diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index dc2831ce78..5e35330a1d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	extras/package/macosx/Resources/mainwindow/back.png \
 	extras/package/macosx/Resources/mainwindow/bottom-background.png \
 	extras/package/macosx/Resources/mainwindow/bottom-bar-mini.png \
+	extras/package/macosx/Resources/mainwindow/dropzone-background.png \
+	extras/package/macosx/Resources/mainwindow/dropzone.png \
 	extras/package/macosx/Resources/mainwindow/effects-double-buttons-blue.png \
 	extras/package/macosx/Resources/mainwindow/effects-double-buttons-pressed.png \
 	extras/package/macosx/Resources/mainwindow/effects-double-buttons.png \
diff --git a/extras/package/macosx/Resources/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/designable.nib b/extras/package/macosx/Resources/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/designable.nib
index f2cd553c72..ea0f1c9fec 100644
--- a/extras/package/macosx/Resources/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/designable.nib
+++ b/extras/package/macosx/Resources/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/designable.nib
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@
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     <object class="NSMutableArray" key="IBDocument.EditedObjectIDs">
       <bool key="EncodedWithXMLCoder">YES</bool>
-      <integer value="915"/>
-      <integer value="21"/>
       <integer value="283"/>
-      <integer value="4596"/>
-      <integer value="1617"/>
+      <integer value="4682"/>
+      <integer value="4722"/>
       <integer value="2730"/>
+      <integer value="4596"/>
+      <integer value="915"/>
       <integer value="24"/>
+      <integer value="1617"/>
     </object>
     <object class="NSArray" key="IBDocument.PluginDependencies">
       <bool key="EncodedWithXMLCoder">YES</bool>
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@
         <nil key="NSViewClass"/>
         <nil key="NSUserInterfaceItemIdentifier"/>
         <string key="NSWindowContentMaxSize">{1.7976931348623157e+308, 1.7976931348623157e+308}</string>
-        <string key="NSWindowContentMinSize">{400, 200}</string>
+        <string key="NSWindowContentMinSize">{400, 288}</string>
         <object class="NSView" key="NSWindowView" id="429932428">
           <reference key="NSNextResponder"/>
           <int key="NSvFlags">256</int>
@@ -744,7 +745,6 @@
                                   </object>
                                   <int key="NSResizingMask">3</int>
                                   <bool key="NSIsResizeable">YES</bool>
-                                  <bool key="NSIsEditable">YES</bool>
                                   <reference key="NSTableView" ref="1064884668"/>
                                 </object>
                               </object>
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@
                                 </object>
                               </object>
                               <double key="NSRowHeight">20</double>
-                              <int key="NSTvFlags">-633339904</int>
+                              <int key="NSTvFlags">1111490560</int>
                               <reference key="NSDelegate"/>
                               <reference key="NSDataSource"/>
                               <int key="NSColumnAutoresizingStyle">4</int>
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@
                         <object class="NSScroller" id="11557666">
                           <reference key="NSNextResponder" ref="979766179"/>
                           <int key="NSvFlags">-2147483392</int>
-                          <string key="NSFrame">{{1, 556}, {212, 15}}</string>
+                          <string key="NSFrame">{{-100, -100}, {212, 15}}</string>
                           <reference key="NSSuperview" ref="979766179"/>
                           <int key="NSsFlags">1</int>
                           <reference key="NSTarget" ref="979766179"/>
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@
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                       <reference key="NSSuperview" ref="824340487"/>
                       <reference key="NSNextKeyView" ref="18556274"/>
-                      <int key="NSsFlags">133682</int>
+                      <int key="NSsFlags">133650</int>
                       <reference key="NSVScroller" ref="252983915"/>
                       <reference key="NSHScroller" ref="11557666"/>
                       <reference key="NSContentView" ref="18556274"/>
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@
                           <int key="NScvFlags">4</int>
                         </object>
                       </object>
-                      <string key="NSFrame">{{-1, 0}, {482, 254}}</string>
+                      <string key="NSFrameSize">{482, 254}</string>
                       <reference key="NSSuperview" ref="440594360"/>
                       <reference key="NSNextKeyView" ref="343242432"/>
                       <int key="NSsFlags">133682</int>
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@
           <reference key="NSSuperview"/>
         </object>
         <string key="NSScreenRect">{{0, 0}, {1280, 778}}</string>
-        <string key="NSMinSize">{400, 222}</string>
+        <string key="NSMinSize">{400, 310}</string>
         <string key="NSMaxSize">{1.7976931348623157e+308, 1.7976931348623157e+308}</string>
         <string key="NSFrameAutosaveName">vlc-10thanniversary</string>
