diff --git a/src/ol/events.js b/src/ol/events.js
index 9e31192fc1..542e4e5800 100644
--- a/src/ol/events.js
+++ b/src/ol/events.js
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ ol.events.EventType = {
   CHANGE: 'change',
   CLICK: 'click',
   DBLCLICK: 'dblclick',
+  DRAGENTER: 'dragenter',
+  DRAGOVER: 'dragover',
+  DROP: 'drop',
   ERROR: 'error',
   LOAD: 'load',
   MOUSEDOWN: 'mousedown',
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/draganddropinteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/draganddropinteraction.js
index a238848cbf..b1f867efcb 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/draganddropinteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/draganddropinteraction.js
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ goog.provide('ol.interaction.DragAndDrop');
 goog.provide('ol.interaction.DragAndDropEvent');
 
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
+goog.require('goog.functions');
 goog.require('ol.events');
 goog.require('ol.events.Event');
-goog.require('goog.events.FileDropHandler');
-goog.require('goog.events.FileDropHandler.EventType');
-goog.require('goog.fs.FileReader');
-goog.require('goog.functions');
+goog.require('ol.events.EventType');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.Interaction');
 goog.require('ol.proj');
 
@@ -48,28 +46,29 @@ ol.interaction.DragAndDrop = function(opt_options) {
 
   /**
    * @private
-   * @type {goog.events.FileDropHandler}
+   * @type {Array.<ol.events.Key>}
    */
-  this.fileDropHandler_ = null;
-
-  /**
-   * @private
-   * @type {ol.events.Key|undefined}
-   */
-  this.dropListenKey_ = undefined;
+  this.dropListenKeys_ = null;
 
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.interaction.DragAndDrop, ol.interaction.Interaction);
 
 
 /**
- * @inheritDoc
+ * @param {Event} event Event.
+ * @this {ol.interaction.DragAndDrop}
+ * @private
  */
-ol.interaction.DragAndDrop.prototype.disposeInternal = function() {
-  if (this.dropListenKey_) {
-    ol.events.unlistenByKey(this.dropListenKey_);
+ol.interaction.DragAndDrop.handleDrop_ = function(event) {
+  var files = event.dataTransfer.files;
+  var i, ii, file;
+  for (i = 0, ii = files.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+    file = files.item(i);
+    var reader = new FileReader();
+    reader.addEventListener(ol.events.EventType.LOAD,
+        goog.partial(this.handleResult_, file).bind(this));
+    reader.readAsText(file);
   }
-  goog.base(this, 'disposeInternal');
 };
 
 
@@ -77,25 +76,20 @@ ol.interaction.DragAndDrop.prototype.disposeInternal = function() {
  * @param {Event} event Event.
  * @private
  */
-ol.interaction.DragAndDrop.prototype.handleDrop_ = function(event) {
-  var files = event.dataTransfer.files;
-  var i, ii, file;
-  for (i = 0, ii = files.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-    file = files[i];
-    // The empty string param is a workaround for
-    // https://code.google.com/p/closure-library/issues/detail?id=524
-    var reader = goog.fs.FileReader.readAsText(file, '');
-    reader.addCallback(goog.partial(this.handleResult_, file), this);
-  }
+ol.interaction.DragAndDrop.handleStop_ = function(event) {
+  event.stopPropagation();
+  event.preventDefault();
+  event.dataTransfer.dropEffect = 'copy';
 };
 
 
 /**
  * @param {File} file File.
- * @param {string} result Result.
+ * @param {Event} event Load event.
  * @private
  */
-ol.interaction.DragAndDrop.prototype.handleResult_ = function(file, result) {
+ol.interaction.DragAndDrop.prototype.handleResult_ = function(file, event) {
+  var result = event.target.result;
   var map = this.getMap();
   goog.asserts.assert(map, 'map must be set');
   var projection = this.projection_;
@@ -149,22 +143,20 @@ ol.interaction.DragAndDrop.handleEvent = goog.functions.TRUE;
  * @inheritDoc
  */
 ol.interaction.DragAndDrop.prototype.setMap = function(map) {
-  if (this.dropListenKey_) {
-    ol.events.unlistenByKey(this.dropListenKey_);
-    this.dropListenKey_ = undefined;
+  if (this.dropListenKeys_) {
+    this.dropListenKeys_.forEach(ol.events.unlistenByKey);
+    this.dropListenKeys_ = null;
   }
-  if (this.fileDropHandler_) {
-    goog.dispose(this.fileDropHandler_);
-    this.fileDropHandler_ = null;
-  }
-  goog.asserts.assert(this.dropListenKey_ === undefined,
-      'this.dropListenKey_ should be undefined');
   goog.base(this, 'setMap', map);
   if (map) {
-    this.fileDropHandler_ = new goog.events.FileDropHandler(map.getViewport());
-    this.dropListenKey_ = ol.events.listen(
-        this.fileDropHandler_, goog.events.FileDropHandler.EventType.DROP,
-        this.handleDrop_, false, this);
+    var dropArea = map.getViewport();
+    this.dropListenKeys_ = [
+      ol.events.listen(dropArea, ol.events.EventType.DROP,
+          ol.interaction.DragAndDrop.handleDrop_, false, this),
+      ol.events.listen(dropArea, [ol.events.EventType.DRAGENTER,
+              ol.events.EventType.DRAGOVER, ol.events.EventType.DROP],
+          ol.interaction.DragAndDrop.handleStop_, false, this)
+    ]
   }
 };