diff --git a/core/bubble.js b/core/bubble.js
index df3b69e3f..e6a8ada2a 100644
--- a/core/bubble.js
+++ b/core/bubble.js
@@ -279,28 +279,33 @@ Blockly.Bubble.prototype.createDom_ = function(content, hasResize) {
  * @private
  */
 Blockly.Bubble.prototype.bubbleMouseDown_ = function(e) {
-  this.promote_();
-  Blockly.Bubble.unbindDragEvents_();
-  if (Blockly.utils.isRightButton(e)) {
-    // No right-click.
-    e.stopPropagation();
-    return;
-  } else if (Blockly.utils.isTargetInput(e)) {
-    // When focused on an HTML text input widget, don't trap any events.
-    return;
+  var gesture = this.workspace_.getGesture(e);
+  if (gesture) {
+    gesture.handleBubbleStart(e, this);
   }
-  // Left-click (or middle click)
-  this.workspace_.startDrag(e, new goog.math.Coordinate(
-      this.workspace_.RTL ? -this.relativeLeft_ : this.relativeLeft_,
-      this.relativeTop_));
 
-  Blockly.Bubble.onMouseUpWrapper_ = Blockly.bindEventWithChecks_(document,
-      'mouseup', this, Blockly.Bubble.bubbleMouseUp_);
-  Blockly.Bubble.onMouseMoveWrapper_ = Blockly.bindEventWithChecks_(document,
-      'mousemove', this, this.bubbleMouseMove_);
-  Blockly.hideChaff();
-  // This event has been handled.  No need to bubble up to the document.
-  e.stopPropagation();
+  // this.promote_();
+  // Blockly.Bubble.unbindDragEvents_();
+  // if (Blockly.utils.isRightButton(e)) {
+  //   // No right-click.
+  //   e.stopPropagation();
+  //   return;
+  // } else if (Blockly.utils.isTargetInput(e)) {
+  //   // When focused on an HTML text input widget, don't trap any events.
+  //   return;
+  // }
+  // // Left-click (or middle click)
+  // this.workspace_.startDrag(e, new goog.math.Coordinate(
+  //     this.workspace_.RTL ? -this.relativeLeft_ : this.relativeLeft_,
+  //     this.relativeTop_));
+
+  // Blockly.Bubble.onMouseUpWrapper_ = Blockly.bindEventWithChecks_(document,
+  //     'mouseup', this, Blockly.Bubble.bubbleMouseUp_);
+  // Blockly.Bubble.onMouseMoveWrapper_ = Blockly.bindEventWithChecks_(document,
+  //     'mousemove', this, this.bubbleMouseMove_);
+  // Blockly.hideChaff();
+  // // This event has been handled.  No need to bubble up to the document.
+  // e.stopPropagation();
 };
 
 /**
@@ -445,8 +450,11 @@ Blockly.Bubble.prototype.positionBubble_ = function() {
     left += this.relativeLeft_;
   }
   var top = this.relativeTop_ + this.anchorXY_.y;
-  this.bubbleGroup_.setAttribute('transform',
-      'translate(' + left + ',' + top + ')');
+  this.moveTo_(left, top);
+};
+
+Blockly.Bubble.prototype.moveTo_ = function(x, y) {
+  this.bubbleGroup_.setAttribute('transform', 'translate(' + x + ',' + y + ')');
 };
 
