diff --git a/sources/qetapp.cpp b/sources/qetapp.cpp
index b0e864985..55ebca244 100644
--- a/sources/qetapp.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetapp.cpp
@@ -526,6 +526,38 @@ QString QETApp::symbolicPath(const QString &real_path) {
 	return(chemin);
 }
 
+/**
+	@return the list of file extensions QElectroTech is able to open and
+	supposed to handle. Note they are provided with no leading point.
+*/
+QStringList QETApp::handledFileExtensions() {
+	static QStringList ext;
+	if (!ext.count()) {
+		ext << "qet";
+		ext << "elmt";
+		ext << QString(TITLEBLOCKS_FILE_EXTENSION).remove(QRegExp("^\."));
+	}
+	return(ext);
+}
+
+/**
+	@param an URLs list
+	@return the list of filepaths QElectroTech is able to open.
+*/
+QStringList QETApp::handledFiles(const QList<QUrl> &urls) {
+	QList<QString> filepaths;
+	foreach (QUrl url, urls) {
+		if (!url.isLocalFile()) continue;
+		QString local_path = url.toLocalFile();
+		QFileInfo local_path_info(local_path);
+		QString local_path_ext = local_path_info.completeSuffix();
+		if (handledFileExtensions().contains(local_path_ext)) {
+			filepaths << local_path;
+		}
+	}
+	return(filepaths);
+}
+
 /**
 	@param filepath Un chemin de fichier
 	Note : si filepath est une chaine vide, cette methode retourne 0.
diff --git a/sources/qetapp.h b/sources/qetapp.h
index 195148df0..4eb45f181 100644
--- a/sources/qetapp.h
+++ b/sources/qetapp.h
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ class QETApp : public QETSingleApplication {
 	static QString languagesPath();
 	static QString realPath(const QString &);
 	static QString symbolicPath(const QString &);
+	static QStringList handledFileExtensions();
+	static QStringList handledFiles(const QList<QUrl> &);
 	static RecentFiles *projectsRecentFiles();
 	static RecentFiles *elementsRecentFiles();
 #ifdef QET_ALLOW_OVERRIDE_CED_OPTION
diff --git a/sources/qetmainwindow.cpp b/sources/qetmainwindow.cpp
index d5b6ba39e..9f3a4bf23 100644
--- a/sources/qetmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetmainwindow.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ QETMainWindow::QETMainWindow(QWidget *widget, Qt::WindowFlags flags) :
 {
 	initCommonActions();
 	initCommonMenus();
+	
+	setAcceptDrops(true);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -162,3 +164,31 @@ bool QETMainWindow::event(QEvent *e) {
 */
 void QETMainWindow::firstActivation(QEvent *) {
 }
+
+
+/**
+	Accept or refuse drag'n drop events depending on the dropped mime type;
+	especially, accepts only URLs to local files that we could open.
+	@param e le QDragEnterEvent correspondant au drag'n drop tente
+*/
+void QETMainWindow::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *e) {
+	if (e -> mimeData() -> hasUrls()) {
+		if (QETApp::handledFiles(e -> mimeData() -> urls()).count()) {
+			e -> acceptProposedAction();
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+	Handle drops accepted on main windows; more specifically, open dropped files
+	as long as they are handled by QElectrotech.
+	@param e the QDropEvent describing the current drag'n drop
+*/
+void QETMainWindow::dropEvent(QDropEvent *e) {
+	if (e -> mimeData() -> hasUrls()) {
+		QStringList filepaths = QETApp::handledFiles(e -> mimeData() -> urls());
+		if (filepaths.count()) {
+			QETApp::instance() -> openFiles(QETArguments(filepaths));
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/sources/qetmainwindow.h b/sources/qetmainwindow.h
index 2c36cb95e..803755ac5 100644
--- a/sources/qetmainwindow.h
+++ b/sources/qetmainwindow.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ class QETMainWindow : public QMainWindow {
 	
 	protected:
 	virtual bool event(QEvent *);
+	virtual void dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *e);
+	virtual void dropEvent(QDropEvent *e);
 	virtual void firstActivation(QEvent *);
 	
 	// slots