diff --git a/korgac/alarmdockwindow.h b/korgac/alarmdockwindow.h
--- a/korgac/alarmdockwindow.h
+++ b/korgac/alarmdockwindow.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     void quitSignal();
     void suspendAllSignal();
     void dismissAllSignal();
+    void showReminderSignal();
 
 protected Q_SLOTS:
     void activate(const QPoint &pos) override;
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
     // user is typing AlarmDialog now gets those keys and space or return will
     // dismiss all notifications before the user has a chance to read them.
     QAction *mGrabFocus = nullptr;
+    QAction *mShow = nullptr;
 
     bool mAutostartSet = false;
 };
diff --git a/korgac/alarmdockwindow.cpp b/korgac/alarmdockwindow.cpp
--- a/korgac/alarmdockwindow.cpp
+++ b/korgac/alarmdockwindow.cpp
@@ -71,11 +71,17 @@
 
     // Set up the context menu
     mSuspendAll
-        = contextMenu()->addAction(i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Suspend All Reminders"), this,
+        = contextMenu()->addAction(i18nc("@action:inmenu", "&Suspend All Reminders"), this,
                                    &AlarmDockWindow::slotSuspendAll);
     mDismissAll
-        = contextMenu()->addAction(i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Dismiss All Reminders"), this,
+        = contextMenu()->addAction(i18nc("@action:inmenu", "&Dismiss All Reminders"), this,
                                    &AlarmDockWindow::slotDismissAll);
+    // leave mShow always enabled that way you can get to alarms that are
+    // suspended and inactive to dismiss them before they go off again
+    // (as opposed to the other two that are initially disabled)
+    mShow
+        = contextMenu()->addAction(i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Show &Reminders"), this,
+                                   &AlarmDockWindow::showReminderSignal);
     mSuspendAll->setEnabled(false);
     mDismissAll->setEnabled(false);
 
diff --git a/korgac/koalarmclient.h b/korgac/koalarmclient.h
--- a/korgac/koalarmclient.h
+++ b/korgac/koalarmclient.h
@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@
     void checkAlarms();
     void setupAkonadi();
     void slotCommitData(QSessionManager &);
+    void showReminder();
     bool dockerEnabled();
     bool collectionsAvailable() const;
-    void createReminder(const Akonadi::ETMCalendar::Ptr &calendar, const Akonadi::Item &incidence,
+    void createReminder(const Akonadi::Item &incidence,
                         const QDateTime &dt, const QString &displayText);
     void saveLastCheckTime();
+    void createDialog();
 
     AlarmDockWindow *mDocker = nullptr;  // the panel icon
     Akonadi::ETMCalendar::Ptr mCalendar;
diff --git a/korgac/koalarmclient.cpp b/korgac/koalarmclient.cpp
--- a/korgac/koalarmclient.cpp
+++ b/korgac/koalarmclient.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
         mDocker = new AlarmDockWindow;
         connect(this, &KOAlarmClient::reminderCount, mDocker, &AlarmDockWindow::slotUpdate);
         connect(mDocker, &AlarmDockWindow::quitSignal, this, &KOAlarmClient::slotQuit);
+        connect(mDocker, &AlarmDockWindow::showReminderSignal, this, &KOAlarmClient::showReminder);
     }
 
     // Check if Akonadi is already configured
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@
             Akonadi::Item i = mCalendar->item(Akonadi::Item::fromUrl(url).id());
             if (CalendarSupport::hasIncidence(i) &&
                 !CalendarSupport::incidence(i)->alarms().isEmpty()) {
-                createReminder(mCalendar, i, dt, QString());
+                createReminder(i, dt, QString());
             }
         }
     }
@@ -226,34 +227,46 @@
         const Akonadi::Item::Id id = mCalendar->item(uid).id();
         const Akonadi::Item item = mCalendar->item(id);
 
-        createReminder(mCalendar, item, from, alarm->text());
+        createReminder(item, from, alarm->text());
     }
 }
 
-void KOAlarmClient::createReminder(const Akonadi::ETMCalendar::Ptr &calendar,
-                                   const Akonadi::Item &aitem, const QDateTime &remindAtDate,
+void KOAlarmClient::createReminder(const Akonadi::Item &aitem, const QDateTime &remindAtDate,
                                    const QString &displayText)
 {
     if (!CalendarSupport::hasIncidence(aitem)) {
         return;
     }
+
     if (remindAtDate.addDays(10) < mLastChecked) {
         // ignore reminders more than 10 days old
         return;
     }
+
+    createDialog();
+
+    mDialog->addIncidence(aitem, remindAtDate, displayText);
+    mDialog->wakeUp();
+    saveLastCheckTime();
+}
+
+void KOAlarmClient::showReminder()
+{
+    createDialog();
+    mDialog->show();
+}
+
+void KOAlarmClient::createDialog() 
+{
     if (!mDialog) {
-        mDialog = new AlarmDialog(calendar);
+        mDialog = new AlarmDialog(mCalendar);
         connect(this, &KOAlarmClient::saveAllSignal, mDialog, &AlarmDialog::slotSave);
         if (mDocker) {
             connect(mDialog, &AlarmDialog::reminderCount, mDocker, &AlarmDockWindow::slotUpdate);
             connect(mDocker, &AlarmDockWindow::suspendAllSignal, mDialog, &AlarmDialog::suspendAll);
             connect(mDocker, &AlarmDockWindow::dismissAllSignal, mDialog, &AlarmDialog::dismissAll);
         }
     }
-
-    mDialog->addIncidence(aitem, remindAtDate, displayText);
-    mDialog->wakeUp();
-    saveLastCheckTime();
 }
 
 void KOAlarmClient::slotQuit()