 /**
@@ -595,3 +603,43 @@ Blockly.Bubble.prototype.dispose = function() {
   this.content_ = null;
   this.shape_ = null;
 };
+
+Blockly.Bubble.prototype.moveToDragSurface = function(dragSurface) {
+  //var bubbleXY = this.getRelativeToSurfaceXY();
+  //var anchorXY = this.getAnchorRelativeToSurfaceXY();
+
+  // TODO: check RTL.
+  var x = this.anchorXY_.x + this.relativeLeft_;
+  var y = this.anchorXY_.y + this.relativeTop_;
+  this.savedRelativeXY_ =
+    new goog.math.Coordinate(this.relativeLeft_, this.relativeTop_);
+  this.savedAnchorXY_ = this.anchorXY_;
+  this.moveTo_(0, 0);
+  dragSurface.translateSurface(x, y);
+  // Execute the move on the top-level SVG component.
+  dragSurface.setBlocksAndShow(this.bubbleGroup_);
+};
+
+Blockly.Bubble.prototype.moveDuringDrag = function(dragSurface, newLoc) {
+  console.log(newLoc);
+  dragSurface.translateSurface(newLoc.x, newLoc.y);
+  this.relativeLeft_ = this.savedRelativeXY_.x + newLoc.x;
+  this.relativeTop_ = this.savedRelativeXY_.y + newLoc.y;
+  this.renderArrow_();
+};
+
+Blockly.Bubble.prototype.moveOffDragSurface = function(dragSurface, newXY) {
+
+  //this.savedAnchorXY_ = this.anchorXY_;
+  this.anchorXY_ = this.savedAnchorXY_;
+  this.moveTo_(newXY.x, newXY.y);
+  dragSurface.clearAndHide(this.workspace_.getBubbleCanvas());
+};
+
+
+Blockly.Bubble.prototype.getRelativeToSurfaceXY = function() {
+  // This may not be quite right.  It's probably the top-left of the bubble
+  // group.
+  return new goog.math.Coordinate(this.anchorXY_.x + this.relativeLeft_,
+      this.anchorXY_.y + this.relativeTop_);
+};
diff --git a/core/bubble_dragger.js b/core/bubble_dragger.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e66b500bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/bubble_dragger.js
@@ -0,0 +1,282 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Visual Blocks Editor
+ *
+ * Copyright 2018 Google Inc.
+ * https://developers.google.com/blockly/
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @fileoverview Methods for dragging a bubble visually.
+ * @author fenichel@google.com (Rachel Fenichel)
+ */
+'use strict';
+
+goog.provide('Blockly.BubbleDragger');
+
+goog.require('Blockly.DraggedConnectionManager');
+
+goog.require('goog.math.Coordinate');
+goog.require('goog.asserts');
+
+
+/**
+ * Class for a block dragger.  It moves blocks around the workspace when they
+ * are being dragged by a mouse or touch.
+ * @param {!Blockly.Bubble} bubble The bubble to drag.
+ * @param {!Blockly.WorkspaceSvg} workspace The workspace to drag on.
+ * @constructor
+ */
+Blockly.BubbleDragger = function(bubble, workspace) {
+  /**
+   * The top block in the stack that is being dragged.
+   * @type {!Blockly.BlockSvg}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.draggingBubble_ = bubble;
+
+  /**
+   * The workspace on which the bubble is being dragged.
+   * @type {!Blockly.WorkspaceSvg}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.workspace_ = workspace;
+
+  /**
+   * Object that keeps track of connections on dragged blocks.
+   * @type {!Blockly.DraggedConnectionManager}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.draggedConnectionManager_ = null;
+  // new Blockly.DraggedConnectionManager(
+  //     this.draggingBubble_);
+
+  /**
+   * Which delete area the mouse pointer is over, if any.
+   * One of {@link Blockly.DELETE_AREA_TRASH},
+   * {@link Blockly.DELETE_AREA_TOOLBOX}, or {@link Blockly.DELETE_AREA_NONE}.
+   * @type {?number}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.deleteArea_ = null;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether the block would be deleted if dropped immediately.
+   * @type {boolean}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.wouldDeleteBlock_ = false;
+
+  /**
