diff --git a/editeng/source/editeng/impedit.cxx b/editeng/source/editeng/impedit.cxx
index 1b0ef3fd94db..1503ba6683b5 100644
--- a/editeng/source/editeng/impedit.cxx
+++ b/editeng/source/editeng/impedit.cxx
@@ -1822,7 +1822,9 @@ void ImpEditView::dragExit( const ::com::sun::star::datatransfer::dnd::DropTarge
     }
 }
 
-void ImpEditView::dragOver( const ::com::sun::star::datatransfer::dnd::DropTargetDragEvent& rDTDE ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void ImpEditView::dragOver(const ::com::sun::star::datatransfer::dnd::DropTargetDragEvent& rDTDE)
+    throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException,
+           std::exception)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aVclGuard;
 
diff --git a/editeng/source/editeng/impedit.hxx b/editeng/source/editeng/impedit.hxx
index 2fdc57897075..46516bdb4e17 100644
--- a/editeng/source/editeng/impedit.hxx
+++ b/editeng/source/editeng/impedit.hxx
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ protected:
                std::exception);
     void dragEnter( const ::com::sun::star::datatransfer::dnd::DropTargetDragEnterEvent& dtdee ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
     void dragExit( const ::com::sun::star::datatransfer::dnd::DropTargetEvent& dte ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    void dragOver( const ::com::sun::star::datatransfer::dnd::DropTargetDragEvent& dtde ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    void dragOver(const ::com::sun::star::datatransfer::dnd::DropTargetDragEvent& dtde)
+        throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException,
+               std::exception);
 
     void ShowDDCursor( const Rectangle& rRect );
     void HideDDCursor();