=== modified file 'src/desktop.cpp'
--- src/desktop.cpp	2012-11-03 10:18:09 +0000
+++ src/desktop.cpp	2012-11-16 06:53:06 +0000
@@ -1903,6 +1903,7 @@
     mapVerbPreference.insert(std::make_pair ((int)SP_VERB_DIALOG_CLONETILER, "/dialogs/clonetiler") );
     mapVerbPreference.insert(std::make_pair ((int)SP_VERB_DIALOG_ITEM, "/dialogs/object") );
     mapVerbPreference.insert(std::make_pair ((int)SP_VERB_DIALOG_SPELLCHECK, "/dialogs/spellcheck") );
+    mapVerbPreference.insert(std::make_pair ((int)SP_VERB_DIALOG_SYMBOLS, "/dialogs/symbols") );
 
     for (iter = mapVerbPreference.begin(); iter != mapVerbPreference.end(); iter++) {
         int verbId = iter->first;

=== modified file 'src/interface.cpp'
--- src/interface.cpp	2012-10-11 08:03:21 +0000
+++ src/interface.cpp	2012-11-17 05:56:04 +0000
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #include "dialogs/dialog-events.h"
 #include "message-context.h"
 #include "ui/uxmanager.h"
+#include "ui/clipboard.h"
 
 #include "display/sp-canvas.h"
 #include "color.h"
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@
     APP_X_INKY_COLOR,
     APP_X_COLOR,
     APP_OSWB_COLOR,
+    APP_X_INK_PASTE
 } ui_drop_target_info;
 
 static GtkTargetEntry ui_drop_target_entries [] = {
@@ -109,7 +111,8 @@
     {(gchar *)"application/x-inkscape-color", 0, APP_X_INKY_COLOR},
 #endif // ENABLE_MAGIC_COLORS
     {(gchar *)"application/x-oswb-color",     0, APP_OSWB_COLOR  },
-    {(gchar *)"application/x-color",          0, APP_X_COLOR     }
+    {(gchar *)"application/x-color",          0, APP_X_COLOR     },
+    {(gchar *)"application/x-inkscape-paste", 0, APP_X_INK_PASTE }
 };
 
 static GtkTargetEntry *completeDropTargets = 0;
@@ -1430,6 +1433,13 @@
             break;
         }
 
+        case APP_X_INK_PASTE: {
+            Inkscape::UI::ClipboardManager *cm = Inkscape::UI::ClipboardManager::get();
+            cm->paste(desktop);
+            DocumentUndo::done( doc, SP_VERB_NONE, _("Drop Symbol") );
+            break;
+        }
+
         case PNG_DATA:
         case JPEG_DATA:
         case IMAGE_DATA: {

=== modified file 'src/ui/dialog/symbols.cpp'
--- src/ui/dialog/symbols.cpp	2012-10-28 12:13:58 +0000
+++ src/ui/dialog/symbols.cpp	2012-11-17 04:34:05 +0000
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@
   iconView->set_tooltip_column( 1 );
   iconView->set_pixbuf_column(  columns->symbol_image );
 
+  std::vector< Gtk::TargetEntry > targets;
+  targets.push_back(Gtk::TargetEntry( "application/x-inkscape-paste"));
+
+  iconView->enable_model_drag_source (targets, Gdk::BUTTON1_MASK, Gdk::ACTION_COPY);
+  iconView->signal_drag_data_get().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &SymbolsDialog::iconDragDataGet));
+
   sigc::connection connIconChanged;
   connIconChanged =
     iconView->signal_selection_changed().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &SymbolsDialog::iconChanged));
@@ -228,6 +234,28 @@
   draw_symbols( symbolDocument );
 }
 
+void SymbolsDialog::iconDragDataGet(const Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::DragContext>& context, Gtk::SelectionData& data, guint info, guint time) {
+
+#if WITH_GTKMM_3_0
+  std::vector<Gtk::TreePath> iconArray = iconView->get_selected_items();
+#else
+  Gtk::IconView::ArrayHandle_TreePaths iconArray = iconView->get_selected_items();
+#endif
+
+  if( iconArray.empty() ) {
+    //std::cout << "  iconArray empty: huh? " << std::endl;
+  } else {
+    Gtk::TreeModel::Path const & path = *iconArray.begin();
+    Gtk::ListStore::iterator row = store->get_iter(path);
+    Glib::ustring symbol_id = (*row)[getColumns()->symbol_id];
+    //std::cout << "  selection_data " << symbol_id << info << std::endl;
+
+    GdkAtom dataAtom = gdk_atom_intern( "application/x-inkscape-paste", FALSE );
+    gtk_selection_data_set( data.gobj(), dataAtom, 9, (guchar*)symbol_id.c_str(), symbol_id.length() );
+  }
+
+}
+
 void SymbolsDialog::iconChanged() {
 #if WITH_GTKMM_3_0
   std::vector<Gtk::TreePath> iconArray = iconView->get_selected_items();

=== modified file 'src/ui/dialog/symbols.h'
--- src/ui/dialog/symbols.h	2012-10-11 17:54:14 +0000
+++ src/ui/dialog/symbols.h	2012-11-16 06:16:58 +0000
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 
     void rebuild();
     void iconChanged();
+    void iconDragDataGet(const Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::DragContext>& context, Gtk::SelectionData& selection_data, guint info, guint time);
 
     void get_symbols();
     void draw_symbols( SPDocument* symbol_document );