         <bool key="NSWindowIsRestorable">YES</bool>
@@ -3051,7 +3051,7 @@
         <nil key="NSUserInterfaceItemIdentifier"/>
         <string key="NSWindowContentMaxSize">{1.7976931348623157e+308, 1.7976931348623157e+308}</string>
         <object class="NSView" key="NSWindowView" id="500944643">
-          <nil key="NSNextResponder"/>
+          <reference key="NSNextResponder"/>
           <int key="NSvFlags">256</int>
           <object class="NSMutableArray" key="NSSubviews">
             <bool key="EncodedWithXMLCoder">YES</bool>
@@ -3060,6 +3060,7 @@
               <int key="NSvFlags">256</int>
               <string key="NSFrame">{{-3, 79}, {240, 17}}</string>
               <reference key="NSSuperview" ref="500944643"/>
+              <reference key="NSWindow"/>
               <bool key="NSEnabled">YES</bool>
               <object class="NSTextFieldCell" key="NSCell" id="255325351">
                 <int key="NSCellFlags">67239424</int>
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               <int key="NSvFlags">256</int>
               <string key="NSFrame">{{20, 52}, {159, 19}}</string>
               <reference key="NSSuperview" ref="500944643"/>
+              <reference key="NSWindow"/>
               <bool key="NSEnabled">YES</bool>
               <object class="NSTextFieldCell" key="NSCell" id="14047052">
                 <int key="NSCellFlags">-1804468671</int>
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               <int key="NSvFlags">256</int>
               <string key="NSFrame">{{150, 13}, {84, 28}}</string>
               <reference key="NSSuperview" ref="500944643"/>
+              <reference key="NSWindow"/>
               <bool key="NSEnabled">YES</bool>
               <object class="NSButtonCell" key="NSCell" id="96901269">
                 <int key="NSCellFlags">67239424</int>
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               <int key="NSvFlags">256</int>
               <string key="NSFrame">{{185, 50}, {15, 22}}</string>
               <reference key="NSSuperview" ref="500944643"/>
+              <reference key="NSWindow"/>
               <bool key="NSEnabled">YES</bool>
               <object class="NSStepperCell" key="NSCell" id="789174514">
                 <int key="NSCellFlags">917024</int>
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               <int key="NSvFlags">256</int>
               <string key="NSFrame">{{68, 13}, {84, 28}}</string>
               <reference key="NSSuperview" ref="500944643"/>
+              <reference key="NSWindow"/>
               <bool key="NSEnabled">YES</bool>
               <object class="NSButtonCell" key="NSCell" id="20272293">
                 <int key="NSCellFlags">67239424</int>
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               <int key="NSvFlags">256</int>
               <string key="NSFrame">{{203, 54}, {34, 14}}</string>
               <reference key="NSSuperview" ref="500944643"/>
+              <reference key="NSWindow"/>
               <bool key="NSEnabled">YES</bool>
               <object class="NSTextFieldCell" key="NSCell" id="621474557">
                 <int key="NSCellFlags">67239424</int>
@@ -3172,7 +3178,9 @@
               </object>
             </object>
           </object>
-          <string key="NSFrame">{{1, 9}, {249, 103}}</string>
+          <string key="NSFrameSize">{249, 103}</string>
+          <reference key="NSSuperview"/>
+          <reference key="NSWindow"/>
         </object>
         <string key="NSScreenRect">{{0, 0}, {1280, 778}}</string>
         <string key="NSMaxSize">{1.7976931348623157e+308, 1.7976931348623157e+308}</string>
@@ -4266,6 +4274,166 @@ LCAuLi4</string>
         <reference key="NSSuperview"/>
         <string key="NSClassName">NSView</string>
       </object>
+      <object class="NSCustomView" id="256817023">
+        <reference key="NSNextResponder"/>
+        <int key="NSvFlags">274</int>
+        <object class="NSMutableArray" key="NSSubviews">
+          <bool key="EncodedWithXMLCoder">YES</bool>
+          <object class="NSBox" id="83235998">
+            <reference key="NSNextResponder" ref="256817023"/>
+            <int key="NSvFlags">45</int>
+            <object class="NSMutableArray" key="NSSubviews">
+              <bool key="EncodedWithXMLCoder">YES</bool>
+              <object class="NSView" id="457727486">
+                <reference key="NSNextResponder" ref="83235998"/>
+                <int key="NSvFlags">274</int>
+                <object class="NSMutableArray" key="NSSubviews">
+                  <bool key="EncodedWithXMLCoder">YES</bool>
+                  <object class="NSTextField" id="551534796">
+                    <reference key="NSNextResponder" ref="457727486"/>
+                    <int key="NSvFlags">301</int>
+                    <string key="NSFrame">{{16, 69}, {202, 22}}</string>
+                    <reference key="NSSuperview" ref="457727486"/>
+                    <string key="NSReuseIdentifierKey">_NS:4068</string>
+                    <bool key="NSEnabled">YES</bool>
+                    <object class="NSTextFieldCell" key="NSCell" id="1042867331">
+                      <int key="NSCellFlags">68288064</int>
+                      <int key="NSCellFlags2">138413056</int>
+                      <string key="NSContents">Drop Media here</string>
+                      <object class="NSFont" key="NSSupport">
+                        <string key="NSName">LucidaGrande</string>
+                        <double key="NSSize">18</double>
