diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/workbench/renderers/swt/StackRenderer.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/workbench/renderers/swt/StackRenderer.java
index cf96e9c1ceb..da198299bc5 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/workbench/renderers/swt/StackRenderer.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/workbench/renderers/swt/StackRenderer.java
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
 import org.eclipse.swt.custom.CTabFolder2Listener;
 import org.eclipse.swt.custom.CTabFolderEvent;
 import org.eclipse.swt.custom.CTabItem;
+import org.eclipse.swt.dnd.DND;
+import org.eclipse.swt.dnd.DropTarget;
 import org.eclipse.swt.events.ControlEvent;
 import org.eclipse.swt.events.ControlListener;
 import org.eclipse.swt.events.MouseAdapter;
@@ -158,6 +160,9 @@ public class StackRenderer extends LazyStackRenderer {
 	 */
 	private static final String TAB_FONT_KEY = "org.eclipse.ui.workbench.TAB_TEXT_FONT"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
+	// private static final int DROP_OPERATIONS = DND.DROP_COPY | DND.DROP_MOVE |
+	// DND.DROP_LINK;
+
 	@Inject
 	@Preference(nodePath = "org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt")
 	private IEclipsePreferences preferences;
@@ -719,9 +724,10 @@ public Object createWidget(MUIElement element, Object parent) {
 		if (PartStackUtil.isEditorStack(element)) {
 			createOnboardingControls(tabFolder);
 			initializeOnboardingInformationInEditorStack(tabFolder);
+			Shell shell = Display.getCurrent().getActiveShell();
+			new DropTarget(shell, DND.DROP_COPY | DND.DROP_MOVE | DND.DROP_LINK);
 		}
 		tabFolder.setMRUVisible(getMRUValue());
-
 		// Adjust the minimum chars based on the location
 		if (isInSharedArea) {
 			tabFolder.setMinimumCharacters(MIN_EDITOR_CHARS);
@@ -735,7 +741,6 @@ public Object createWidget(MUIElement element, Object parent) {
 
 		// Add a composite to manage the view's TB and Menu
 		addTopRight(tabFolder);
-
 		return tabFolder;
 	}