diff --git a/src/apps/deskcalc/ExpressionTextView.cpp b/src/apps/deskcalc/ExpressionTextView.cpp
index 0c12df8584..5ecc7e0569 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskcalc/ExpressionTextView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskcalc/ExpressionTextView.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,15 @@ ExpressionTextView::MouseDown(BPoint where)
 }
 
 
+void
+ExpressionTextView::GetDragParameters(BMessage* dragMessage,
+	BBitmap** bitmap, BPoint* point, BHandler** handler)
+{
+	InputTextView::GetDragParameters(dragMessage, bitmap, point, handler);
+	dragMessage->AddString("be:clip_name", "DeskCalc clipping");
+}
+
+
 // #pragma mark -
 
 
diff --git a/src/apps/deskcalc/ExpressionTextView.h b/src/apps/deskcalc/ExpressionTextView.h
index e28fd3ca78..e65d1f43fa 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskcalc/ExpressionTextView.h
+++ b/src/apps/deskcalc/ExpressionTextView.h
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ class ExpressionTextView : public InputTextView {
 
 	virtual	void				MouseDown(BPoint where);
 
+	// TextView
+	virtual	void				GetDragParameters(BMessage* dragMessage,
+									BBitmap** bitmap, BPoint* point,
+									BHandler** handler);
+
 	// InputTextView
 	virtual	void				RevertChanges();
 	virtual	void				ApplyChanges();