diff --git a/openide.explorer/src/org/openide/explorer/view/OutlineView.java b/openide.explorer/src/org/openide/explorer/view/OutlineView.java
--- a/openide.explorer/src/org/openide/explorer/view/OutlineView.java
+++ b/openide.explorer/src/org/openide/explorer/view/OutlineView.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import java.awt.Component;
 import java.awt.Point;
 import java.awt.Rectangle;
+import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
 import java.awt.dnd.DnDConstants;
@@ -734,6 +735,16 @@
         return allowedDropActions;
     }
 
+    /** Actions constants from {@link java.awt.dnd.DnDConstants}.
+    * @param t The transferable for which the allowed drop actions are requested,
+    *          or <code>null</code> to get actions for the creation of DropTarget for the view.
+    * @return int representing set of actions which are allowed when dropping
+    * into the asociated component. By default it returns {@link #getAllowedDropActions()}.
+    */
+    protected int getAllowedDropActions(Transferable t) {
+        return getAllowedDropActions();
+    }
+
     /** Sets allowed actions for dropping.
     * @param actions new allowed drop actions, using {@link java.awt.dnd.DnDConstants}
     */
diff --git a/openide.explorer/src/org/openide/explorer/view/OutlineViewDropSupport.java b/openide.explorer/src/org/openide/explorer/view/OutlineViewDropSupport.java
--- a/openide.explorer/src/org/openide/explorer/view/OutlineViewDropSupport.java
+++ b/openide.explorer/src/org/openide/explorer/view/OutlineViewDropSupport.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
         ExplorerDnDManager.getDefault().setMaybeExternalDragAndDrop( true );
 
         int dropAction = dtde.getDropAction();
-        int allowedDropActions = view.getAllowedDropActions();
+        int allowedDropActions = view.getAllowedDropActions(dtde.getTransferable());
         dropAction = ExplorerDnDManager.getDefault().getAdjustedDropAction(
                 dropAction, allowedDropActions);
 
@@ -385,12 +385,12 @@
         if( null == nodes )
             return;
         int dropAction = ExplorerDnDManager.getDefault().getAdjustedDropAction(
-                dtde.getDropAction(), view.getAllowedDropActions()
+                dtde.getDropAction(), view.getAllowedDropActions(dtde.getTransferable())
             );
 
         for (int i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
             if (
-                ((view.getAllowedDropActions() & dropAction) == 0) ||
+                ((view.getAllowedDropActions(dtde.getTransferable()) & dropAction) == 0) ||
                     !DragDropUtilities.checkNodeForAction(nodes[i], dropAction)
             ) {
                 // this action is not supported
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@
         }
 
         // Test to see if the target node supports the drop action
-        if ((view.getAllowedDropActions() & dropAction) == 0) {
+        if ((view.getAllowedDropActions(dndEventTransferable) & dropAction) == 0) {
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@
 
             Node[] dragNodes = ExplorerDnDManager.getDefault().getDraggedNodes();
             int dropAction = ExplorerDnDManager.getDefault().getAdjustedDropAction(
-                    dtde.getDropAction(), view.getAllowedDropActions()
+                    dtde.getDropAction(), view.getAllowedDropActions(dtde.getTransferable())
                 );
 
             if (!canDrop(dropNode, dropAction, dtde.getTransferable())) {