diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml
index 17758bd53..7489bc20a 100644
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ PlasmaCore.ToolTipArea {
                 abstractItem.contextMenu(mouse)
             }
         }
+        onPressAndHold: {
+            abstractItem.contextMenu(mouse)
+        }
         onWheel: {
             abstractItem.wheel(wheel);
             //Don't accept the event in order to make the scrolling by mouse wheel working
diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml
index 65ad25563..bf9261b21 100644
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ AbstractItem {
         }
     }
 
+    onContextMenu: {
+        openContextMenu(plasmoid.nativeInterface.popupPosition(taskIcon, mouse.x, mouse.y))
+    }
+
     onClicked: {
         var pos = plasmoid.nativeInterface.popupPosition(taskIcon, mouse.x, mouse.y);