diff --git a/gnome/ChangeLog b/gnome/ChangeLog
index 2be4dd772..03aefb4aa 100644
--- a/gnome/ChangeLog
+++ b/gnome/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 1999-02-05  Federico Mena Quintero  <federico@nuclecu.unam.mx>
 
+	* gdesktop.c (drag_data_get): Set the Netscape URL from the icon
+	if it is available.  Wheee!  We can now drop icons onto Netscape.
+
 	* gmain.h: Added prototype for gmc_open_filename().
 
 	* gdesktop.c (desktop_icon_info_open): Fixed call to
diff --git a/gnome/gdesktop.c b/gnome/gdesktop.c
index a5935e6c3..9bf9a6645 100644
--- a/gnome/gdesktop.c
+++ b/gnome/gdesktop.c
@@ -1150,16 +1150,25 @@ drag_data_get (GtkWidget *widget, GdkDragContext *context, GtkSelectionData *sel
 					len);
 		break;
 
-        case TARGET_URL:
-		files = gnome_uri_list_extract_uris (filelist);
-		if (files) {
+	case TARGET_URL:
+		if (dii->url)
 			gtk_selection_data_set (selection_data,
 						selection_data->target,
 						8,
-						files->data,
-						strlen (files->data));
+						dii->url,
+						strlen (dii->url));
+		else {
+			files = gnome_uri_list_extract_uris (filelist);
+			if (files)
+				gtk_selection_data_set (selection_data,
+							selection_data->target,
+							8,
+							files->data,
+							strlen (files->data));
+
+			gnome_uri_list_free_strings (files);
 		}
-		gnome_uri_list_free_strings (files);
+
 		break;
 
 	default: