diff --git a/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c b/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c
index 0e1123c..6de0bfd 100644
--- a/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c
+++ b/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct _ApplicationsMenuPlugin
   GtkWidget       *box;
   GtkWidget       *icon;
   GtkWidget       *label;
+  GtkWidget       *menu;
 
   guint            show_generic_names : 1;
   guint            show_menu_icons : 1;
@@ -81,6 +82,10 @@ enum
   PROP_CUSTOM_MENU_FILE
 };
 
+static const GtkTargetEntry dnd_target_list[] = {
+  { "text/uri-list", 0, 0 }
+};
+
 
 
 static void      applications_menu_plugin_get_property         (GObject                *object,
@@ -703,6 +708,46 @@ applications_menu_plugin_menu_item_activate (GtkWidget      *mi,
 
 
 
+static void
+applications_menu_plugin_menu_item_drag_data_get (GtkWidget        *widget,
+                                                  GdkDragContext   *drag_context,
+                                                  GtkSelectionData *data,
+                                                  guint             info,
+                                                  guint             event_time,
+                                                  GarconMenuItem   *item)
+{
+  gchar *uri;
+
+  panel_return_if_fail (GARCON_IS_MENU_ITEM (item));
+
+  if (G_UNLIKELY (item == NULL))
+    return;
+
+  uri = garcon_menu_item_get_uri (item);
+  if (G_LIKELY (uri != NULL))
+    {
+      gtk_selection_data_set (data, data->target, 8, (guchar *) uri, strlen (uri));
+      g_free (uri);
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+static void
+applications_menu_plugin_menu_item_drag_end (GtkWidget              *widget,
+                                             GdkDragContext         *drag_context,
+                                             ApplicationsMenuPlugin *plugin)
+{
+  panel_return_if_fail (XFCE_IS_APPLICATIONS_MENU_PLUGIN (plugin));
+
+  if (plugin->button != NULL)
+    gtk_toggle_button_set_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (plugin->button), FALSE);
+
+  exo_gtk_object_destroy_later (GTK_OBJECT (plugin->menu));
+}
+
+
+
 static gboolean
 applications_menu_plugin_menu_add (GtkWidget              *gtk_menu,
                                    GarconMenu             *menu,
@@ -744,6 +789,7 @@ applications_menu_plugin_menu_add (GtkWidget              *gtk_menu,
 
           mi = gtk_image_menu_item_new_with_label (name);
           gtk_menu_shell_append (GTK_MENU_SHELL (gtk_menu), mi);
+          gtk_drag_source_set (mi, GDK_BUTTON1_MASK, dnd_target_list, G_N_ELEMENTS (dnd_target_list), GDK_ACTION_COPY);
 
           if (plugin->show_tooltips)
             {
@@ -755,6 +801,10 @@ applications_menu_plugin_menu_add (GtkWidget              *gtk_menu,
           g_signal_connect_data (G_OBJECT (mi), "activate",
               G_CALLBACK (applications_menu_plugin_menu_item_activate),
               g_object_ref (li->data), (GClosureNotify) g_object_unref, 0);
+          g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (mi), "drag-data-get",
+              G_CALLBACK (applications_menu_plugin_menu_item_drag_data_get), li->data);
+          g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (mi), "drag-end",
+              G_CALLBACK (applications_menu_plugin_menu_item_drag_end), plugin);
           gtk_widget_show (mi);
 
           command = garcon_menu_item_get_command (li->data);
@@ -852,9 +902,11 @@ applications_menu_plugin_menu (GtkWidget              *button,
   if (garcon_menu_load (menu, NULL, &error))
     {
       gtk_menu = gtk_menu_new ();
-      g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (gtk_menu), "deactivate",
+      g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (gtk_menu), "selection-done",
            G_CALLBACK (applications_menu_plugin_menu_deactivate), button);
 
+      plugin->menu = menu;
+
       if (!applications_menu_plugin_menu_add (gtk_menu, menu, plugin))
         {
           mi = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label (_("No applications found"));