+                        <int key="NSfFlags">16</int>
+                      </object>
+                      <string key="NSCellIdentifier">_NS:4068</string>
+                      <reference key="NSControlView" ref="551534796"/>
+                      <reference key="NSBackgroundColor" ref="3414043"/>
+                      <reference key="NSTextColor" ref="1018329413"/>
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+                    <reference key="NSNextResponder" ref="457727486"/>
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+                    <object class="NSMutableSet" key="NSDragTypes">
+                      <bool key="EncodedWithXMLCoder">YES</bool>
+                      <object class="NSArray" key="set.sortedObjects">
+                        <bool key="EncodedWithXMLCoder">YES</bool>
+                        <string>Apple PDF pasteboard type</string>
+                        <string>Apple PICT pasteboard type</string>
+                        <string>Apple PNG pasteboard type</string>
+                        <string>NSFilenamesPboardType</string>
+                        <string>NeXT Encapsulated PostScript v1.2 pasteboard type</string>
+                        <string>NeXT TIFF v4.0 pasteboard type</string>
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+                        <string key="NSClassName">NSImage</string>
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+                      <int key="NSStyle">0</int>
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+                    <string key="NSReuseIdentifierKey">_NS:610</string>
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+                <string>NeXT TIFF v4.0 pasteboard type</string>
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+              <int key="NSStyle">0</int>
+              <bool key="NSAnimates">NO</bool>
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+        <reference key="NSSuperview"/>
+        <string key="NSReuseIdentifierKey">_NS:1109</string>
+        <string key="NSClassName">NSView</string>
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@@ -6934,6 +7102,46 @@ LCAuLi4</string>
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+              <string>o_fwd_btn</string>
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+              <string>o_volume_sld</string>
+              <string>o_volume_track_view</string>
+              <string>o_volume_up_btn</string>
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+              <string>o_fwd_btn</string>
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@@ -486,6 +489,7 @@
 		CCD590F110E5B73200D39094 /* dialogProvider.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; name = dialogProvider.m; path = ../../../modules/gui/macosx_dialog_provider/dialogProvider.m; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		CCD590F210E5B76300D39094 /* VLCLoginPanel.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = VLCLoginPanel.h; path = ../../../modules/gui/macosx_dialog_provider/VLCLoginPanel.h; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		CCD590F310E5B76300D39094 /* VLCLoginPanel.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; name = VLCLoginPanel.m; path = ../../../modules/gui/macosx_dialog_provider/VLCLoginPanel.m; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
+		CCDB535C13E97D3500A1782F /* dropzone-background.png */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = image.png; name = "dropzone-background.png"; path = "Resources/mainwindow/dropzone-background.png"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		CCDBA3B313D32E200006127B /* macosx.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; name = macosx.m; path = ../../../modules/video_output/macosx.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		CCE6438E13E8CC170061B5F2 /* document-music-playlist.png */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = image.png; name = "document-music-playlist.png"; path = "Resources/sidebar-icons/document-music-playlist.png"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		CCE6438F13E8CC170061B5F2 /* film-cast.png */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = image.png; name = "film-cast.png"; path = "Resources/sidebar-icons/film-cast.png"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -697,6 +701,8 @@
 		CC0430EE13B2461A00D7D52E /* 10th anniversary ui */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				CC4EFC2C13E96BD00091D19A /* dropzone.png */,
+				CCDB535C13E97D3500A1782F /* dropzone-background.png */,
 				CC78DA4313DE056700E9603C /* topbar_background.png */,
 				CCE6438C13E8CC040061B5F2 /* sidebar */,
 				CC0432C213B2479E00D7D52E /* bright variant */,
@@ -1234,6 +1240,8 @@
 				CCE6439713E8CC170061B5F2 /* music-beam.png in Resources */,
 				CCE6439813E8CC170061B5F2 /* network-cloud.png in Resources */,
 				CCE6439913E8CC170061B5F2 /* picture.png in Resources */,
+				CC4EFC2D13E96BD00091D19A /* dropzone.png in Resources */,
+				CCDB535D13E97D3500A1782F /* dropzone-background.png in Resources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/MainWindow.h b/modules/gui/macosx/MainWindow.h
index ca4bed6406..57973eebbb 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/MainWindow.h
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/MainWindow.h
@@ -56,9 +56,14 @@
     IBOutlet id o_playlist_table;
     IBOutlet id o_video_view;
     IBOutlet id o_split_view;
+    IBOutlet id o_right_split_view;
     IBOutlet id o_sidebar_view;
     IBOutlet id o_chosen_category_lbl;
 
