diff --git a/src/pane-container.js b/src/pane-container.js
index c4cb033a8..54cc4477d 100644
--- a/src/pane-container.js
+++ b/src/pane-container.js
@@ -214,9 +214,7 @@ class PaneContainer {
   moveActiveItemToPane (destPane) {
     const item = this.activePane.getActiveItem()
 
-    if (typeof item.getAllowedLocations === 'function' && !item.getAllowedLocations().includes(destPane.getContainer().getLocation())) {
-      return
-    }
+    if (!destPane.isItemAllowed(item)) { return }
 
     this.activePane.moveItemToPane(item, destPane)
     destPane.setActiveItem(item)
@@ -225,9 +223,7 @@ class PaneContainer {
   copyActiveItemToPane (destPane) {
     const item = this.activePane.copyActiveItem()
 
-    if (typeof item.getAllowedLocations === 'function' && !item.getAllowedLocations().includes(destPane.getContainer().getLocation())) {
-      return
-    }
+    if (!destPane.isItemAllowed(item)) { return }
 
     destPane.activateItem(item)
   }
diff --git a/src/pane.coffee b/src/pane.coffee
index 31ee92f77..6713dbf2d 100644
--- a/src/pane.coffee
+++ b/src/pane.coffee
@@ -91,6 +91,17 @@ class Pane
       @container = container
       container.didAddPane({pane: this})
 
+  # Private: Determine whether the given item is allowed to exist in this pane.
+  #
+  # * `item` the Item
+  #
+  # Returns a {Boolean}.
+  isItemAllowed: (item) ->
+    if (typeof item.getAllowedLocations isnt 'function')
+      true
+    else
+      item.getAllowedLocations().includes(@getContainer().getLocation())
+
   setFlexScale: (@flexScale) ->
     @emitter.emit 'did-change-flex-scale', @flexScale
     @flexScale