+   * The location of the top left corner of the dragging block at the beginning
+   * of the drag in workspace coordinates.
+   * @type {!goog.math.Coordinate}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.startXY_ = this.draggingBubble_.getRelativeToSurfaceXY();
+
+  // TODO: validate, getters, etc.
+  this.dragSurface_ = workspace.blockDragSurface_;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Sever all links from this object.
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.BubbleDragger.prototype.dispose = function() {
+  this.draggingBubble_ = null;
+  this.workspace_ = null;
+  this.startWorkspace_ = null;
+  this.dragIconData_.length = 0;
+
+  if (this.draggedConnectionManager_) {
+    this.draggedConnectionManager_.dispose();
+    this.draggedConnectionManager_ = null;
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Start dragging a block.  This includes moving it to the drag surface.
+ * @param {!goog.math.Coordinate} currentDragDeltaXY How far the pointer has
+ *     moved from the position at mouse down, in pixel units.
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.BubbleDragger.prototype.startBubbleDrag = function(currentDragDeltaXY) {
+  console.log('starting bubble drag');
+  if (!Blockly.Events.getGroup()) {
+    Blockly.Events.setGroup(true);
+  }
+
+  this.workspace_.setResizesEnabled(false);
+
+  // if (this.draggingBubble_.getParent()) {
+  //   this.draggingBubble_.unplug();
+  //   var delta = this.pixelsToWorkspaceUnits_(currentDragDeltaXY);
+  //   var newLoc = goog.math.Coordinate.sum(this.startXY_, delta);
+
+  //   this.draggingBubble_.translate(newLoc.x, newLoc.y);
+  //   this.draggingBubble_.disconnectUiEffect();
+  // }
+  //this.draggingBubble_.setDragging(true);
+  // For future consideration: we may be able to put moveToDragSurface inside
+  // the block dragger, which would also let the block not track the block drag
+  // surface.
+  this.draggingBubble_.moveToDragSurface(this.dragSurface_);
+
+  if (this.workspace_.toolbox_) {
+    var style = this.draggingBubble_.isDeletable() ? 'blocklyToolboxDelete' :
+        'blocklyToolboxGrab';
+    this.workspace_.toolbox_.addStyle(style);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Execute a step of block dragging, based on the given event.  Update the
+ * display accordingly.
+ * @param {!Event} e The most recent move event.
+ * @param {!goog.math.Coordinate} currentDragDeltaXY How far the pointer has
+ *     moved from the position at the start of the drag, in pixel units.
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.BubbleDragger.prototype.dragBubble = function(e, currentDragDeltaXY) {
+  var delta = this.pixelsToWorkspaceUnits_(currentDragDeltaXY);
+  var newLoc = goog.math.Coordinate.sum(this.startXY_, delta);
+
+  this.draggingBubble_.moveDuringDrag(this.dragSurface_, newLoc);
+  //this.dragIcons_(delta);
+
+  this.deleteArea_ = this.workspace_.isDeleteArea(e);
+  //this.draggedConnectionManager_.update(delta, this.deleteArea_);
+
+  //this.updateCursorDuringBubbleDrag_();
+};
+
+/**
+ * Finish a block drag and put the block back on the workspace.
+ * @param {!Event} e The mouseup/touchend event.
+ * @param {!goog.math.Coordinate} currentDragDeltaXY How far the pointer has
+ *     moved from the position at the start of the drag, in pixel units.
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.BubbleDragger.prototype.endBubbleDrag = function(e, currentDragDeltaXY) {
+  // Make sure internal state is fresh.
+  this.dragBubble(e, currentDragDeltaXY);
+  this.dragIconData_ = [];
+
+  Blockly.BlockSvg.disconnectUiStop_();
+
+  var delta = this.pixelsToWorkspaceUnits_(currentDragDeltaXY);
+  var newLoc = goog.math.Coordinate.sum(this.startXY_, delta);
+  this.draggingBubble_.moveOffDragSurface(this.dragSurface_, newLoc);
+
