diff --git a/examples/applets/config/contents/config/argsrc b/examples/applets/config/contents/config/argsrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e6ab2638
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/applets/config/contents/config/argsrc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[General] 
+text/plain=Test
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/applets/config/metadata.desktop b/examples/applets/config/metadata.desktop
index a0ee439f0..a574e3578 100644
--- a/examples/applets/config/metadata.desktop
+++ b/examples/applets/config/metadata.desktop
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.kde.example.configuration
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=
 X-Plasma-MainScript=ui/main.qml
+X-Plasma-DropMimeTypes=text/plain
diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
index e40e63fc3..400f66b8c 100644
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ QVariantList ContainmentInterface::availableScreenRegion(int id) const
     return regVal;
 }
 
-void ContainmentInterface::addApplet(const QString &plugin, const QVariantList &args, const QPoint &pos)
+Plasma::Applet *ContainmentInterface::addApplet(const QString &plugin, const QVariantList &args, const QPoint &pos)
 {
     //HACK
     //This is necessary to delay the appletAdded signal (of containmentInterface) AFTER the applet graphics object has been created
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ void ContainmentInterface::addApplet(const QString &plugin, const QVariantList &
 
     emit appletAdded(appletGraphicObject, pos.x(), pos.y());
     emit appletsChanged();
+    return applet;
 }
 
 void ContainmentInterface::processMimeData(QMimeData *mimeData, int x, int y)
@@ -467,7 +468,29 @@ void ContainmentInterface::mimeTypeRetrieved(KIO::Job *job, const QString &mimet
                         m_wallpaperInterface->setUrl(tjob->url());
                     }
                 } else {
-                    addApplet(actionsToApplets[choice], args, posi);
+                    Plasma::Applet *applet = addApplet(actionsToApplets[choice], args, posi);
+                    //TODO: put in a function
+                    if (applet) {
+                        KConfig argsConf(applet->package().filePath("config", "argsrc"));
+                        foreach (const QString &group, argsConf.groupList()) {
+                            KConfigGroup cg(&argsConf, group);
+                            if (cg.hasKey(mimetype)) {
+                                QString key = cg.readEntry(mimetype);
+
+                                Plasma::ConfigLoader *config = applet->configScheme();
+                                if (config) {
+                                    KConfigSkeletonItem *item = config->findItemByName(key);
+                                    if (item) {
+                                        item->setProperty(tjob->url());
+                                        config->blockSignals(true);
+                                        config->writeConfig();
+                                        config->blockSignals(false);
+                                        m_appletScriptEngine->configNeedsSaving();
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
 
                 clearDataForMimeJob(job);
diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.h b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.h
index 2889d65fc..9a5242bc8 100644
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.h
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.h
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ protected Q_SLOTS:
 
 private:
     void clearDataForMimeJob(KIO::Job *job);
-    void addApplet(const QString &plugin, const QVariantList &args, const QPoint &pos);
+    Plasma::Applet *addApplet(const QString &plugin, const QVariantList &args, const QPoint &pos);
 
     WallpaperInterface *m_wallpaperInterface;
     QList<QObject *> m_appletInterfaces;