diff --git a/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresdataitemguiprovider.cpp b/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresdataitemguiprovider.cpp
index 6a40f57fbb5..9244bf9613f 100644
--- a/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresdataitemguiprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresdataitemguiprovider.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ bool QgsPostgresDataItemGuiProvider::acceptDrop( QgsDataItem *item, QgsDataItemG
 {
   if ( qobject_cast< QgsPGConnectionItem * >( item ) )
     return true;
+  if ( qobject_cast< QgsPGSchemaItem * >( item ) )
+    return true;
 
   return false;
 }
@@ -143,6 +145,14 @@ bool QgsPostgresDataItemGuiProvider::handleDrop( QgsDataItem *item, QgsDataItemG
   {
     return connItem->handleDrop( data, QString() );
   }
+  else if ( QgsPGSchemaItem *schemaItem = qobject_cast< QgsPGSchemaItem * >( item ) )
+  {
+    QgsPGConnectionItem *connItem = qobject_cast<QgsPGConnectionItem *>( schemaItem->parent() );
+    if ( !connItem )
+      return false;
+
+    return connItem->handleDrop( data, schemaItem->name() );
+  }
   return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresdataitems.cpp b/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresdataitems.cpp
index 5f023cff6df..f729c0b475d 100644
--- a/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresdataitems.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresdataitems.cpp
@@ -502,18 +502,6 @@ QgsPGLayerItem *QgsPGSchemaItem::createLayer( QgsPostgresLayerProperty layerProp
   return layerItem;
 }
 
-bool QgsPGSchemaItem::handleDrop( const QMimeData *data, Qt::DropAction )
-{
-  QgsPGConnectionItem *conn = qobject_cast<QgsPGConnectionItem *>( parent() );
-  if ( !conn )
-    return false;
-
-  bool result = conn->handleDrop( data, mName );
-  if ( result )
-    refresh();
-
-  return result;
-}
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 QgsPGRootItem::QgsPGRootItem( QgsDataItem *parent, const QString &name, const QString &path )
diff --git a/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresdataitems.h b/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresdataitems.h
index e03450dd14b..d0fd4ba7777 100644
--- a/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresdataitems.h
+++ b/src/providers/postgres/qgspostgresdataitems.h
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ class QgsPGSchemaItem : public QgsDataCollectionItem
 
     QVector<QgsDataItem *> createChildren() override;
 
-    bool acceptDrop() override { return true; }
-    bool handleDrop( const QMimeData *data, Qt::DropAction action ) override;
-
     QString connectionName() const { return mConnectionName; }
 
   private: