diff --git a/src/plasmaquick/appletquickitem.cpp b/src/plasmaquick/appletquickitem.cpp
--- a/src/plasmaquick/appletquickitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plasmaquick/appletquickitem.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <QQmlEngine>
 #include <QQmlProperty>
 #include <QQmlContext>
+#include <QQuickWindow>
+#include <KWindowSystem>
 
 #include <QDebug>
 
@@ -738,6 +740,10 @@
         } else {
             d->fullRepresentationItem->setProperty("parent", QVariant::fromValue<QObject*>(this));
         }
+
+        if (d->applet->status() == Plasma::Types::RequiresAttentionStatus && d->fullRepresentationItem->window()) {
+            KWindowSystem::forceActiveWindow(d->fullRepresentationItem->window()->winId());
+        }
     }
 
     d->expanded = expanded;