diff --git a/src/dolphinplacesmodelsingleton.cpp b/src/dolphinplacesmodelsingleton.cpp
index c31ffc4c3c..258be155ba 100644
--- a/src/dolphinplacesmodelsingleton.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinplacesmodelsingleton.cpp
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 
 #include "dolphinplacesmodelsingleton.h"
 #include "trash/dolphintrash.h"
+#include "views/draganddrophelper.h"
 
 #include <KAboutData>
 #include <KFilePlacesModel>
 
 #include <QIcon>
+#include <QMimeData>
 
 DolphinPlacesModel::DolphinPlacesModel(const QString &alternativeApplicationName, QObject *parent)
     : KFilePlacesModel(alternativeApplicationName, parent)
@@ -47,6 +49,25 @@ void DolphinPlacesModel::setPanelsLocked(bool locked)
     }
 }
 
+QStringList DolphinPlacesModel::mimeTypes() const
+{
+    QStringList types = KFilePlacesModel::mimeTypes();
+    types << DragAndDropHelper::arkDndServiceMimeType()
+          << DragAndDropHelper::arkDndPathMimeType();
+    return types;
+}
+
+bool DolphinPlacesModel::dropMimeData(const QMimeData *data, Qt::DropAction action, int row, int column, const QModelIndex &parent)
+{
+    // We make the view accept the drag by returning them from mimeTypes()
+    // but the drop should be handled exclusively by PlacesPanel::slotUrlsDropped
+    if (DragAndDropHelper::isArkDndMimeType(data)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return KFilePlacesModel::dropMimeData(data, action, row, column, parent);
+}
+
 QVariant DolphinPlacesModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 {
     switch (role) {
diff --git a/src/dolphinplacesmodelsingleton.h b/src/dolphinplacesmodelsingleton.h
index 996f9de78f..13e1193423 100644
--- a/src/dolphinplacesmodelsingleton.h
+++ b/src/dolphinplacesmodelsingleton.h
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public:
     bool panelsLocked() const;
     void setPanelsLocked(bool locked);
 
+    QStringList mimeTypes() const override;
+    bool dropMimeData(const QMimeData *data, Qt::DropAction action, int row, int column, const QModelIndex &parent) override;
+
 protected:
     QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const override;
 
diff --git a/src/views/draganddrophelper.cpp b/src/views/draganddrophelper.cpp
index 2466b2ab7e..b3f2a4c3e0 100644
--- a/src/views/draganddrophelper.cpp
+++ b/src/views/draganddrophelper.cpp
@@ -35,10 +35,9 @@ bool DragAndDropHelper::urlListMatchesUrl(const QList<QUrl>& urls, const QUrl& d
 KIO::DropJob* DragAndDropHelper::dropUrls(const QUrl& destUrl, QDropEvent* event, QWidget* window)
 {
     const QMimeData* mimeData = event->mimeData();
-    if (mimeData->hasFormat(QStringLiteral("application/x-kde-ark-dndextract-service")) &&
-        mimeData->hasFormat(QStringLiteral("application/x-kde-ark-dndextract-path"))) {
-        const QString remoteDBusClient = mimeData->data(QStringLiteral("application/x-kde-ark-dndextract-service"));
-        const QString remoteDBusPath = mimeData->data(QStringLiteral("application/x-kde-ark-dndextract-path"));
+    if (isArkDndMimeType(mimeData)) {
+        const QString remoteDBusClient = mimeData->data(arkDndServiceMimeType());
+        const QString remoteDBusPath = mimeData->data(arkDndPathMimeType());
 
         QDBusMessage message = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall(remoteDBusClient, remoteDBusPath,
                                                               QStringLiteral("org.kde.ark.DndExtract"), QStringLiteral("extractSelectedFilesTo"));
@@ -63,3 +62,8 @@ void DragAndDropHelper::clearUrlListMatchesUrlCache()
     DragAndDropHelper::m_urlListMatchesUrlCache.clear();
 }
 
+bool DragAndDropHelper::isArkDndMimeType(const QMimeData *mimeData)
+{
+    return mimeData->hasFormat(arkDndServiceMimeType())
+            && mimeData->hasFormat(arkDndPathMimeType());
+}
diff --git a/src/views/draganddrophelper.h b/src/views/draganddrophelper.h
index 5f9d3754b9..19a30404e7 100644
--- a/src/views/draganddrophelper.h
+++ b/src/views/draganddrophelper.h
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@
 #include "dolphin_export.h"
 
 #include <QList>
+#include <QString>
 #include <QUrl>
 
 class QDropEvent;
+class QMimeData;
 class QWidget;
 namespace KIO { class DropJob; }
 
@@ -42,6 +44,13 @@ public:
      */
     static bool urlListMatchesUrl(const QList<QUrl>& urls, const QUrl& destUrl);
 
+    /**
+     * @return True if mimeData contains Ark's drag and drop mime types.
+     */
+    static bool isArkDndMimeType(const QMimeData *mimeData);
+    static QString arkDndServiceMimeType() { return QStringLiteral("application/x-kde-ark-dndextract-service"); }
+    static QString arkDndPathMimeType() { return QStringLiteral("application/x-kde-ark-dndextract-path"); }
+
     /**
      * clear the internal cache.
      */