diff --git a/js/ui/appDisplay.js b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
index ffd49fa07..5017446cc 100644
--- a/js/ui/appDisplay.js
+++ b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
@@ -412,6 +412,10 @@ AppWellIcon.prototype = {
                 this._removeMenuTimeout();
                 Main.overview.beginItemDrag(this);
             }));
+        this._draggable.connect('drag-cancelled', Lang.bind(this,
+            function () {
+                Main.overview.cancelledItemDrag(this);
+            }));
         this._draggable.connect('drag-end', Lang.bind(this,
             function () {
                Main.overview.endItemDrag(this);
diff --git a/js/ui/overview.js b/js/ui/overview.js
index 3bb478923..34ebec541 100644
--- a/js/ui/overview.js
+++ b/js/ui/overview.js
@@ -474,6 +474,10 @@ Overview.prototype = {
         this.emit('item-drag-begin');
     },
 
+    cancelledItemDrag: function(source) {
+        this.emit('item-drag-cancelled');
+    },
+
     endItemDrag: function(source) {
         this.emit('item-drag-end');
     },
diff --git a/js/ui/searchDisplay.js b/js/ui/searchDisplay.js
index 0527d8f83..81fd89b19 100644
--- a/js/ui/searchDisplay.js
+++ b/js/ui/searchDisplay.js
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ SearchResult.prototype = {
                           Lang.bind(this, function() {
                               Main.overview.beginItemDrag(this);
                           }));
+        draggable.connect('drag-cancelled',
+                          Lang.bind(this, function() {
+                              Main.overview.cancelledItemDrag(this);
+                          }));
         draggable.connect('drag-end',
                           Lang.bind(this, function() {
                               Main.overview.endItemDrag(this);