diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/helpers.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/helpers.py
index 068e3c1bc7..304a3770c6 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/helpers.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/helpers.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import json
 import os.path
 from datetime import datetime
 from PIL import Image
+import requests
 
 from wsgiref.util import FileWrapper
 from django.http import StreamingHttpResponse
@@ -34,6 +35,68 @@ def TestIfImageURL(url):
     ]
 
 
+def DownloadExternalFile(url, **kwargs):
+    """ Attempt to download an external file 
+
+    Args:
+        url - External URL
+    
+    """
+
+    result = {
+        'status': False,
+        'url': url,
+        'file': None,
+        'status_code': 200,
+    }
+
+    headers = {'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0'}
+    max_size = kwargs.get('max_size', 1048576)  # 1MB default limit
+
+    # Get the HEAD for the file
+    try:
+        head = requests.head(url, stream=True, headers=headers)
+    except:
+        result['error'] = 'Error retrieving HEAD data'
+        return result
+
+    if not head.status_code == 200:
+        result['error'] = 'Incorrect HEAD status code'
+        result['status_code'] = head.status_code
+        return result
+
+    try:
+        filesize = int(head.headers['Content-Length'])
+    except ValueError:
+        result['error'] = 'Could not decode filesize'
+        result['extra'] = head.headers['Content-Length']
+        return result
+
+    if filesize > max_size:
+        result['error'] = 'File size too large ({s})'.format(s=filesize)
+        return result
+
+    # All checks have passed - download the file
+
+    try:
+        request = requests.get(url, stream=True, headers=headers)
+    except:
+        result['error'] = 'Error retriving GET data'
+        return result
+
+    try:
+        dl_file = io.StringIO(request.text)
+        result['status'] = True
+        result['file'] = dl_file
+        return result
+    except:
+        result['error'] = 'Could not convert downloaded data to file'
+        return result
+
+
+
+
+
 def str2bool(text, test=True):
     """ Test if a string 'looks' like a boolean value.
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/views.py b/InvenTree/part/views.py
index 219bd1c740..bcb803bef1 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/views.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/views.py
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class UploadPartImage(AjaxView):
             return JsonResponse(response, status=status)
 
         elif 'image_url' in request.POST:
-            image_url = request.POST['image_url']
+            image_url = str(request.POST['image_url']).split('?')[0]
 
             validator = URLValidator()
 
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ class UploadPartImage(AjaxView):
             # Test the the URL at least looks like an image
             if not TestIfImageURL(image_url):
                 response['error'] = 'Invalid image URL'
+                response['url'] = image_url
                 return JsonResponse(response, status=400)
 
             response['error'] = 'Cannot download cross-site images (yet)'
diff --git a/InvenTree/static/script/inventree/inventree.js b/InvenTree/static/script/inventree/inventree.js
index 551058f101..f65a6777f4 100644
--- a/InvenTree/static/script/inventree/inventree.js
+++ b/InvenTree/static/script/inventree/inventree.js
@@ -16,11 +16,17 @@ function inventreeDocReady() {
     /* Add drag-n-drop functionality to any element
      * marked with the class 'dropzone'
      */
-    $('.dropzone').on('dragenter', function() {
-        $(this).addClass('dragover');
+    $('.dropzone').on('dragenter', function(event) {
+
+        // TODO - Only indicate that a drop event will occur if a file is being dragged
+        var transfer = event.originalEvent.dataTransfer;
+
+        if (true || isFileTransfer(transfer)) {
+            $(this).addClass('dragover');
+        }
     });
 
-    $('.dropzone').on('dragleave drop', function() {
+    $('.dropzone').on('dragleave drop', function(event) {
         $(this).removeClass('dragover');
     });