diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.h b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.h
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.h
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.h
@@ -312,6 +312,11 @@
      */
     Q_INVOKABLE QStringList downloadedFiles() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Shows the associated context menu by the applet
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE void showContextMenu();
+
     QVariantList availableScreenRegion() const;
 
     QRect availableScreenRect() const;
@@ -444,14 +449,16 @@
     void init() override;
 
 protected:
+    void touchEvent(QTouchEvent * event) override;
+
     bool event(QEvent *event) override;
     bool eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event) override;
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void destroyedChanged(bool destroyed);
 
 private:
-
+    void showContextMenuTap();
     QStringList m_actions;
 
     KDeclarative::ConfigPropertyMap *m_configuration;
@@ -473,6 +480,8 @@
     friend class ContainmentInterface;
     //This is used by ContainmentInterface
     QPointF m_positionBeforeRemoval;
+    QTimer* const m_longTap;
+    QTouchEvent::TouchPoint m_longTapPos;
 };
 
 QML_DECLARE_TYPEINFO(AppletInterface, QML_HAS_ATTACHED_PROPERTIES)
diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <QStyleHints>
 
 #include <kactioncollection.h>
 #include <QDebug>
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@
       m_hideOnDeactivate(true),
       m_oldKeyboardShortcut(0),
       m_dummyNativeInterface(nullptr),
-      m_positionBeforeRemoval(QPointF(-1, -1))
+      m_positionBeforeRemoval(QPointF(-1, -1)),
+      m_longTap(new QTimer(this))
 {
     qmlRegisterType<QAction>();
 
@@ -141,6 +143,10 @@
             }
         }
     });
+
+    m_longTap->setSingleShot(true);
+    m_longTap->setInterval(QGuiApplication::styleHints()->mousePressAndHoldInterval());
+    connect(m_longTap, &QTimer::timeout, this, &AppletInterface::showContextMenuTap);
 }
 
 AppletInterface::~AppletInterface()
@@ -720,6 +726,21 @@
     return rect;
 }
 
+void AppletInterface::touchEvent(QTouchEvent* event)
+{
+    if (event->touchPoints().count() != 1)
+        return;
+
+    if (event->touchPointStates() & Qt::TouchPointPressed) {
+        m_longTap->start();
+        m_longTapPos = event->touchPoints().constFirst();
+    }
+    if (event->touchPointStates() & Qt::TouchPointReleased) {
+        m_longTap->stop();
+    }
+    AppletQuickItem::touchEvent(event);
+}
+
 bool AppletInterface::event(QEvent *event)
 {
     // QAction keyboard shortcuts cannot work with QML2 (and probably newver will
@@ -842,5 +863,21 @@
     return AppletQuickItem::eventFilter(watched, event);
 }
 
+void AppletInterface::showContextMenuTap()
+{
+    QMouseEvent ev(QEvent::MouseButtonPress, m_longTapPos.pos(), m_longTapPos.scenePos(), m_longTapPos.screenPos(), Qt::RightButton, Qt::RightButton, nullptr);
+    mousePressEvent(&ev);
+}
+
+void AppletInterface::showContextMenu()
+{
+    ContainmentInterface *ci = applet()->containment()->property("_plasma_graphicObject").value<ContainmentInterface *>();
+    const auto pos = mapToItem(ci, boundingRect().center());
+    QMouseEvent ev(QEvent::MouseButtonPress, pos, mapToScene(pos), mapToGlobal(pos), Qt::RightButton, nullptr, nullptr);
+    if (!ci) {
+        return;
+    }
+    ci->mousePressEvent(&ev);
+}
 
 #include "moc_appletinterface.cpp"