diff --git a/containment/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/containment/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index 4afa205e4..c8b7a92a3 100644
--- a/containment/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/containment/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ Item {
         id:fastLayoutManager
         plasmoidObj: plasmoid
         rootItem: root
+        dndSpacerItem: dndSpacer
         mainLayout: layoutsContainer.mainLayout
         startLayout: layoutsContainer.startLayout
         endLayout: layoutsContainer.endLayout
diff --git a/containment/plugin/layoutmanager.cpp b/containment/plugin/layoutmanager.cpp
index 008d65c94..376bc65fe 100644
--- a/containment/plugin/layoutmanager.cpp
+++ b/containment/plugin/layoutmanager.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,21 @@ void LayoutManager::setRootItem(QQuickItem *root)
     emit rootItemChanged();
 }
 
+QQuickItem *LayoutManager::dndSpacer() const
+{
+    return m_dndSpacer;
+}
+
+void LayoutManager::setDndSpacer(QQuickItem *dnd)
+{
+    if (m_dndSpacer == dnd) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_dndSpacer = dnd;
+    emit dndSpacerChanged();
+}
+
 QQuickItem *LayoutManager::mainLayout() const
 {
     return m_mainLayout;
diff --git a/containment/plugin/layoutmanager.h b/containment/plugin/layoutmanager.h
index 278a50966..2fcb828e6 100644
--- a/containment/plugin/layoutmanager.h
+++ b/containment/plugin/layoutmanager.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class LayoutManager : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(QQuickItem *startLayout READ startLayout WRITE setStartLayout NOTIFY startLayoutChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QQuickItem *endLayout READ endLayout WRITE setEndLayout NOTIFY endLayoutChanged)
 
+    Q_PROPERTY(QQuickItem *dndSpacerItem READ dndSpacer WRITE setDndSpacer NOTIFY dndSpacerChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QQuickItem *metrics READ metrics WRITE setMetrics NOTIFY metricsChanged)
 
 public:
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@ public:
     QQuickItem *endLayout() const;
     void setEndLayout(QQuickItem *end);
 
+    QQuickItem *dndSpacer() const;
+    void setDndSpacer(QQuickItem *dnd);
+
     QQuickItem *metrics() const;
     void setMetrics(QQuickItem *metrics);
 
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ public slots:
 signals:
     void plasmoidChanged();
     void rootItemChanged();
+    void dndSpacerChanged();
     void mainLayoutChanged();
     void metricsChanged();
     void startLayoutChanged();
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@ private:
 
 private:
     QQuickItem *m_rootItem{nullptr};
+    QQuickItem *m_dndSpacer{nullptr};
 
     QQuickItem *m_mainLayout{nullptr};
     QQuickItem *m_startLayout{nullptr};