diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/drag_util_views.cc b/atom/browser/ui/drag_util_views.cc
index 54bbfd1eb8e..c69e34326c9 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/drag_util_views.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/drag_util_views.cc
@@ -4,13 +4,6 @@
 
 #include "atom/browser/ui/drag_util.h"
 
-#if defined(OS_WIN)
-#include <objidl.h>
-#include <shlobj.h>
-#include <shobjidl.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "ui/aura/window.h"
 #include "ui/base/dragdrop/drag_drop_types.h"
 #include "ui/base/dragdrop/drag_utils.h"
@@ -21,90 +14,15 @@
 #include "ui/views/widget/widget.h"
 #include "ui/wm/public/drag_drop_client.h"
 
-#if defined(OS_WIN)
-#include "base/win/scoped_comptr.h"
-#include "base/win/scoped_hdc.h"
-#include "ui/base/dragdrop/os_exchange_data_provider_win.h"
-#include "ui/gfx/canvas.h"
-#include "ui/gfx/gdi_util.h"
-#include "ui/gfx/geometry/size.h"
-#include "ui/gfx/image/image_skia.h"
-#include "ui/gfx/skbitmap_operations.h"
-#endif
-
 namespace atom {
 
-namespace {
-
-#if defined(OS_WIN)
-void SetDragImageOnDataObject(HBITMAP hbitmap,
-                              const gfx::Size& size_in_pixels,
-                              const gfx::Vector2d& cursor_offset,
-                              IDataObject* data_object) {
-  base::win::ScopedComPtr<IDragSourceHelper> helper;
-  HRESULT rv = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_DragDropHelper, 0, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
-                                IID_IDragSourceHelper, helper.ReceiveVoid());
-  if (SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
-    SHDRAGIMAGE sdi;
-    sdi.sizeDragImage = size_in_pixels.ToSIZE();
-    sdi.crColorKey = 0xFFFFFFFF;
-    sdi.hbmpDragImage = hbitmap;
-    sdi.ptOffset = gfx::PointAtOffsetFromOrigin(cursor_offset).ToPOINT();
-    helper->InitializeFromBitmap(&sdi, data_object);
-  }
-}
-
-// Blit the contents of the canvas to a new HBITMAP. It is the caller's
-// responsibility to release the |bits| buffer.
-HBITMAP CreateHBITMAPFromSkBitmap(const SkBitmap& sk_bitmap) {
-  base::win::ScopedGetDC screen_dc(NULL);
-  BITMAPINFOHEADER header;
-  gfx::CreateBitmapHeader(sk_bitmap.width(), sk_bitmap.height(), &header);
-  void* bits;
-  HBITMAP bitmap =
-      CreateDIBSection(screen_dc, reinterpret_cast<BITMAPINFO*>(&header),
-                       DIB_RGB_COLORS, &bits, NULL, 0);
-  if (!bitmap || !bits)
-    return NULL;
-  DCHECK_EQ(sk_bitmap.rowBytes(), static_cast<size_t>(sk_bitmap.width() * 4));
-  SkAutoLockPixels lock(sk_bitmap);
-  memcpy(
-      bits, sk_bitmap.getPixels(), sk_bitmap.height() * sk_bitmap.rowBytes());
-  return bitmap;
-}
-
-void SetDragImageOnDataObject(const gfx::ImageSkia& image_skia,
-                              const gfx::Vector2d& cursor_offset,
-                              ui::OSExchangeData* data_object) {
-  DCHECK(data_object && !image_skia.size().IsEmpty());
-  // InitializeFromBitmap() doesn't expect an alpha channel and is confused
-  // by premultiplied colors, so unpremultiply the bitmap.
-  // SetDragImageOnDataObject(HBITMAP) takes ownership of the bitmap.
-  HBITMAP bitmap = CreateHBITMAPFromSkBitmap(
-      SkBitmapOperations::UnPreMultiply(*image_skia.bitmap()));
-  if (bitmap) {
-    // Attach 'bitmap' to the data_object.
-    SetDragImageOnDataObject(
-        bitmap,
-        gfx::Size(image_skia.bitmap()->width(), image_skia.bitmap()->height()),
-        cursor_offset,
-        ui::OSExchangeDataProviderWin::GetIDataObject(*data_object));
-  }
-}
-#endif
-
-}  // namespace
-
 void DragFileItems(const std::vector<base::FilePath>& files,
                    const gfx::Image& icon,
                    gfx::NativeView view) {
   // Set up our OLE machinery
   ui::OSExchangeData data;
 
-#if defined(OS_WIN)
-  SetDragImageOnDataObject(icon.AsImageSkia(), gfx::Vector2d(), &data);
-#endif
-  data.provider().SetDragImage(icon.AsImageSkia(), gfx::Vector2d());
+  drag_utils::CreateDragImageForFile(files[0], icon.AsImageSkia(), &data);
 
   std::vector<ui::FileInfo> file_infos;
   for (const base::FilePath& file : files) {