diff --git a/course/dndupload.js b/course/dndupload.js
index d279d39daf7..00b19d4b4b3 100644
--- a/course/dndupload.js
+++ b/course/dndupload.js
@@ -736,38 +736,13 @@ M.course_dndupload = {
                     var result = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
                     if (result) {
                         if (result.error == 0) {
-                            // All OK - update the dummy element
-                            if (result.content) {
-                                // A label
-                                resel.indentdiv.innerHTML = '<div class="activityinstance" ></div>' + result.content + result.commands;
-                            } else {
-                                // Not a label
-                                resel.icon.src = result.icon;
-                                resel.a.href = result.link;
-                                resel.namespan.innerHTML = result.name;
-
-                                if (!parseInt(result.visible, 10)) {
-                                    resel.a.className = 'dimmed';
-                                }
-
-                                if (result.groupingname) {
-                                    resel.groupingspan.innerHTML = '(' + result.groupingname + ')';
-                                } else {
-                                    resel.div.removeChild(resel.groupingspan);
-                                }
-
-                                resel.div.removeChild(resel.progressouter);
-                                resel.indentdiv.innerHTML += result.commands;
-                                if (result.onclick) {
-                                    resel.a.onclick = result.onclick;
-                                }
-                                if (self.Y.UA.gecko > 0) {
-                                    // Fix a Firefox bug which makes sites with a '~' in their wwwroot
-                                    // log the user out when clicking on the link (before refreshing the page).
-                                    resel.div.innerHTML = unescape(resel.div.innerHTML);
-                                }
+                            // All OK - replace the dummy element.
+                            resel.li.outerHTML = result.fullcontent;
+                            if (self.Y.UA.gecko > 0) {
+                                // Fix a Firefox bug which makes sites with a '~' in their wwwroot
+                                // log the user out when clicking on the link (before refreshing the page).
+                                resel.li.outerHTML = unescape(resel.li.outerHTML);
                             }
-                            resel.li.id = result.elementid;
                             self.add_editing(result.elementid);
                         } else {
                             // Error - remove the dummy element
@@ -986,39 +961,14 @@ M.course_dndupload = {
                     var result = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
                     if (result) {
                         if (result.error == 0) {
-                            // All OK - update the dummy element
-                            if (result.content) {
-                                // A label
-                                resel.indentdiv.innerHTML = '<div class="activityinstance" ></div>' + result.content + result.commands;
-                            } else {
-                                // Not a label
-                                resel.icon.src = result.icon;
-                                resel.a.href = result.link;
-                                resel.namespan.innerHTML = result.name;
-
-                                if (!parseInt(result.visible, 10)) {
-                                    resel.a.className = 'dimmed';
-                                }
-
-                                if (result.groupingname) {
-                                    resel.groupingspan.innerHTML = '(' + result.groupingname + ')';
-                                } else {
-                                    resel.div.removeChild(resel.groupingspan);
-                                }
-
-                                resel.div.removeChild(resel.progressouter);
-                                resel.div.innerHTML += result.commands;
-                                if (result.onclick) {
-                                    resel.a.onclick = result.onclick;
-                                }
-                                if (self.Y.UA.gecko > 0) {
-                                    // Fix a Firefox bug which makes sites with a '~' in their wwwroot
-                                    // log the user out when clicking on the link (before refreshing the page).
-                                    resel.div.innerHTML = unescape(resel.div.innerHTML);
-                                }
+                            // All OK - replace the dummy element.
+                            resel.li.outerHTML = result.fullcontent;
+                            if (self.Y.UA.gecko > 0) {
+                                // Fix a Firefox bug which makes sites with a '~' in their wwwroot
+                                // log the user out when clicking on the link (before refreshing the page).
+                                resel.li.outerHTML = unescape(resel.li.outerHTML);
                             }
-                            resel.li.id = result.elementid;
-                            self.add_editing(result.elementid, sectionnumber);
+                            self.add_editing(result.elementid);
                         } else {
                             // Error - remove the dummy element
                             resel.parent.removeChild(resel.li);
diff --git a/course/dnduploadlib.php b/course/dnduploadlib.php
index 3fa6bb26fd7..84aea52a80e 100644
--- a/course/dnduploadlib.php
+++ b/course/dnduploadlib.php
@@ -722,29 +722,18 @@ class dndupload_ajax_processor {
      */
     protected function send_response($mod) {
         global $OUTPUT, $PAGE;
-        $courserenderer = $PAGE->get_renderer('core', 'course');
 
         $resp = new stdClass();
         $resp->error = self::ERROR_OK;
-        $resp->icon = $mod->get_icon_url()->out();
-        $resp->name = $mod->name;
-        if ($mod->has_view()) {
-            $resp->link = $mod->get_url()->out();
-        } else {
-            $resp->link = null;
-        }
-        $resp->content = $mod->get_content();
-        $resp->elementid = 'module-'.$mod->id;
-        $actions = course_get_cm_edit_actions($mod, 0, $mod->sectionnum);
-        $resp->commands = ' '. $courserenderer->course_section_cm_edit_actions($actions, $mod);
-        $resp->onclick = $mod->get_on_click();
-        $resp->visible = $mod->visible;
+        $resp->elementid = 'module-' . $mod->id;
 
-        // If using groupings, then display grouping name.
-        if (!empty($mod->groupingid) && has_capability('moodle/course:managegroups', $this->context)) {
-            $groupings = groups_get_all_groupings($this->course->id);
-            $resp->groupingname = format_string($groupings[$mod->groupingid]->name);
-        }
+        $courserenderer = $PAGE->get_renderer('core', 'course');
+        $completioninfo = new completion_info($this->course);
+        $info = get_fast_modinfo($this->course);
+        $sr = null;
+        $modulehtml = $courserenderer->course_section_cm($this->course, $completioninfo,
+                $mod, null, array());
+        $resp->fullcontent = $courserenderer->course_section_cm_list_item($this->course, $completioninfo, $mod, $sr);
 
         echo $OUTPUT->header();
         echo json_encode($resp);