diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/library/alternate_views.py b/src/calibre/gui2/library/alternate_views.py
index a58c4555dd..11f29b384b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/library/alternate_views.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/library/alternate_views.py
@@ -468,9 +468,12 @@ def setup_dnd_interface(cls_or_self):
         self = cls_or_self
         self.drag_allowed = True
         self.drag_start_pos = None
-        self.setDragEnabled(True)
-        self.setDragDropOverwriteMode(False)
-        self.setDragDropMode(QAbstractItemView.DragDropMode.DragDrop)
+        if isinstance(self, QAbstractItemView):
+            self.setDragEnabled(True)
+            self.setDragDropOverwriteMode(False)
+            self.setDragDropMode(QAbstractItemView.DragDropMode.DragDrop)
+        else:
+            self.setAcceptDrops(True)
 # }}}
 
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/library/bookshelf_view.py b/src/calibre/gui2/library/bookshelf_view.py
index 473e29a832..f4f77db69b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/library/bookshelf_view.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/library/bookshelf_view.py
@@ -1527,9 +1527,8 @@ class BookshelfView(MomentumScrollMixin, QAbstractScrollArea):
         self.second_line_renderer = self.build_template_renderer('authors', '')
 
         # Initialize drag and drop
-        # so we set the attributes manually
-        self.drag_allowed = True
-        self.drag_start_pos = None
+        setup_dnd_interface(self)
+
         self.bookcase = BookCase(self)
         self.bookcase.shelf_added.connect(self.on_shelf_layout_done, type=Qt.ConnectionType.QueuedConnection)
         self.bookcase.num_of_groups_changed.connect(self.update_scrollbar_ranges, type=Qt.ConnectionType.QueuedConnection)