..4e46acaaed 100644
--- a/lib/konq/kbookmarkdrag.cc
+++ b/lib/konq/kbookmarkdrag.cc
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ QByteArray KBookmarkDrag::encodedData( const char* mime ) const
         return QUriDrag::encodedData( mime );
     else if ( mimetype == "application/x-xbel" )
     {
-        QDomDocument doc("xbel"); // plan for the future :)
+        QDomDocument doc("xbel");
         QDomElement elem = doc.createElement("xbel");
         doc.appendChild( elem );
         elem.appendChild( m_bookmark.internalElement().cloneNode( true /* deep */ ) );
@@ -94,15 +94,10 @@ KBookmark KBookmarkDrag::decode( const QMimeSource * e )
         KURL::List m_lstDragURLs;
         if ( KURLDrag::decode( e, m_lstDragURLs ) )
         {
-            QDomDocument doc("xbel");
-            QDomElement elem = doc.createElement("xbel");
-            doc.appendChild( elem );
             if ( m_lstDragURLs.count() > 1 )
                 kdWarning() << "Only first URL inserted, known limitation" << endl;
             //kdDebug() << "KBookmarkDrag::decode url=" << m_lstDragURLs.first().url() << endl;
-            KBookmarkGroup grp( elem );
-            grp.addBookmark( m_lstDragURLs.first().fileName(), m_lstDragURLs.first().url() );
-            return grp.first();
+            return KBookmark::standaloneBookmark( m_lstDragURLs.first().fileName(), m_lstDragURLs.first() );
         }
     }
     return KBookmark(QDomElement());