Dragging file to Finder-icon in dock doesn't open Finder

Dragging a file from my desktop (e.g. a jpg) to the Finder Icon (so I can archive it in a folder), doesn't open Finder.
The icon in the dock does blink for a second, and then doesn't open FInder, but shows an empty desktop...
What to do?

Bruikbaar wrote:
Thanks Barney,
It works with a window open. I just thought it did also work when there wasn't a window open yet :-)
It used to. I haven't found a hidden preference to turn it back on.

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