diff --git a/include/AutomationEditor.h b/include/AutomationEditor.h
index 64cfeb718..eca52d2c6 100644
--- a/include/AutomationEditor.h
+++ b/include/AutomationEditor.h
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ public:
 	void setCurrentPattern(AutomationPattern* pattern);
 	const AutomationPattern* currentPattern();
 
+	virtual void dropEvent( QDropEvent * _de );
+	virtual void dragEnterEvent( QDragEnterEvent * _dee );
+
 	void open(AutomationPattern* pattern);
 
 	AutomationEditor* m_editor;
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/AutomationEditor.cpp b/src/gui/editors/AutomationEditor.cpp
index f839eb5a6..bde69e950 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/AutomationEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/editors/AutomationEditor.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
 #include "PianoRoll.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "MeterModel.h"
+#include "StringPairDrag.h"
+#include "ProjectJournal.h"
 
 
 QPixmap * AutomationEditor::s_toolDraw = NULL;
@@ -2220,6 +2222,8 @@ AutomationEditorWindow::AutomationEditorWindow() :
 	setFocusPolicy( Qt::StrongFocus );
 	setFocus();
 	setWindowIcon( embed::getIconPixmap( "automation" ) );
+	setAcceptDrops( true );
+	m_toolBar->setAcceptDrops( true );
 }
 
 
@@ -2282,6 +2286,30 @@ const AutomationPattern* AutomationEditorWindow::currentPattern()
 	return m_editor->currentPattern();
 }
 
+void AutomationEditorWindow::dropEvent( QDropEvent *_de )
+{
+	QString type = StringPairDrag::decodeKey( _de );
+	QString val = StringPairDrag::decodeValue( _de );
+	if( type == "automatable_model" )
+	{
+		AutomatableModel * mod = dynamic_cast<AutomatableModel *>(
+				Engine::projectJournal()->
+					journallingObject( val.toInt() ) );
+		if( mod != NULL )
+		{
+			m_editor->m_pattern->addObject( mod );
+			setCurrentPattern( m_editor->m_pattern );
+		}
+	}
+
+	update();
+}
+
+void AutomationEditorWindow::dragEnterEvent( QDragEnterEvent *_dee )
+{
+	StringPairDrag::processDragEnterEvent( _dee, "automatable_model" );
+}
+
 void AutomationEditorWindow::open(AutomationPattern* pattern)
 {
 	setCurrentPattern(pattern);