+    IBOutlet id o_dropzone_view;
+    IBOutlet id o_dropzone_btn;
+    IBOutlet id o_dropzone_lbl;
+
     BOOL b_dark_interface;
     BOOL b_video_playback_enabled;
     int i_lastShownVolume;
@@ -99,9 +104,12 @@
 - (IBAction)volumeAction:(id)sender;
 - (IBAction)effects:(id)sender;
 - (IBAction)fullscreen:(id)sender;
+- (IBAction)dropzoneButtonAction:(id)sender;
 
 - (id)videoView;
 - (void)setVideoplayEnabled;
+- (void)showDropZone;
+- (void)hideDropZone;
 - (void)updateTimeSlider;
 - (void)updateVolumeSlider;
 - (void)updateWindow;
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/MainWindow.m b/modules/gui/macosx/MainWindow.m
index c001a5ad4e..905bc5f304 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/MainWindow.m
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/MainWindow.m
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #import "CoreInteraction.h"
 #import "AudioEffects.h"
 #import "MainMenu.h"
+#import "open.h"
 #import "controls.h" // TODO: remove me
 #import "SideBarItem.h"
 #import <vlc_playlist.h>
@@ -118,6 +119,8 @@ static VLCMainWindow *_o_sharedInstance = nil;
     [o_volume_down_btn setToolTip: _NS("Mute")];
     [o_volume_up_btn setToolTip: _NS("Full Volume")];
     [o_time_sld setToolTip: _NS("Position")];
+    [o_dropzone_btn setTitle: _NS("Open media...")];
+    [o_dropzone_lbl setStringValue: _NS("Drop media here")];
 
