To reproduce: public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); this.radListView1.AllowDragDrop = true; this.radListView1.ViewType = ListViewType.DetailsView; this.radListView1.ItemSize = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 40); DataTable dt = new DataTable(); dt.Columns.Add("Id", typeof(int)); dt.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(string)); dt.Columns.Add("Image", typeof(Image)); for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) { dt.Rows.Add(i, "Item" + i, Properties.Resources._2RibbonMenuOpen2); } foreach (DataRow row in dt.Rows) { ListViewDataItem di = new ListViewDataItem(); di.DataBoundItem = row; this.radListView1.Items.Add(di); } } private void radListView1_VisualItemCreating(object sender, ListViewVisualItemCreatingEventArgs e) { e.VisualItem = new CustomItem(); } public class CustomItem : DetailListViewVisualItem { private DockLayoutPanel panel; private LightVisualElement imageElement; private LightVisualElement titleElement; protected override Type ThemeEffectiveType { get { return typeof(DetailListViewVisualItem); } } protected override void CreateChildElements() { base.CreateChildElements(); panel = new DockLayoutPanel(); this.Children.Add(panel); imageElement = new LightVisualElement(); imageElement.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(25, 40); panel.Children.Add(imageElement); DockLayoutPanel.SetDock(imageElement, Telerik.WinControls.Layouts.Dock.Left); titleElement = new LightVisualElement(); panel.Children.Add(titleElement); titleElement.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(55, 40); titleElement.ShouldHandleMouseInput = false; DockLayoutPanel.SetDock(titleElement, Telerik.WinControls.Layouts.Dock.Right); } protected override SizeF MeasureOverride(SizeF availableSize) { SizeF measuredSize = base.MeasureOverride(availableSize); this.panel.Measure(measuredSize); return measuredSize; } protected override SizeF ArrangeOverride(SizeF finalSize) { base.ArrangeOverride(finalSize); this.panel.Arrange(new RectangleF(PointF.Empty, finalSize)); return finalSize; } protected override void SynchronizeProperties() { base.SynchronizeProperties(); this.Text = string.Empty; DataRow row = this.Data.DataBoundItem as DataRow; if (dataItem != null) { this.imageElement.Image = row["Image"] as Image; this.titleElement.Text = row["Name"].ToString(); } } } Workaround: this.radListView1.ListViewElement.DragDropService = new CustomService(this.radListView1.ListViewElement); public class CustomService : ListViewDragDropService { public CustomService(RadListViewElement owner) : base(owner) { } protected override void UpdateDragHintLocation(Point mousePosition) { FieldInfo fi = typeof(ListViewDragDropService).GetField("dragHintWindow", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic); if (fi != null) { RadLayeredWindow dragHintWindow = fi.GetValue(this) as RadLayeredWindow; if (dragHintWindow == null) { return; } } base.UpdateDragHintLocation(mousePosition); } }