diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/PlasmoidItem.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/PlasmoidItem.qml
index e56cfdb65..9dc2b45de 100644
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/PlasmoidItem.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/PlasmoidItem.qml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ AbstractItem {
         //forward click event to the applet
         var appletItem = applet.compactRepresentationItem ? applet.compactRepresentationItem : applet.fullRepresentationItem
         const mouseArea = findMouseArea(appletItem)
-        if (mouseArea) {
+        if (mouseArea && mouse.button !== Qt.RightButton) {
             mouseArea.clicked(mouse)
         } else if (mouse.button === Qt.LeftButton) {//falback
             plasmoidContainer.activated(null)
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ AbstractItem {
         // SNI has few problems, for example legacy applications that still use XEmbed require mouse to be released.
         if (mouse.button === Qt.RightButton) {
             plasmoidContainer.contextMenu(mouse);
+        } else {
+            const appletItem = applet.compactRepresentationItem ? applet.compactRepresentationItem : applet.fullRepresentationItem
+            const mouseArea = findMouseArea(appletItem)
+            if (mouseArea) {
+                // HACK QML only sees the "mouseArea.pressed" property, not the signal.
+                Plasmoid.nativeInterface.emitPressed(mouseArea, mouse);
+            }
         }
     }
     onContextMenu: if (applet) {
diff --git a/applets/systemtray/systemtray.cpp b/applets/systemtray/systemtray.cpp
index cb6eeda3c..28e1b1970 100644
--- a/applets/systemtray/systemtray.cpp
+++ b/applets/systemtray/systemtray.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include "systemtraysettings.h"
 
 #include <QMenu>
+#include <QMetaMethod>
+#include <QMetaObject>
 #include <QQuickItem>
 #include <QQuickWindow>
 #include <QScreen>
@@ -244,6 +246,29 @@ bool SystemTray::isSystemTrayApplet(const QString &appletId)
     return false;
 }
 
+void SystemTray::emitPressed(QQuickItem *mouseArea, QObject *mouseEvent)
+{
+    if (!mouseArea || !mouseEvent) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // QQuickMouseEvent is also private, so we cannot use QMetaObject::invokeMethod with Q_ARG
+    const QMetaObject *mo = mouseArea->metaObject();
+
+    const int pressedIdx = mo->indexOfSignal("pressed(QQuickMouseEvent*)");
+    if (pressedIdx < 0) {
+        qCWarning(SYSTEM_TRAY) << "Failed to find onPressed signal on" << mouseArea;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    QMetaMethod pressedMethod = mo->method(pressedIdx);
+
+    if (!pressedMethod.invoke(mouseArea, Q_ARG(QObject *, mouseEvent))) {
+        qCWarning(SYSTEM_TRAY) << "Failed to invoke onPressed signal on" << mouseArea << "with" << mouseEvent;
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
 SystemTrayModel *SystemTray::systemTrayModel()
 {
     if (!m_systemTrayModel) {
diff --git a/applets/systemtray/systemtray.h b/applets/systemtray/systemtray.h
index 34c503fe3..413d45f12 100644
--- a/applets/systemtray/systemtray.h
+++ b/applets/systemtray/systemtray.h
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ public:
      */
     Q_INVOKABLE bool isSystemTrayApplet(const QString &appletId);
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Emits the "onPressed(mouse)" signal of a MouseArea
+     *
+     * This is needed because calling mouseArea.pressed from QML
+     * only sees the "pressed" property, not the signal
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE void emitPressed(QQuickItem *mouseArea, QObject /*QQuickMouseEvent*/ *mouseEvent);
+
     /**
      * Needed to preserve keyboard navigation
      */