diff --git a/application/MainWindow.cpp b/application/MainWindow.cpp
index e0870d06..8661c199 100644
--- a/application/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/application/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new MainWindow
 		view->installEventFilter(this);
 		view->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::CustomContextMenu);
 		connect(view, &QWidget::customContextMenuRequested, this, &MainWindow::showInstanceContextMenu);
+		connect(view, &GroupView::droppedURLs, this, &MainWindow::droppedURLs);
 
 		proxymodel = new InstanceProxyModel(this);
 		proxymodel->setSourceModel(MMC->instances().get());
@@ -1076,7 +1077,7 @@ void MainWindow::finalizeInstance(InstancePtr inst)
 	}
 }
 
-void MainWindow::on_actionAddInstance_triggered()
+void MainWindow::addInstance(QString url)
 {
 	QString groupName;
 	do
@@ -1098,7 +1099,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionAddInstance_triggered()
 		groupName = MMC->settings()->get("LastUsedGroupForNewInstance").toString();
 	}
 
-	NewInstanceDialog newInstDlg(groupName, this);
+	NewInstanceDialog newInstDlg(groupName, url, this);
 	if (!newInstDlg.exec())
 		return;
 
@@ -1116,6 +1117,28 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionAddInstance_triggered()
 	}
 }
 
+void MainWindow::on_actionAddInstance_triggered()
+{
+	addInstance();
+}
+
+void MainWindow::droppedURLs(QList<QUrl> urls)
+{
+	for(auto & url:urls)
+	{
+		if(url.isLocalFile())
+		{
+			addInstance(url.toLocalFile());
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			addInstance(url.toString());
+		}
+		// Only process one dropped file...
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
 void MainWindow::on_actionREDDIT_triggered()
 {
 	DesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl("https://www.reddit.com/r/MultiMC/"));
diff --git a/application/MainWindow.h b/application/MainWindow.h
index a7ab9172..e21d2830 100644
--- a/application/MainWindow.h
+++ b/application/MainWindow.h
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ private slots:
 	 */
 	void downloadUpdates(GoUpdate::Status status);
 
+	void droppedURLs(QList<QUrl> urls);
+
 private:
+	void addInstance(QString url = QString());
 	void activateInstance(InstancePtr instance);
 	void setCatBackground(bool enabled);
 	void updateInstanceToolIcon(QString new_icon);
diff --git a/application/dialogs/NewInstanceDialog.cpp b/application/dialogs/NewInstanceDialog.cpp
index 8180aa27..d1a2bbfa 100644
--- a/application/dialogs/NewInstanceDialog.cpp
+++ b/application/dialogs/NewInstanceDialog.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public:
 	}
 };
 
-NewInstanceDialog::NewInstanceDialog(const QString & initialGroup, QWidget *parent)
+NewInstanceDialog::NewInstanceDialog(const QString & initialGroup, const QString & url, QWidget *parent)
 	: QDialog(parent), ui(new Ui::NewInstanceDialog)
 {
 	ui->setupUi(this);
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ NewInstanceDialog::NewInstanceDialog(const QString & initialGroup, QWidget *pare
 	ui->buttonBox->setFocus();
 
 	originalPlaceholderText = ui->instNameTextBox->placeholderText();
+	if(!url.isEmpty())
+	{
+		ui->modpackBox->setChecked(true);
+		ui->modpackEdit->setText(url);
+	}
 	updateDialogState();
 }
 
diff --git a/application/dialogs/NewInstanceDialog.h b/application/dialogs/NewInstanceDialog.h
index 1741dab8..000b6a06 100644
--- a/application/dialogs/NewInstanceDialog.h
+++ b/application/dialogs/NewInstanceDialog.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class NewInstanceDialog : public QDialog
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-	explicit NewInstanceDialog(const QString & initialGroup, QWidget *parent = 0);
+	explicit NewInstanceDialog(const QString & initialGroup, const QString & url = QString(), QWidget *parent = 0);
 	~NewInstanceDialog();
 
 	void updateDialogState();
diff --git a/application/groupview/GroupView.cpp b/application/groupview/GroupView.cpp
index a6844102..1ce0568b 100644
--- a/application/groupview/GroupView.cpp
+++ b/application/groupview/GroupView.cpp
@@ -534,31 +534,46 @@ void GroupView::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event)
 	stopAutoScroll();
 	setState(NoState);
 
-	if (event->source() != this || !(event->possibleActions() & Qt::MoveAction))
+	if (event->source() == this)
+	{
+		if(event->possibleActions() & Qt::MoveAction)
+		{
+			QPair<VisualGroup *, int> dropPos = rowDropPos(event->pos() + offset());
+			const VisualGroup *category = dropPos.first;
+			const int row = dropPos.second;
+
+			if (row == -1)
+			{
+				viewport()->update();
+				return;
+			}
+
+			const QString categoryText = category->text;
+			if (model()->dropMimeData(event->mimeData(), Qt::MoveAction, row, 0, QModelIndex()))
+			{
+				model()->setData(model()->index(row, 0), categoryText,
+								GroupViewRoles::GroupRole);
+				event->setDropAction(Qt::MoveAction);
+				event->accept();
+			}
+			updateGeometries();
+			viewport()->update();
+		}
+	}
+	auto mimedata = event->mimeData();
+
+	// check if the action is supported
+	if (!mimedata)
 	{
 		return;
 	}
 
-	QPair<VisualGroup *, int> dropPos = rowDropPos(event->pos() + offset());
-	const VisualGroup *category = dropPos.first;
-	const int row = dropPos.second;
-
-	if (row == -1)
+	// files dropped from outside?
+	if (mimedata->hasUrls())
 	{
-		viewport()->update();
-		return;
+		auto urls = mimedata->urls();
+		emit droppedURLs(urls);
 	}
-
-	const QString categoryText = category->text;
-	if (model()->dropMimeData(event->mimeData(), Qt::MoveAction, row, 0, QModelIndex()))
-	{
-		model()->setData(model()->index(row, 0), categoryText,
-						 GroupViewRoles::GroupRole);
-		event->setDropAction(Qt::MoveAction);
-		event->accept();
-	}
-	updateGeometries();
-	viewport()->update();
 }
 
 void GroupView::startDrag(Qt::DropActions supportedActions)
@@ -707,7 +722,7 @@ QList<QPair<QRect, QModelIndex>> GroupView::draggablePaintPairs(const QModelInde
 
 bool GroupView::isDragEventAccepted(QDropEvent *event)
 {
-	return false;
+	return true;
 }
 
 QPair<VisualGroup *, int> GroupView::rowDropPos(const QPoint &pos)
diff --git a/application/groupview/GroupView.h b/application/groupview/GroupView.h
index e0ff1cd9..37c37f2f 100644
--- a/application/groupview/GroupView.h
+++ b/application/groupview/GroupView.h
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ protected slots:
 	void modelReset();
 	void rowsRemoved();
 
+signals:
+	void droppedURLs(QList<QUrl> urls);
+
 protected:
 	virtual bool isIndexHidden(const QModelIndex &index) const override;
 	void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) override;