diff --git a/src/private/DragController.cpp b/src/private/DragController.cpp
index c5e31e39..432b8596 100644
--- a/src/private/DragController.cpp
+++ b/src/private/DragController.cpp
@@ -592,26 +592,26 @@ DragController::DragController(QObject *parent)
 {
     qCDebug(creation) << "DragController()";
 
-    auto stateNone = new StateNone(this);
+    m_stateNone = new StateNone(this);
     auto statepreDrag = new StatePreDrag(this);
     auto stateDragging = isWayland() ? new StateDraggingWayland(this)
                                      : new StateDragging(this);
     m_stateDraggingMDI = new StateInternalMDIDragging(this);
 
-    stateNone->addTransition(this, &DragController::mousePressed, statepreDrag);
-    statepreDrag->addTransition(this, &DragController::dragCanceled, stateNone);
+    m_stateNone->addTransition(this, &DragController::mousePressed, statepreDrag);
+    statepreDrag->addTransition(this, &DragController::dragCanceled, m_stateNone);
     statepreDrag->addTransition(this, &DragController::manhattanLengthMove, stateDragging);
     statepreDrag->addTransition(this, &DragController::manhattanLengthMoveMDI, m_stateDraggingMDI);
-    stateDragging->addTransition(this, &DragController::dragCanceled, stateNone);
-    stateDragging->addTransition(this, &DragController::dropped, stateNone);
+    stateDragging->addTransition(this, &DragController::dragCanceled, m_stateNone);
+    stateDragging->addTransition(this, &DragController::dropped, m_stateNone);
 
-    m_stateDraggingMDI->addTransition(this, &DragController::dragCanceled, stateNone);
+    m_stateDraggingMDI->addTransition(this, &DragController::dragCanceled, m_stateNone);
     m_stateDraggingMDI->addTransition(this, &DragController::mdiPopOut, stateDragging);
 
     if (usesFallbackMouseGrabber())
         enableFallbackMouseGrabber();
 
-    setCurrentState(stateNone);
+    setCurrentState(m_stateNone);
 }
 
 DragController *DragController::instance()
@@ -647,6 +647,11 @@ bool DragController::isInClientDrag() const
     return isDragging() && !m_nonClientDrag;
 }
 
+bool DragController::isIdle() const
+{
+    return activeState() == m_stateNone;
+}
+
 void DragController::grabMouseFor(QWidgetOrQuick *target)
 {
     if (isWayland())
diff --git a/src/private/DragController_p.h b/src/private/DragController_p.h
index d92b5bd6..b033ab97 100644
--- a/src/private/DragController_p.h
+++ b/src/private/DragController_p.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 namespace KDDockWidgets {
 
 class StateBase;
+class StateNone;
 class StateInternalMDIDragging;
 class DropArea;
 class Draggable;
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ public:
     bool isDragging() const;
     bool isInNonClientDrag() const;
     bool isInClientDrag() const;
+    bool isIdle() const;
 
     void grabMouseFor(QWidgetOrQuick *);
     void releaseMouse(QWidgetOrQuick *);
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ private:
     DropArea *m_currentDropArea = nullptr;
     bool m_nonClientDrag = false;
     FallbackMouseGrabber *m_fallbackMouseGrabber = nullptr;
+    StateNone *m_stateNone = nullptr;
     StateInternalMDIDragging *m_stateDraggingMDI = nullptr;
 };