+  var deleted = true;//this.maybeDeleteBlock_();
+  if (!deleted) {
+    // These are expensive and don't need to be done if we're deleting.
+    this.draggingBubble_.moveConnections_(delta.x, delta.y);
+    this.draggingBubble_.setDragging(false);
+    //this.draggedConnectionManager_.applyConnections();
+    this.draggingBubble_.render();
+    this.fireMoveEvent_();
+    this.draggingBubble_.scheduleSnapAndBump();
+  }
+  this.workspace_.setResizesEnabled(true);
+
+  if (this.workspace_.toolbox_) {
+    var style = this.draggingBubble_.isDeletable() ? 'blocklyToolboxDelete' :
+        'blocklyToolboxGrab';
+    this.workspace_.toolbox_.removeStyle(style);
+  }
+  Blockly.Events.setGroup(false);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Fire a move event at the end of a block drag.
+ * @private
+ */
+Blockly.BubbleDragger.prototype.fireMoveEvent_ = function() {
+  var event = new Blockly.Events.BlockMove(this.draggingBubble_);
+  event.oldCoordinate = this.startXY_;
+  event.recordNew();
+  Blockly.Events.fire(event);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Shut the trash can and, if necessary, delete the dragging block.
+ * Should be called at the end of a block drag.
+ * @return {boolean} whether the block was deleted.
+ * @private
+ */
+Blockly.BubbleDragger.prototype.maybeDeleteBubble_ = function() {
+  var trashcan = this.workspace_.trashcan;
+
+  if (this.wouldDeleteBlock_) {
+    if (trashcan) {
+      goog.Timer.callOnce(trashcan.close, 100, trashcan);
+    }
+    // Fire a move event, so we know where to go back to for an undo.
+    this.fireMoveEvent_();
+    this.draggingBubble_.dispose(false, true);
+  } else if (trashcan) {
+    // Make sure the trash can is closed.
+    trashcan.close();
+  }
+  return this.wouldDeleteBlock_;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Update the cursor (and possibly the trash can lid) to reflect whether the
+ * dragging block would be deleted if released immediately.
+ * @private
+ */
+Blockly.BubbleDragger.prototype.updateCursorDuringBubbleDrag_ = function() {
+  this.wouldDeleteBlock_ = false; //this.draggedConnectionManager_.wouldDeleteBlock();
+  var trashcan = this.workspace_.trashcan;
+  if (this.wouldDeleteBlock_) {
+    this.draggingBubble_.setDeleteStyle(true);
+    if (this.deleteArea_ == Blockly.DELETE_AREA_TRASH && trashcan) {
+      trashcan.setOpen_(true);
+    }
+  } else {
+    this.draggingBubble_.setDeleteStyle(false);
+    if (trashcan) {
+      trashcan.setOpen_(false);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Convert a coordinate object from pixels to workspace units, including a
+ * correction for mutator workspaces.
+ * This function does not consider differing origins.  It simply scales the
+ * input's x and y values.
+ * @param {!goog.math.Coordinate} pixelCoord A coordinate with x and y values
+ *     in css pixel units.
+ * @return {!goog.math.Coordinate} The input coordinate divided by the workspace
+ *     scale.
+ * @private
+ */
+Blockly.BubbleDragger.prototype.pixelsToWorkspaceUnits_ = function(pixelCoord) {
+  var result = new goog.math.Coordinate(pixelCoord.x / this.workspace_.scale,
+      pixelCoord.y / this.workspace_.scale);
+  if (this.workspace_.isMutator) {
+    // If we're in a mutator, its scale is always 1, purely because of some
+    // oddities in our rendering optimizations.  The actual scale is the same as
+    // the scale on the parent workspace.
+    // Fix that for dragging.
+    var mainScale = this.workspace_.options.parentWorkspace.scale;
+    result = result.scale(1 / mainScale);
+  }
+  return result;
+};
diff --git a/core/gesture.js b/core/gesture.js
index 8fb8938c0..f7b9262ce 100644
--- a/core/gesture.js
+++ b/core/gesture.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 goog.provide('Blockly.Gesture');
 
