diff --git a/dolphin/src/views/draganddrophelper.cpp b/dolphin/src/views/draganddrophelper.cpp
index f81d4d0..c9c847a 100644
--- a/dolphin/src/views/draganddrophelper.cpp
+++ b/dolphin/src/views/draganddrophelper.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@

 QString DragAndDropHelper::dropUrls(const KFileItem& destItem, const KUrl& destUrl, QDropEvent* event)
 {
-    if (!destItem.isNull() && !destItem.isWritable()) {
+    if (!destItem.isNull() && (!destItem.isWritable() && !destItem.isDesktopFile())) {
         return i18nc("@info:status", "Access denied. Could not write to <filename>%1</filename>", destUrl.pathOrUrl());
     }