--- openide/src/org/openide/text/CloneableEditor.java	
+++ openide/src/org/openide/text/CloneableEditor.java	
@@ -202,6 +208,25 @@ 
         pane.setEditorKit (support.kit ());
 
         pane.setDocument (doc);
+// <> NB #53439 Temporary put back (to fix a bug),
+// when is figured out another method to hack this (at least from editor module).
+// Originally modified by Tor: install drag & drop handlers on the editor
+        // In order to minimaze the impact on NB code (two large classes added), this service (see bottom),
+        // was declared.
+        DnDSupportFactory factory = (DnDSupportFactory)org.openide.util.Lookup.getDefault().lookup(DnDSupportFactory.class);
+        if(factory != null) {
+            pane.setTransferHandler(factory.createCloneableEditorPaneTransferHandler());
+            java.awt.dnd.DropTarget dropTarget = pane.getDropTarget();
+            if (dropTarget != null) {
+                java.awt.dnd.DropTargetListener dropTargetListener = factory.createCloneableEditorPaneDropTargetListener();
+                try {
+                    dropTarget.addDropTargetListener(dropTargetListener);
+                } catch(java.util.TooManyListenersException tmle) {
+                    ErrorManager.getDefault().notify(ErrorManager.INFORMATIONAL, tmle);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+// </>
         if (doc instanceof NbDocument.CustomEditor) {
             NbDocument.CustomEditor ce = (NbDocument.CustomEditor)doc;
             customComponent = ce.createEditor(pane);
@@ -640,4 +665,16 @@ 
         requestVisible();
     }
     
+// <> NB #53439 See also above.
+// Hacks the code, in order to minimaze the changed code, to be able to better
+// depict the needed change.
+    public interface DnDSupportFactory {
+        /** Creates <code>TransferHandler</code> instance which will be used 
+         in <code>CloneableEditor.pane</code> component. On 1 per 1 basis. */
+        public javax.swing.TransferHandler createCloneableEditorPaneTransferHandler();
+        /** Creates <code>DropTargetListener</code> instance which will be used
+         in <code>CloneableEditor.Pane</code> component. On 1 per 1 basis. */
+        public java.awt.dnd.DropTargetListener createCloneableEditorPaneDropTargetListener();
+    }
+// </>
 }