3 files changed, 40 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
index 76f7fa1cd..88f5d9f7c 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.cpp
@@ -778,7 +778,6 @@ bool KItemListController::dragLeaveEvent(QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent* event, con
 
 bool KItemListController::dragMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent* event, const QTransform& transform)
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(transform);
     if (!m_model || !m_view) {
         return false;
     }
@@ -799,20 +798,23 @@ bool KItemListController::dragMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent* event, cons
         }
 
         if (newHoveredWidget) {
+            bool droppingBetweenItems = false;
+            if (m_model->sortRole().isEmpty()) {
+                // The model supports inserting items between other items.
+                droppingBetweenItems = (m_view->showDropIndicator(pos) >= 0);
+            }
+
             const int index = newHoveredWidget->index();
-            if (m_model->supportsDropping(index)) {
+            if (!droppingBetweenItems && m_model->supportsDropping(index)) {
+                // Something has been dragged on an item.
+                m_view->hideDropIndicator();
                 newHoveredWidget->setHovered(true);
-            } else if (m_model->sortRole().isEmpty()) {
-                // The model supports inserting of items on
-                // the given index. Assure that a drop-indicator
-                // is shown by the view.
-                m_view->showDropIndicator(pos);
-            }
-            emit itemHovered(index);
+                emit itemHovered(index);
 
-            if (m_autoActivationTimer->interval() >= 0) {
-                m_autoActivationTimer->setProperty("index", index);
-                m_autoActivationTimer->start();
+                if (m_autoActivationTimer->interval() >= 0) {
+                    m_autoActivationTimer->setProperty("index", index);
+                    m_autoActivationTimer->start();
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -822,7 +824,6 @@ bool KItemListController::dragMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent* event, cons
 
 bool KItemListController::dropEvent(QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent* event, const QTransform& transform)
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(transform)
     if (!m_view) {
         return false;
     }
@@ -831,13 +832,19 @@ bool KItemListController::dropEvent(QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent* event, const QT
     m_view->setAutoScroll(false);
 
     const QPointF pos = transform.map(event->pos());
+
+    int dropAboveIndex = -1;
     if (m_model->sortRole().isEmpty()) {
-        // The model supports inserting of items on
-        // a given index.
-        const int dropIndex = m_view->showDropIndicator(pos);
+        // The model supports inserting of items between other items.
+        dropAboveIndex = m_view->showDropIndicator(pos);
+    }
+
+    if (dropAboveIndex >= 0) {
+        // Something has been dropped between two items.
         m_view->hideDropIndicator();
-        emit itemDropEvent(dropIndex, event);
+        emit aboveItemDropEvent(dropAboveIndex, event);
     } else {
+        // Something has been dropped on an item or on an empty part of the view.
         emit itemDropEvent(m_view->itemAt(pos), event);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.h b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.h
index db31d50c3..a88152622 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontroller.h
@@ -201,9 +201,18 @@ signals:
      * Is emitted if a drop event is done above the item with the index
      * \a index. If \a index is < 0 the drop event is done above an
      * empty area of the view.
+     * TODO: Introduce a new signal viewDropEvent(QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent),
+     *       which is emitted if the drop event occurs on an empty area in
+     *       the view, and make sure that index is always >= 0 in itemDropEvent().
      */
     void itemDropEvent(int index, QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent* event);
 
+    /**
+     * Is emitted if a drop event is done between the item with the index
+     * \a index and the previous item.
+     */
+    void aboveItemDropEvent(int index, QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent* event);
+
     void modelChanged(KItemModelBase* current, KItemModelBase* previous);
     void viewChanged(KItemListView* current, KItemListView* previous);
 
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
index 64b33f96f..72b3fd8fc 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
@@ -2318,6 +2318,13 @@ int KItemListView::showDropIndicator(const QPointF& pos)
         const QPointF mappedPos = widget->mapFromItem(this, pos);
         const QRectF rect = itemRect(widget->index());
         if (mappedPos.y() >= 0 && mappedPos.y() <= rect.height()) {
+            if (m_model->supportsDropping(widget->index())) {
+                const int gap = qMax(4, m_styleOption.padding);
+                if (mappedPos.y() >= gap && mappedPos.y() <= rect.height() - gap) {
+                    return -1;
+                }
+            }
+
             const bool isAboveItem = (mappedPos.y () < rect.height() / 2);
             const qreal y = isAboveItem ? rect.top() : rect.bottom();