diff --git a/InvenTree/part/templates/part/part_base.html b/InvenTree/part/templates/part/part_base.html
index 29e1638d55..fa6b077f8e 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/templates/part/part_base.html
+++ b/InvenTree/part/templates/part/part_base.html
@@ -106,11 +106,10 @@
 
         var transfer = event.originalEvent.dataTransfer;
 
-        var files = transfer.files;
-
-        if (files.length > 0) {
-            var file = files[0];
+        if (isFileTransfer(transfer)) {
 
+            var file = transfer.files[0];
+    
             inventreeFileUpload(
                 "{% url 'part-image-upload' part.id %}",
                 file,
@@ -124,6 +123,18 @@
                     }
                 }
             );
+        } else if (isOnlineTransfer(transfer)) {
+
+            getImageUrlFromTransfer(transfer);
+            /*
+            for (var i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
+                transfer.items[i].getAsString(function(text) {
+                    console.log('item ' + i + ' - ' + text);
+                });
+            }
+            */
+        } else {
+            console.log('Unknown transfer');
         }
 
     });
diff --git a/InvenTree/static/script/inventree/inventree.js b/InvenTree/static/script/inventree/inventree.js
index 35f446f9ef..b9454e96a7 100644
--- a/InvenTree/static/script/inventree/inventree.js
+++ b/InvenTree/static/script/inventree/inventree.js
@@ -35,4 +35,28 @@ function inventreeDocReady() {
 
         modal.modal('show');
     });
+}
+
+function isFileTransfer(transfer) {
+    /* Determine if a transfer (e.g. drag-and-drop) is a file transfer 
+     */
+
+    return transfer.files.length > 0;
+}
+
+
+function isOnlineTransfer(transfer) {
+    /* Determine if a drag-and-drop transfer is from another website.
+     * e.g. dragged from another browser window
+     */
+
+    return transfer.items.length > 0;
+}
+
+
+function getImageUrlFromTransfer(transfer) {
+    /* Extract external image URL from a drag-and-dropped image
+     */
+
+    console.log(transfer.getData('text/html').match(/src\s*=\s*"(.+?)"/)[1]);
 }
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