diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp b/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp
index d9e3fc97558d..26b776887587 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ bool View3DInventor::onMsg(const char* pMsg, const char** ppReturn)
     else if(strcmp("SetStereoOff",pMsg) == 0 ) {
         _viewer->setStereoMode(Quarter::SoQTQuarterAdaptor::MONO );
         return true;
-   }
+    }
     else if(strcmp("Example1",pMsg) == 0 ) {
         SoSeparator * root = new SoSeparator;
         Texture3D(root);
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ void View3DInventor::dropEvent (QDropEvent * e)
 
 void View3DInventor::dragEnterEvent (QDragEnterEvent * e)
 {
-    // Here we must allow uri drafs and check them in dropEvent
+    // Here we must allow uri drags and check them in dropEvent
     const QMimeData* data = e->mimeData();
     if (data->hasUrls())
         e->accept();
diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
index 2634a936b9d5..6f8cf22258af 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
@@ -2749,3 +2749,44 @@ PyObject *View3DInventorViewer::getPyObject(void)
     Py_INCREF(_viewerPy);
     return _viewerPy;
 }
+/**
+ * Drops the event \a e and loads the files into the given document.
+ */
+void View3DInventorViewer::dropEvent (QDropEvent * e)
+{
+    const QMimeData* data = e->mimeData();
+    if (data->hasUrls() && selectionRoot && selectionRoot->pcDocument) {
+        getMainWindow()->loadUrls(selectionRoot->pcDocument->getDocument(), data->urls());
+    }
+    else {
+        inherited::dropEvent(e);
+    }
+}
+
+void View3DInventorViewer::dragEnterEvent (QDragEnterEvent * e)
+{
+    // Here we must allow uri drags and check them in dropEvent
+    const QMimeData* data = e->mimeData();
+    if (data->hasUrls()) {
+        e->accept();
+    }
+    else {
+        inherited::dragEnterEvent(e);
+    }
+}
+
+void View3DInventorViewer::dragMoveEvent(QDragMoveEvent *e)
+{
+    const QMimeData* data = e->mimeData();
+    if (data->hasUrls() && selectionRoot && selectionRoot->pcDocument) {
+        e->accept();
+    }
+    else {
+        inherited::dragMoveEvent(e);
+    }
+}
+
+void View3DInventorViewer::dragLeaveEvent(QDragLeaveEvent *e)
+{
+    inherited::dragLeaveEvent(e);
+}
diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.h b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.h
index 02b0e6addb1d..5c17d65d28c5 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.h
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.h
@@ -354,6 +354,10 @@ class GuiExport View3DInventorViewer : public Quarter::SoQTQuarterAdaptor, publi
     virtual void setSeekMode(SbBool enable);
     virtual void afterRealizeHook(void);
     virtual bool processSoEvent(const SoEvent * ev);
+    void dropEvent (QDropEvent * e);
+    void dragEnterEvent (QDragEnterEvent * e);
+    void dragMoveEvent(QDragMoveEvent *e);
+    void dragLeaveEvent(QDragLeaveEvent *e);
     SbBool processSoEventBase(const SoEvent * const ev);
     void printDimension();
     void selectAll();