 goog.require('Blockly.BlockDragger');
+goog.require('Blockly.BubbleDragger');
 goog.require('Blockly.constants');
 goog.require('Blockly.FlyoutDragger');
 goog.require('Blockly.Tooltip');
@@ -68,6 +69,14 @@ Blockly.Gesture = function(e, creatorWorkspace) {
    */
   this.currentDragDeltaXY_ = 0;
 
+  /**
+   * The bubble that the gesture started on, or null if it did not start on a
+   * bubble.
+   * @type {Blockly.Bubble}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.startBubble_ = null;
+
   /**
    * The field that the gesture started on, or null if it did not start on a
    * field.
@@ -136,6 +145,13 @@ Blockly.Gesture = function(e, creatorWorkspace) {
    */
   this.isDraggingBlock_ = false;
 
+  /**
+   * Whether the bubble is currently being dragged.
+   * @type {boolean}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.isDraggingBubble_ = false;
+
   /**
    * The event that most recently updated this gesture.
    * @type {!Event}
@@ -159,6 +175,13 @@ Blockly.Gesture = function(e, creatorWorkspace) {
    */
   this.onUpWrapper_ = null;
 
+  /**
+   * The object tracking a bubble drag, or null if none is in progress.
+   * @type {Blockly.BubbleDragger}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.bubbleDragger_ = null;
+
   /**
    * The object tracking a block drag, or null if none is in progress.
    * @type {Blockly.BlockDragger}
@@ -235,6 +258,10 @@ Blockly.Gesture.prototype.dispose = function() {
     this.workspaceDragger_.dispose();
     this.workspaceDragger_ = null;
   }
+  if (this.bubbleDragger_) {
+    this.bubbleDragger_.dispose();
+    this.bubbleDragger_ = null;
+  }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -312,6 +339,25 @@ Blockly.Gesture.prototype.updateIsDraggingFromFlyout_ = function() {
   return false;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Update this gesture to record whether a bubble is being dragged.
+ * This function should be called on a mouse/touch move event the first time the
+ * drag radius is exceeded.  It should be called no more than once per gesture.
+ * If a bubble should be dragged this function creates the necessary
+ * BubbleDragger and starts the drag.
+ * @return {boolean} true if a bubble is being dragged.
+ * @private
+ */
+Blockly.Gesture.prototype.updateIsDraggingBubble_ = function() {
+  if (!this.startBubble_) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  this.isDraggingBubble_ = true;
+  this.startDraggingBubble_();
+  return true;
+};
+
 /**
  * Update this gesture to record whether a block is being dragged.
  * This function should be called on a mouse/touch move event the first time the
@@ -377,7 +423,11 @@ Blockly.Gesture.prototype.updateIsDragging_ = function() {
       'updateIsDragging_ should only be called once per gesture.');
   this.calledUpdateIsDragging_ = true;
 
