diff --git a/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c b/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c
index ce51d037..f489e34c 100644
--- a/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c
+++ b/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ enum
   PROP_BUTTON_ICON,
   PROP_CUSTOM_MENU,
   PROP_CUSTOM_MENU_FILE,
-  PROP_MENU_EDITOR
+  PROP_MENU_EDITOR,
+  PROP_ALLOW_DND
 };
 
 
@@ -195,13 +196,21 @@ applications_menu_plugin_class_init (ApplicationsMenuPluginClass *klass)
                                                         NULL, NULL,
                                                         NULL,
                                                         G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
-
+                                                        
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
                                    PROP_MENU_EDITOR,
                                    g_param_spec_string ("menu-editor",
                                                         NULL, NULL,
                                                         DEFAULT_EDITOR,
                                                         G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+                                                         
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
+                                   PROP_ALLOW_DND,
+                                   g_param_spec_boolean ("allow-dnd",
+                                                         NULL, NULL,
+                                                         FALSE,
+                                                         G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+                                                                                                                  
 }
 
 
@@ -298,6 +307,11 @@ applications_menu_plugin_get_property (GObject    *object,
     case PROP_MENU_EDITOR:
       g_value_set_string (value, plugin->menu_editor);
       break;
+      
+    case PROP_ALLOW_DND:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value,
+          garcon_gtk_menu_get_allow_dnd (GARCON_GTK_MENU (plugin->menu)));
+      break;    
 
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
@@ -384,6 +398,11 @@ applications_menu_plugin_set_property (GObject      *object,
     case PROP_MENU_EDITOR:
       plugin->menu_editor = g_value_dup_string (value);
       break;
+      
+    case PROP_ALLOW_DND:
+      garcon_gtk_menu_set_allow_dnd (GARCON_GTK_MENU (plugin->menu),
+                                         g_value_get_boolean (value));
+      break;
 
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
@@ -414,6 +433,7 @@ applications_menu_plugin_construct (XfcePanelPlugin *panel_plugin)
     { "custom-menu", G_TYPE_BOOLEAN },
     { "custom-menu-file", G_TYPE_STRING },
     { "menu-editor", G_TYPE_STRING },
+    { "allow-dnd", G_TYPE_BOOLEAN },    
     { NULL }
   };