     if (!b_dark_interface) {
         [o_bottombar_view setImage: [NSImage imageNamed:@"bottom-background"]];
@@ -206,7 +209,7 @@ static VLCMainWindow *_o_sharedInstance = nil;
     [self setDelegate: self];
     [self setExcludedFromWindowsMenu: YES];
     // Set that here as IB seems to be buggy
-    [self setContentMinSize:NSMakeSize(500., 200.)];
+    [self setContentMinSize:NSMakeSize(400., 288.)];
     [self setTitle: _NS("VLC media player")];
     [o_playlist_btn setEnabled:NO];
 
@@ -308,6 +311,13 @@ static VLCMainWindow *_o_sharedInstance = nil;
         [o_sidebaritems addObject: internetItem];
 
     [o_sidebar_view reloadData];
+    [o_sidebar_view selectRowIndexes:[NSIndexSet indexSetWithIndex:0] byExtendingSelection:YES];
+
+    playlist_t *p_playlist = pl_Get( VLCIntf );
+    PL_LOCK;
+    if( playlist_CurrentSize( p_playlist ) < 1 )
+        [self showDropZone];
+    PL_UNLOCK;
 }
 
 #pragma mark -
@@ -549,8 +559,26 @@ static VLCMainWindow *_o_sharedInstance = nil;
     [[VLCCoreInteraction sharedInstance] toggleFullscreen];
 }
 
+- (IBAction)dropzoneButtonAction:(id)sender
+{
+    [[[VLCMain sharedInstance] open] openFileGeneric];
+}
+
 #pragma mark -
 #pragma mark Update interface and respond to foreign events
+- (void)showDropZone
+{
+    [o_playlist_table setHidden:YES];
+    [o_dropzone_view setFrame: [o_playlist_table frame]];
+    [o_right_split_view addSubview: o_dropzone_view];
+}
+
+- (void)hideDropZone
+{
+    [o_playlist_table setHidden: NO];
+    [o_dropzone_view removeFromSuperview];
+}
+
 - (void)updateTimeSlider
 {
     input_thread_t * p_input;
@@ -727,10 +755,16 @@ static VLCMainWindow *_o_sharedInstance = nil;
     [o_bwd_btn setEnabled: (b_seekable || b_plmul || b_chapters)];
     [[VLCMainMenu sharedInstance] setRateControlsEnabled: b_control];
 
-
     [o_time_sld setEnabled: b_seekable];
     [self updateTimeSlider];
     [[[[VLCMain sharedInstance] controls] fspanel] setSeekable: b_seekable];
+
+    PL_LOCK;
+    if (playlist_CurrentSize( p_playlist ) >= 1)
+        [self hideDropZone];
+    else
+        [self showDropZone];
+    PL_UNLOCK;
 }
 
 - (void)setPause
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/intf.m b/modules/gui/macosx/intf.m
index 03b7cac05d..7333a5d516 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/intf.m
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/intf.m
@@ -1277,6 +1277,7 @@ unsigned int CocoaKeyToVLC( unichar i_key )
 {
     [self playbackStatusUpdated];
     [o_playlist playlistUpdated];
+    [o_mainwindow updateWindow];
 }
 
 - (void)updateInfoandMetaPanel