diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
index 146a03dc64a..4ea20d86762 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "fileutils.h"
 #include "savefile.h"
 
+#include "algorithm.h"
 #include "hostosinfo.h"
 #include "qtcassert.h"
 
@@ -718,6 +719,26 @@ FileDropSupport::FileDropSupport(QWidget *parentWidget)
     parentWidget->installEventFilter(this);
 }
 
+QStringList FileDropSupport::mimeTypesForFilePaths()
+{
+    return QStringList() << QStringLiteral("text/uri-list");
+}
+
+QMimeData *FileDropSupport::mimeDataForFilePaths(const QStringList &filePaths)
+{
+    QList<QUrl> localUrls = Utils::transform(filePaths, [filePaths](const QString &path) {
+        return QUrl::fromLocalFile(path);
+    });
+    auto data = new QMimeData;
+    data->setUrls(localUrls);
+    return data;
+}
+
+QMimeData *FileDropSupport::mimeDataForFilePath(const QString &filePath)
+{
+    return mimeDataForFilePaths(QStringList() << filePath);
+}
+
 bool FileDropSupport::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(obj)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
index 8a7edeef383..69457b32bdc 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace Utils {class FileName; }
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 class QFile;
+class QMimeData;
 class QTemporaryFile;
 class QWidget;
 class QTextStream;
@@ -199,6 +200,10 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT FileDropSupport : public QObject
 public:
     FileDropSupport(QWidget *parentWidget);
 
+    static QStringList mimeTypesForFilePaths();
+    static QMimeData *mimeDataForFilePaths(const QStringList &filePaths);
+    static QMimeData *mimeDataForFilePath(const QString &filePath);
+
 signals:
     void filesDropped(const QStringList &files);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp
index c82bededa3c..dfd9d08fddb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QFont>
 #include <QMimeData>
-#include <QUrl>
 
 namespace ProjectExplorer {
 
@@ -491,20 +490,18 @@ void FlatModel::reset()
 
 QStringList FlatModel::mimeTypes() const
 {
-    return QStringList() << QStringLiteral("text/uri-list");
+    return Utils::FileDropSupport::mimeTypesForFilePaths();
 }
 
 QMimeData *FlatModel::mimeData(const QModelIndexList &indexes) const
 {
-    QList<QUrl> urls;
+    QStringList filePaths;
     foreach (const QModelIndex &index, indexes) {
         Node *node = nodeForIndex(index);
         if (qobject_cast<FileNode *>(node))
-            urls.append(QUrl::fromLocalFile(node->path()));
+            filePaths.append(node->path());
     }
-    auto data = new QMimeData;
-    data->setUrls(urls);
-    return data;
+    return Utils::FileDropSupport::mimeDataForFilePaths(filePaths);
 }
 
 QModelIndex FlatModel::indexForNode(const Node *node_)