-  // First check if it was a block drag.
+  // First check if it was a bubble drag.  Bubbles always sit on top of blocks.
+  if (this.updateIsDraggingBubble_()) {
+    return;
+  }
+  // Then check if it was a block drag.
   if (this.updateIsDraggingBlock_()) {
     return;
   }
@@ -397,6 +447,19 @@ Blockly.Gesture.prototype.startDraggingBlock_ = function() {
       this.currentDragDeltaXY_);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Create a bubble dragger and start dragging the selected bubble.
+ * TODO (fenichel): Possibly combine this and startDraggingBlock_.
+ * @private
+ */
+Blockly.Gesture.prototype.startDraggingBubble_ = function() {
+  this.bubbleDragger_ = new Blockly.BubbleDragger(this.startBubble_,
+      this.startWorkspace_);
+  this.bubbleDragger_.startBubbleDrag(this.currentDragDeltaXY_);
+  this.bubbleDragger_.dragBubble(this.mostRecentEvent_,
+      this.currentDragDeltaXY_);
+};
+
 /**
  * Start a gesture: update the workspace to indicate that a gesture is in
  * progress and bind mousemove and mouseup handlers.
@@ -470,6 +533,9 @@ Blockly.Gesture.prototype.handleMove = function(e) {
   } else if (this.isDraggingBlock_) {
     this.blockDragger_.dragBlock(this.mostRecentEvent_,
         this.currentDragDeltaXY_);
+  } else if (this.isDraggingBubble_) {
+    this.bubbleDragger_.dragBubble(this.mostRecentEvent_,
+        this.currentDragDeltaXY_);
   }
   e.preventDefault();
   e.stopPropagation();
@@ -492,7 +558,11 @@ Blockly.Gesture.prototype.handleUp = function(e) {
   // The ordering of these checks is important: drags have higher priority than
   // clicks.  Fields have higher priority than blocks; blocks have higher
   // priority than workspaces.
-  if (this.isDraggingBlock_) {
+  // The ordering within drags does not matter, because the three types of
+  // dragging are exclusive.
+  if (this.isDraggingBubble_) {
+    this.bubbleDragger_.endBubbleDrag(e, this.currentDragDeltaXY_);
+  } else if (this.isDraggingBlock_) {
     this.blockDragger_.endBlockDrag(e, this.currentDragDeltaXY_);
   } else if (this.isDraggingWorkspace_) {
     this.workspaceDragger_.endDrag(this.currentDragDeltaXY_);
@@ -522,7 +592,10 @@ Blockly.Gesture.prototype.cancel = function() {
     return;
   }
   Blockly.longStop_();
-  if (this.isDraggingBlock_) {
+  if (this.isDraggingBubble_) {
+    this.bubbleDragger_.endBubbleDrag(this.mostRecentEvent_,
+        this.currentDragDeltaXY_);
+  } else if (this.isDraggingBlock_) {
     this.blockDragger_.endBlockDrag(this.mostRecentEvent_,
         this.currentDragDeltaXY_);
   } else if (this.isDraggingWorkspace_) {
@@ -546,6 +619,7 @@ Blockly.Gesture.prototype.handleRightClick = function(e) {
     this.startWorkspace_.showContextMenu_(e);
   }
 
+  // TODO: Handle right-click on a bubble.
   e.preventDefault();
   e.stopPropagation();
 
@@ -595,6 +669,20 @@ Blockly.Gesture.prototype.handleBlockStart = function(e, block) {
   this.mostRecentEvent_ = e;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Handle a mousedown/touchstart event on a bubble.
+ * @param {!Event} e A mouse down or touch start event.
+ * @param {!Blockly.Bubble} bubble The bubble the event hit.
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.Gesture.prototype.handleBubbleStart = function(e, bubble) {
+  goog.asserts.assert(!this.hasStarted_,
+      'Tried to call gesture.handleBubbleStart, but the gesture had already ' +
+      'been started.');
+  this.setStartBubble(bubble);
+  this.mostRecentEvent_ = e;
+};
+
 /* Begin functions defining what actions to take to execute clicks on each type
  * of target.  Any developer wanting to add behaviour on clicks should modify
  * only this code. */
@@ -644,6 +732,7 @@ Blockly.Gesture.prototype.doWorkspaceClick_ = function() {
 /* End functions defining what actions to take to execute clicks on each type
  * of target. */
 
+// TODO (fenichel): Move bubbles to the front.
 /**
  * Move the dragged/clicked block to the front of the workspace so that it is
  * not occluded by other blocks.
@@ -672,6 +761,17 @@ Blockly.Gesture.prototype.setStartField = function(field) {
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Record the bubble that a gesture started on
+ * @param {Blockly.Bubble} bubble The bubble the gesture started on.
+ * @package
+ */
+Blockly.Gesture.prototype.setStartBubble = function(bubble) {
+  if (!this.startBubble_) {
+    this.startBubble_ = bubble;
+  }
+};
+
 /**
  * Record the block that a gesture started on, and set the target block
  * appropriately.
@@ -778,7 +878,8 @@ Blockly.Gesture.prototype.isWorkspaceClick_ = function() {
  * @package
  */
 Blockly.Gesture.prototype.isDragging = function() {
-  return this.isDraggingWorkspace_ || this.isDraggingBlock_;
+  return this.isDraggingWorkspace_ || this.isDraggingBlock_ ||
+      this.isDraggingBubble_;
 };
 
 /**