diff --git a/src/Gui/Navigation/GestureNavigationStyle.cpp b/src/Gui/Navigation/GestureNavigationStyle.cpp
index a6e9d0352b..39ab6e91c4 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Navigation/GestureNavigationStyle.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Navigation/GestureNavigationStyle.cpp
@@ -959,25 +959,6 @@ SbBool GestureNavigationStyle::processSoEvent_bypass(const SoEvent* const ev)
     return superclass::processSoEvent(ev);
 }
 
-bool GestureNavigationStyle::isDraggerUnderCursor(SbVec2s pos)
-{
-    SoRayPickAction rp(this->viewer->getSoRenderManager()->getViewportRegion());
-    rp.setRadius(viewer->getPickRadius());
-    rp.setPoint(pos);
-    rp.apply(this->viewer->getSoRenderManager()->getSceneGraph());
-    SoPickedPoint* pick = rp.getPickedPoint();
-    if (pick){
-        const auto fullpath = static_cast<const SoFullPath*>(pick->getPath());
-        for(int i = 0; i < fullpath->getLength(); ++i){
-            if(fullpath->getNode(i)->isOfType(SoDragger::getClassTypeId()))
-                return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    } else {
-        return false;
-    }
-}
-
 bool GestureNavigationStyle::is2DViewing() const
 {
     // #FIXME: detect sketch editing, ! any editing
diff --git a/src/Gui/Navigation/GestureNavigationStyle.h b/src/Gui/Navigation/GestureNavigationStyle.h
index a8fa4e6d0a..9f65ec8596 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Navigation/GestureNavigationStyle.h
+++ b/src/Gui/Navigation/GestureNavigationStyle.h
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ protected: // members variables
     int rollDir = 0;
     bool logging = false;
 
-protected: //helper functions
-    bool isDraggerUnderCursor(SbVec2s pos);
 public:
     bool is2DViewing() const;
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/Navigation/NavigationStyle.cpp b/src/Gui/Navigation/NavigationStyle.cpp
index 1a920c140e..be3c413c28 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Navigation/NavigationStyle.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Navigation/NavigationStyle.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 # include <Inventor/SbViewportRegion.h>
 # include <Inventor/SoPickedPoint.h>
 # include <Inventor/actions/SoGetBoundingBoxAction.h>
+# include <Inventor/draggers/SoDragger.h>
 # include <Inventor/errors/SoDebugError.h>
 # include <Inventor/nodes/SoSeparator.h>
 # include <Inventor/nodes/SoCamera.h>
@@ -1542,6 +1543,25 @@ const std::vector<SbVec2s>& NavigationStyle::getPolygon(SelectionRole* role) con
     return pcPolygon;
 }
 
+bool NavigationStyle::isDraggerUnderCursor(const SbVec2s pos) const
+{
+    SoRayPickAction rp(this->viewer->getSoRenderManager()->getViewportRegion());
+    rp.setRadius(viewer->getPickRadius());
+    rp.setPoint(pos);
+    rp.apply(this->viewer->getSoRenderManager()->getSceneGraph());
+    SoPickedPoint* pick = rp.getPickedPoint();
+    if (pick) {
+        const auto fullpath = static_cast<const SoFullPath*>(pick->getPath());
+        for (int i = 0; i < fullpath->getLength(); ++i) {
+            if (fullpath->getNode(i)->isOfType(SoDragger::getClassTypeId())) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 // This method adds another point to the mouse location log, used for spin
 // animation calculations.
 void NavigationStyle::addToLog(const SbVec2s pos, const SbTime time)
diff --git a/src/Gui/Navigation/NavigationStyle.h b/src/Gui/Navigation/NavigationStyle.h
index 4faf708175..85a441598d 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Navigation/NavigationStyle.h
+++ b/src/Gui/Navigation/NavigationStyle.h
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ public:
     SbBool isSelecting() const;
     const std::vector<SbVec2s>& getPolygon(SelectionRole* role=nullptr) const;
 
+    bool isDraggerUnderCursor(const SbVec2s pos) const;
+
     void setOrbitStyle(OrbitStyle style);
     OrbitStyle getOrbitStyle() const;