diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/itemLibraryQmlSources/Assets.qml b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/itemLibraryQmlSources/Assets.qml
index e7281a6ae9c..0bca2d9a935 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/itemLibraryQmlSources/Assets.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/itemLibraryQmlSources/Assets.qml
@@ -50,11 +50,12 @@ Item {
         width: parent.width
         height: parent.height - y
 
-        onEntered: (drag)=> {
+        onEntered: (drag) => {
             root.updateDropExtFiles(drag)
         }
 
-        onDropped: {
+        onDropped: (drag) => {
+            drag.accept()
             rootView.handleExtFilesDrop(root.dropSimpleExtFiles,
                                         root.dropComplexExtFiles,
                                         assetsModel.rootPath())
@@ -194,11 +195,12 @@ Item {
             DropArea { // handles external drop (goes into default folder based on suffix)
                 anchors.fill: parent
 
-                onEntered: (drag)=> {
+                onEntered: (drag) => {
                     root.updateDropExtFiles(drag)
                 }
 
-                onDropped: {
+                onDropped: (drag) => {
+                    drag.accept()
                     rootView.emitExtFilesDrop(root.dropSimpleExtFiles, root.dropComplexExtFiles)
                 }
 
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/itemLibraryQmlSources/AssetsView.qml b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/itemLibraryQmlSources/AssetsView.qml
index 20df1018360..dffef336202 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/itemLibraryQmlSources/AssetsView.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/itemLibraryQmlSources/AssetsView.qml
@@ -344,13 +344,14 @@ TreeView {
             let [row, item] = dropArea.__rowAndItem(drag)
 
             if (item) {
-               root.endDropHover(row)
+                drag.accept()
+                root.endDropHover(row)
 
-               let dirPath = item.getDirPath()
+                let dirPath = item.getDirPath()
 
-               rootView.emitExtFilesDrop(root.assetsRoot.dropSimpleExtFiles,
-                                         root.assetsRoot.dropComplexExtFiles,
-                                         dirPath)
+                rootView.emitExtFilesDrop(root.assetsRoot.dropSimpleExtFiles,
+                                          root.assetsRoot.dropComplexExtFiles,
+                                          dirPath)
             }
 
             dropArea.__isHoveringDrop = false
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/materialBrowserQmlSource/MaterialBrowser.qml b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/materialBrowserQmlSource/MaterialBrowser.qml
index e26c70b5356..c702b445686 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/materialBrowserQmlSource/MaterialBrowser.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/materialBrowserQmlSource/MaterialBrowser.qml
@@ -503,7 +503,8 @@ Item {
                             materialsSection.highlight = false
                         }
 
-                        onDrop: {
+                        onDrop: (drag) => {
+                            drag.accept()
                             materialsSection.highlight = false
                             rootView.acceptBundleMaterialDrop()
                         }
@@ -587,7 +588,8 @@ Item {
                             highlight = false
                         }
 
-                        onDrop: {
+                        onDrop: (drag) => {
+                            drag.accept()
                             highlight = false
                             rootView.acceptBundleTextureDrop()
                         }
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/materialBrowserQmlSource/MaterialItem.qml b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/materialBrowserQmlSource/MaterialItem.qml
index 3512241fd3e..3783cc8c105 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/materialBrowserQmlSource/MaterialItem.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/materialBrowserQmlSource/MaterialItem.qml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Rectangle {
         }
 
         onDropped: (drag) => {
+            drag.accept()
             rootView.acceptTextureDropOnMaterial(index, drag.getDataAsString(drag.keys[0]))
         }
     }
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/ComboBox.qml b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/ComboBox.qml
index 61f41d8b9c3..139672e4721 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/ComboBox.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/ComboBox.qml
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ StudioControls.ComboBox {
 
         onExited: comboBox.hasActiveHoverDrag = false
 
-        onDropped: {
+        onDropped: (drag) => {
+            drag.accept()
             comboBox.backendValue.commitDrop(dropArea.dropData)
             comboBox.hasActiveHoverDrag = false
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatortreemodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatortreemodel.cpp
index 0b9396028fd..2fa06b1ead3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatortreemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatortreemodel.cpp
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ bool NavigatorTreeModel::dropMimeData(const QMimeData *mimeData,
         }
     }
 
-    return false; // don't let the view do drag&drop on its own
+    return true;
 }
 
 void NavigatorTreeModel::handleInternalDrop(const QMimeData *mimeData,
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorwidget.cpp
index 5b94a0a0510..fb161a26b03 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorwidget.cpp
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ void NavigatorWidget::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *dragEnterEvent)
 
 void NavigatorWidget::dropEvent(QDropEvent *dropEvent)
 {
+    dropEvent->accept();
     const DesignerActionManager &actionManager = QmlDesignerPlugin::instance()
                                                      ->viewManager().designerActionManager();
     actionManager.handleExternalAssetsDrop(dropEvent->mimeData());