diff --git a/src/board/UBBoardView.cpp b/src/board/UBBoardView.cpp
index cac36774..282c6f7d 100644
--- a/src/board/UBBoardView.cpp
+++ b/src/board/UBBoardView.cpp
@@ -421,9 +421,7 @@ UBBoardView::mousePressEvent (QMouseEvent *event)
         }
       else if (currentTool == UBStylusTool::Selector)
         {
-            QSet<QGraphicsItem*> existingTools = scene()->tools();
-
-            movingItem = scene()->itemAt(this->mapToScene(event->posF().toPoint()));
+          movingItem = scene()->itemAt(this->mapToScene(event->posF().toPoint()));
 
             if (!movingItem 
                 || movingItem->isSelected()
@@ -432,7 +430,8 @@ UBBoardView::mousePressEvent (QMouseEvent *event)
                 || movingItem->type() == UBGraphicsCompass::Type
                 || movingItem->type() == UBGraphicsPDFItem::Type
                 || movingItem->type() == UBGraphicsPolygonItem::Type
-                || movingItem->type() == UBGraphicsCache::Type)
+                || movingItem->type() == UBGraphicsCache::Type
+                || scene()->isBackgroundObject(movingItem))
                 {
                     movingItem = NULL;
                     QGraphicsView::mousePressEvent (event);
diff --git a/src/domain/UBGraphicsItemDelegate.cpp b/src/domain/UBGraphicsItemDelegate.cpp
index 86b93b68..de710f82 100644
--- a/src/domain/UBGraphicsItemDelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/domain/UBGraphicsItemDelegate.cpp
@@ -147,12 +147,7 @@ QVariant UBGraphicsItemDelegate::itemChange(QGraphicsItem::GraphicsItemChange ch
 
 bool UBGraphicsItemDelegate::mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
 {
-    if(NULL != mMimeData)
-    {
-        QDrag* mDrag = new QDrag(event->widget());
-        mDrag->setMimeData(mMimeData);
-        mDrag->start();
-    }
+    mDragStartPosition = event->pos();
 
     startUndoStep();
 
@@ -186,13 +181,27 @@ void UBGraphicsItemDelegate::setMimeData(QMimeData *mimeData)
 
 bool UBGraphicsItemDelegate::mouseMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
 {
+    if((NULL != mMimeData) && ((event->pos() - mDragStartPosition).manhattanLength() < QApplication::startDragDistance()))
+        {
+            QDrag* mDrag = new QDrag(event->widget());
+            mDrag->setMimeData(mMimeData);
+            if (!mDragPixmap.isNull()) {
+                mDrag->setPixmap(mDragPixmap);
+                mDrag->setHotSpot(mDragPixmap.rect().center());
+            }
+            mDrag->exec();
+            mDragPixmap = QPixmap();
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
     if(isLocked())
     {
         event->accept();
         return true;
     }
-    else
-        return false;
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool UBGraphicsItemDelegate::weelEvent(QGraphicsSceneWheelEvent *event)
diff --git a/src/domain/UBGraphicsItemDelegate.h b/src/domain/UBGraphicsItemDelegate.h
index 9986db6b..c9cbba54 100644
--- a/src/domain/UBGraphicsItemDelegate.h
+++ b/src/domain/UBGraphicsItemDelegate.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ class UBGraphicsItemDelegate : public QObject
 
         QMimeData* mimeData(){ return mMimeData; }
         void setMimeData(QMimeData* mimeData);
+        void setDragPixmap(const QPixmap &pix) {mDragPixmap = pix;}
 
     signals:
         void showOnDisplayChanged(bool shown);
@@ -174,12 +175,15 @@ private:
         QPointF mOffset;
         QTransform mPreviousTransform;
         QPointF mPreviousPosition;
+        QPointF mDragStartPosition;
         qreal mPreviousZValue;
         QSizeF mPreviousSize;
         bool mCanRotate;
         bool mCanDuplicate;
         bool mRespectRatio;
         QMimeData* mMimeData;
+        QPixmap mDragPixmap;
+
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/domain/UBGraphicsPixmapItem.cpp b/src/domain/UBGraphicsPixmapItem.cpp
index ceb4fd28..29605a00 100644
--- a/src/domain/UBGraphicsPixmapItem.cpp
+++ b/src/domain/UBGraphicsPixmapItem.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ void UBGraphicsPixmapItem::mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
     QMimeData* pMime = new QMimeData();
     pMime->setImageData(pixmap().toImage());
     mDelegate->setMimeData(pMime);
+    int k = pixmap().width() / 100;
+    QSize newSize(pixmap().width() / k, pixmap().height() / k);
+
+    mDelegate->setDragPixmap(pixmap().scaled(newSize, Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation));
+
     if (mDelegate->mousePressEvent(event))
     {
         //NOOP
diff --git a/src/domain/UBGraphicsPixmapItem.h b/src/domain/UBGraphicsPixmapItem.h
index 56608ba1..93b26efc 100644
--- a/src/domain/UBGraphicsPixmapItem.h
+++ b/src/domain/UBGraphicsPixmapItem.h
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ protected:
 
         virtual QVariant itemChange(GraphicsItemChange change, const QVariant &value);
 
-
-//        UBGraphicsItemDelegate* mDelegate;
-
 };
 
 #endif /* UBGRAPHICSPIXMAPITEM_H_ */
diff --git a/src/domain/UBGraphicsVideoItem.cpp b/src/domain/UBGraphicsVideoItem.cpp
index c1e57e4d..a7d12d35 100644
--- a/src/domain/UBGraphicsVideoItem.cpp
+++ b/src/domain/UBGraphicsVideoItem.cpp
@@ -109,11 +109,6 @@ void UBGraphicsVideoItem::showOnDisplayChanged(bool shown)
 
 void UBGraphicsVideoItem::mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
 {
-    QDrag* mDrag = new QDrag(event->widget());
-    QMimeData* pMime = new QMimeData();
-    mDrag->setMimeData(pMime);
-    mDrag->start();
-
     mShouldMove = (event->buttons() & Qt::LeftButton);
     mMousePressPos = event->scenePos();
     mMouseMovePos = mMousePressPos;