diff --git a/kmreadermainwin.cpp b/kmreadermainwin.cpp
index 7e994526a..e5ecfd812 100644
--- a/kmreadermainwin.cpp
+++ b/kmreadermainwin.cpp
@@ -405,17 +405,26 @@ void KMReaderMainWin::slotMoveItem(QAction *action)
     {
         const QModelIndex index = action->data().value<QModelIndex>();
         const Akonadi::Collection collection = index.data( Akonadi::EntityTreeModel::CollectionRole ).value<Akonadi::Collection>();
+        copyOrMoveItem(collection, true);
+    }
+}
 
-        if ( mMsg.isValid() ) {
+void KMReaderMainWin::copyOrMoveItem(const Akonadi::Collection &collection, bool move)
+{
+    if ( mMsg.isValid() ) {
+        if (move) {
             Akonadi::ItemMoveJob *job = new Akonadi::ItemMoveJob( mMsg, collection,this );
             connect( job, SIGNAL(result(KJob*)), this, SLOT(slotCopyMoveResult(KJob*)) );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            Akonadi::ItemCreateJob *job = new Akonadi::ItemCreateJob( mMsg, collection, this );
+        } else {
+            Akonadi::ItemCopyJob *job = new Akonadi::ItemCopyJob( mMsg, collection,this );
             connect( job, SIGNAL(result(KJob*)), this, SLOT(slotCopyMoveResult(KJob*)) );
         }
     }
+    else
+    {
+        Akonadi::ItemCreateJob *job = new Akonadi::ItemCreateJob( mMsg, collection, this );
+        connect( job, SIGNAL(result(KJob*)), this, SLOT(slotCopyMoveResult(KJob*)) );
+    }
 }
 
 void KMReaderMainWin::slotCopyItem(QAction*action)
@@ -424,16 +433,7 @@ void KMReaderMainWin::slotCopyItem(QAction*action)
     {
         const QModelIndex index = action->data().value<QModelIndex>();
         const Akonadi::Collection collection = index.data( Akonadi::EntityTreeModel::CollectionRole ).value<Akonadi::Collection>();
-
-        if ( mMsg.isValid() ) {
-            Akonadi::ItemCopyJob *job = new Akonadi::ItemCopyJob( mMsg, collection,this );
-            connect( job, SIGNAL(result(KJob*)), this, SLOT(slotCopyMoveResult(KJob*)) );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            Akonadi::ItemCreateJob *job = new Akonadi::ItemCreateJob( mMsg, collection, this );
-            connect( job, SIGNAL(result(KJob*)), this, SLOT(slotCopyMoveResult(KJob*)) );
-        }
+        copyOrMoveItem(collection, false);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/kmreadermainwin.h b/kmreadermainwin.h
index eed37698b..0b86e3f81 100644
--- a/kmreadermainwin.h
+++ b/kmreadermainwin.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ private slots:
     void slotMoveItem(QAction *action);
 
 private:
+    void copyOrMoveItem(const Akonadi::Collection &collection, bool move);
     Akonadi::Collection parentCollection() const;
     void initKMReaderMainWin();
     void setupAccel();