diff --git a/src/libs/utils/basetreeview.cpp b/src/libs/utils/basetreeview.cpp
index 03139a41540..7b39e766893 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/basetreeview.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/basetreeview.cpp
@@ -427,6 +427,14 @@ void BaseTreeView::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *ev)
 //        d->toggleColumnWidth(columnAt(ev->x()));
 }
 
+void BaseTreeView::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *ev)
+{
+    ItemViewEvent ive(ev, this);
+    QTC_ASSERT(model(), return);
+    if (!model()->setData(ive.index(), QVariant::fromValue(ive), ItemViewEventRole))
+        TreeView::mouseMoveEvent(ev);
+}
+
 void BaseTreeView::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *ev)
 {
     ItemViewEvent ive(ev, this);
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/basetreeview.h b/src/libs/utils/basetreeview.h
index 36da6589133..fdf6f619379 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/basetreeview.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/basetreeview.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public:
 
     void setModel(QAbstractItemModel *model) override;
     void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *ev) override;
+    void mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *ev) override;
     void mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *ev) override;
     void contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *ev) override;
     void showEvent(QShowEvent *ev) override;