diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 814468455..4b7b9132d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         * added e_gadcon_repopulate
         * EFM toolbar now has its own gadcon location
         * DND canvas merged to compositor
+        * shelf gadcon can no longer resize smaller than 16x16, ensuring dnd success
 
 2013-02-20 Mike Blumenkrantz
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 64673a9ec..81898cf57 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ Improvements:
     * compositor now allows user changing/remembering of object opacity
     * EFM toolbar now has its own gadcon location
     * DND canvas merged to compositor
+    * shelf gadcon can no longer resize smaller than 16x16, ensuring dnd success
 
 Fixes:
     * IBar menu didn't allow to configure different icon sources, show contents menu even on empty IBar.
diff --git a/src/bin/e_shelf.c b/src/bin/e_shelf.c
index 78b7da3c2..0504596a2 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_shelf.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_shelf.c
@@ -1190,6 +1190,8 @@ _e_shelf_gadcon_size_request(void *data, E_Gadcon *gc, Evas_Coord w, Evas_Coord
    nw = es->w;
    nh = es->h;
    ww = hh = 0;
+   w = MAX(w, 16);
+   h = MAX(h, 16);
    evas_object_geometry_get(gc->o_container, NULL, NULL, &ww, &hh);
    switch (gc->orient)
      {