diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp
index ad79e82975d..d90e3495244 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ bool FlatModel::trimEmptyDirectories(WrapperNode *parent)
 
 Qt::DropActions FlatModel::supportedDragActions() const
 {
-    return Qt::MoveAction;
+    return Qt::CopyAction;
 }
 
 QStringList FlatModel::mimeTypes() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index aeefcb39cf6..c506d71377f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -8568,7 +8568,7 @@ void TextEditorLinkLabel::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
     data->addFile(m_link.targetFileName, m_link.targetLine, m_link.targetColumn);
     auto drag = new QDrag(this);
     drag->setMimeData(data);
-    drag->exec(Qt::MoveAction);
+    drag->exec(Qt::CopyAction);
 }
 
 void TextEditorLinkLabel::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event)