diff --git a/examples/external-dragging.html b/examples/external-dragging.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..788735a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/external-dragging.html
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN""http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
+<html>
+<head>
+<!--<src>-->
+<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='../src/css/main.css' />
+<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='../src/css/grid.css' />
+<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='../src/css/agenda.css' />
+<script type='text/javascript' src='../src/jquery/jquery.js'></script>
+<script type='text/javascript' src='../src/jquery/jquery-ui-custom.js'></script>
+<script type='text/javascript' src='../src/main.js'></script>
+<script type='text/javascript' src='../src/grid.js'></script>
+<script type='text/javascript' src='../src/agenda.js'></script>
+<script type='text/javascript' src='../src/view.js'></script>
+<script type='text/javascript' src='../src/selection_util.js'></script>
+<script type='text/javascript' src='../src/util.js'></script>
+<!--</src>-->
+<!--
+<dist>
+<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='../fullcalendar.css' />
+<script type='text/javascript' src='../jquery/jquery.js'></script>
+<script type='text/javascript' src='../jquery/jquery-ui-custom.js'></script>
+<script type='text/javascript' src='../fullcalendar.min.js'></script>
+</dist>
+-->
+<script type='text/javascript'>
+
+	$(document).ready(function() {
+	
+	
+		/* initialize the external events
+		-----------------------------------------------------------------*/
+	
+		$('#external-events div.external-event').each(function() {
+		
+			// create an Event Object (http://arshaw.com/fullcalendar/docs/event_data/Event_Object/)
+			// it doesn't need to have a start or end
+			var eventObject = {
+				title: $.trim($(this).text()) // use the element's text as the event title
+			};
+			
+			// store the Event Object in the DOM element so we can get to it later
+			$(this).data('eventObject', eventObject);
+			
+			// make the event draggable using jQuery UI
+			$(this).draggable({
+				zIndex: 999,
+				revert: true,      // will cause the event to go back to its
+				revertDuration: 0  //  original position after the drag
+			});
+			
+		});
+	
+	
+		/* initialize the calendar
+		-----------------------------------------------------------------*/
+		
+		$('#calendar').fullCalendar({
+			header: {
+				left: 'prev,next today',
+				center: 'title',
+				right: 'month,agendaWeek,agendaDay'
+			},
+			editable: true,
+			droppable: true, // this allows things to be dropped onto the calendar !!!
+			drop: function(date, allDay) { // this function is called when something is dropped
+			
+				// retrieve the dropped element's stored Event Object
+				var originalEventObject = $(this).data('eventObject');
+				
+				// we need to copy it, so that multiple events don't have a reference to the same object
+				var copiedEventObject = $.extend({}, originalEventObject);
+				
+				// assign it the date that was reported
+				copiedEventObject.start = date;
+				copiedEventObject.allDay = allDay;
+				
+				// render the event on the calendar
+				// the last `true` argument determines if the event "sticks" (http://arshaw.com/fullcalendar/docs/event_rendering/renderEvent/)
+				$('#calendar').fullCalendar('renderEvent', copiedEventObject, true);
+				
+				// is the "remove after drop" checkbox checked?
+				if ($('#drop-remove').is(':checked')) {
+					// if so, remove the element from the "Draggable Events" list
+					$(this).remove();
+				}
+				
+			}
+		});
+		
+		
+	});
+
+</script>
+<style type='text/css'>
+
+	body {
+		margin-top: 40px;
+		text-align: center;
+		font-size: 14px;
+		font-family: "Lucida Grande",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;
+		}
+		
+	#wrap {
+		width: 1100px;
+		margin: 0 auto;
+		}
+		
+	#external-events {
+		float: left;
+		width: 150px;
+		padding: 0 10px;
+		border: 1px solid #ccc;
+		background: #eee;
+		text-align: left;
+		}
+		
+	#external-events h4 {
+		font-size: 16px;
+		margin-top: 0;
+		padding-top: 1em;
+		}
+		
+	.external-event { /* try to mimick the look of a real event */
+		margin: 10px 0;
+		padding: 2px 4px;
+		background: #3366CC;
+		color: #fff;
+		font-size: .85em;
+		cursor: pointer;
+		}
+		
+	#external-events p {
+		margin: 1.5em 0;
+		font-size: 11px;
+		color: #666;
+		}
+		
+	#external-events p input {
+		margin: 0;
+		vertical-align: middle;
+		}
+
+	#calendar {
+		float: right;
+		width: 900px;
+		}
+
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<div id='wrap'>
+
+<div id='external-events'>
+<h4>Draggable Events</h4>
+<div class='external-event'>My Event 1</div>
+<div class='external-event'>My Event 2</div>
+<div class='external-event'>My Event 3</div>
+<div class='external-event'>My Event 4</div>
+<div class='external-event'>My Event 5</div>
+<p>
+<input type='checkbox' id='drop-remove' /> <label for='drop-remove'>remove after drop</label>
+</p>
+</div>
+
+<div id='calendar'></div>
+
+<div style='clear:both'></div>
+</div>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/agenda.js b/src/agenda.js
index e139af1..c2ed106 100644
--- a/src/agenda.js
+++ b/src/agenda.js
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ function Agenda(element, options, methods) {
 					_renderDayOverlay(cell.row, cell.col, cell.row, cell.col);
 				}else{
 					var d1 = cellDate(cell);
-					var d2 = addMinutes(cloneDate(d1), options.slotMinutes); //options.defaultEventMinutes);
+					var d2 = addMinutes(cloneDate(d1), options.defaultEventMinutes);
 					renderSlotOverlay(d1, d2);
 				}
 			}
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ function Agenda(element, options, methods) {
 		var cell = hoverListener.stop();
 		clearOverlay();
 		if (cell) {
-			view.trigger('drop', view, cellDate(cell), cellIsAllDay(cell), ev, ui);
+			view.trigger('drop', ev.target, cellDate(cell), cellIsAllDay(cell), ev, ui);
 		}
 	};
 	
diff --git a/src/grid.js b/src/grid.js
index 9ba74b9..a561db6 100644
--- a/src/grid.js
+++ b/src/grid.js
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ function Grid(element, options, methods) {
 		clearOverlay();
 		if (cell) {
 			var d = cellDate(cell);
-			view.trigger('drop', view, d, true, ev, ui);
+			view.trigger('drop', ev.target, d, true, ev, ui);
 		}
 	};
 	
