diff --git a/src/FrameworkWidgetFactory.cpp b/src/FrameworkWidgetFactory.cpp
index b0c14301..459e5f34 100644
--- a/src/FrameworkWidgetFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/FrameworkWidgetFactory.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 # include "widgets/TabWidgetWidget_p.h"
 # include "multisplitter/Separator_qwidget.h"
 # include "widgets/FloatingWindowWidget_p.h"
+# include <QRubberBand>
 #else
 # include "quick/FrameQuick_p.h"
 # include "quick/DockWidgetQuick.h"
@@ -84,6 +85,12 @@ DropIndicatorOverlayInterface *DefaultWidgetFactory::createDropIndicatorOverlay(
 {
     return new ClassicIndicators(dropArea);
 }
+
+QWidgetOrQuick *DefaultWidgetFactory::createRubberBand(QWidgetOrQuick *parent) const
+{
+    return new QRubberBand(QRubberBand::Rectangle, parent);
+}
+
 #else
 
 Frame *DefaultWidgetFactory::createFrame(QWidgetOrQuick *parent, FrameOptions options) const
@@ -140,4 +147,9 @@ Layouting::Separator *DefaultWidgetFactory::createSeparator(Layouting::Widget *p
     return new Layouting::SeparatorQuick(parent);
 }
 
+QWidgetOrQuick *DefaultWidgetFactory::createRubberBand(QWidgetOrQuick *parent) const
+{
+    return new QWidgetOrQuick(parent);
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/FrameworkWidgetFactory.h b/src/FrameworkWidgetFactory.h
index 0b649b6c..913b0a16 100644
--- a/src/FrameworkWidgetFactory.h
+++ b/src/FrameworkWidgetFactory.h
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ public:
     ///       Override to provide your own DropIndicatorOverlayInterface sub-class.
     ///@param dropArea Just forward to DropIndicatorOverlayInterface's constructor.
     virtual DropIndicatorOverlayInterface *createDropIndicatorOverlay(DropArea *dropArea) const = 0;
+
+    ///@brief Called internally by the framework to create a RubberBand to show as drop zone
+    ///Returns a rubber band
+    virtual QWidgetOrQuick *createRubberBand(QWidgetOrQuick *parent) const = 0;
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(FrameworkWidgetFactory)
 };
@@ -137,6 +141,7 @@ public:
     FloatingWindow *createFloatingWindow(MainWindowBase *parent = nullptr) const override;
     FloatingWindow *createFloatingWindow(Frame *frame, MainWindowBase *parent = nullptr) const override;
     DropIndicatorOverlayInterface *createDropIndicatorOverlay(DropArea*) const override;
+    QWidgetOrQuick *createRubberBand(QWidgetOrQuick *parent) const override;
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(DefaultWidgetFactory)
 };
diff --git a/src/private/indicators/ClassicIndicators.cpp b/src/private/indicators/ClassicIndicators.cpp
index 3df2d8e2..ff5434cc 100644
--- a/src/private/indicators/ClassicIndicators.cpp
+++ b/src/private/indicators/ClassicIndicators.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 #include "Frame_p.h"
 #include "Logging_p.h"
 #include "Utils_p.h"
+#include "FrameworkWidgetFactory.h"
 
 #include <QPainter>
-#include <QRubberBand>
 
 #define INDICATOR_WIDTH 40
 #define OUTTER_INDICATOR_MARGIN 10
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ Indicator::Indicator(ClassicIndicators *classicIndicators, IndicatorWindow *pare
 
 ClassicIndicators::ClassicIndicators(DropArea *dropArea)
     : DropIndicatorOverlayInterface(dropArea) // Is parented on the drop-area, not a toplevel.
-    , m_rubberBand(new QRubberBand(QRubberBand::Rectangle, rubberBandIsTopLevel() ? nullptr : dropArea))
+    , m_rubberBand(Config::self().frameworkWidgetFactory()->createRubberBand(rubberBandIsTopLevel() ? nullptr : dropArea))
     , m_indicatorWindow(new IndicatorWindow(this, /*parent=*/ nullptr)) // Top-level so the indicators can appear above the window being dragged.
 {
     setVisible(false);
diff --git a/src/private/indicators/ClassicIndicators_p.h b/src/private/indicators/ClassicIndicators_p.h
index c330765c..8d90129f 100644
--- a/src/private/indicators/ClassicIndicators_p.h
+++ b/src/private/indicators/ClassicIndicators_p.h
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 
 #include "DropIndicatorOverlayInterface_p.h"
 
-QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
-class QRubberBand;
-QT_END_NAMESPACE
-
 namespace KDDockWidgets {
 
 class IndicatorWindow;
@@ -45,7 +41,7 @@ private:
     QRect geometryForRubberband(QRect localRect) const;
     bool rubberBandIsTopLevel() const;
 
-    QRubberBand *const m_rubberBand;
+    QWidgetOrQuick *const m_rubberBand;
     IndicatorWindow *const m_indicatorWindow;
 };