diff --git a/src/gui/views/listview.py b/src/gui/views/listview.py
index a77cc5d4b..ac90a0dd5 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/listview.py
+++ b/src/gui/views/listview.py
@@ -463,6 +463,10 @@ class ListView(NavigationView):
                         for handle in selected_ids], 
                     0)
             sel_data.set(self.drag_list_info().atom_drag_type, 8, pickle.dumps(data))
+        else:
+            # pass empty
+            data = (self.drag_info().drag_type, id(self), [], 0)
+            sel_data.set(self.drag_list_info().atom_drag_type, 8, pickle.dumps(data))
 
     def set_column_order(self):
         """
diff --git a/src/plugins/lib/libplaceview.py b/src/plugins/lib/libplaceview.py
index ac6d4e41a..8296f361d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lib/libplaceview.py
+++ b/src/plugins/lib/libplaceview.py
@@ -213,8 +213,14 @@ class PlaceBaseView(ListView):
                 widget.set_stock_id(Gtk.STOCK_JUMP_TO)
         if self.drag_info():
             self.list.enable_model_drag_source(Gdk.ModifierType.BUTTON1_MASK,
-              [('text/plain', 0, 0), self.drag_info().target_data()],
+              [],
               Gdk.DragAction.COPY)
+            tglist = Gtk.TargetList.new([])
+            tglist.add(self.drag_info().atom_drag_type, 
+                       self.drag_info().target_flags,
+                       self.drag_info().app_id)
+            tglist.add_text_targets (0L)
+            self.list.drag_source_set_target_list(tglist)
 
     def __create_maps_menu_actions(self):
         """