diff --git a/declarativeimports/draganddrop/DeclarativeMimeData.cpp b/declarativeimports/draganddrop/DeclarativeMimeData.cpp
index 2b2659786..69fafd944 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/draganddrop/DeclarativeMimeData.cpp
+++ b/declarativeimports/draganddrop/DeclarativeMimeData.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ void DeclarativeMimeData::setColor(const QColor &color)
 	}
 }
 
+void DeclarativeMimeData::setData(const QString &mimeType, const QString &data)
+{
+    QMimeData::setData(mimeType, data.toLatin1());
+}
+
 /*!
   \qmlproperty item MimeData::source
 
diff --git a/declarativeimports/draganddrop/DeclarativeMimeData.h b/declarativeimports/draganddrop/DeclarativeMimeData.h
index e919584a9..e5c453443 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/draganddrop/DeclarativeMimeData.h
+++ b/declarativeimports/draganddrop/DeclarativeMimeData.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ public:
 	QColor color() const;
 	void setColor(const QColor &color);
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE void setData(const QString &mimeType, const QString &data);
+
 	QDeclarativeItem* source() const;
 	void setSource(QDeclarativeItem* source);