diff --git a/components/containmentlayoutmanager/appletslayout.cpp b/components/containmentlayoutmanager/appletslayout.cpp
--- a/components/containmentlayoutmanager/appletslayout.cpp
+++ b/components/containmentlayoutmanager/appletslayout.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     m_window = window();
     if (m_window) {
         connect(m_window, &QWindow::activeChanged, this, [this]() {
-            if (!m_window->isActive()) {
+            if (!qApp->focusWindow()) {
                 setEditMode(false);
             }
         });
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         m_window = window();
         if (m_window) {
             connect(m_window, &QWindow::activeChanged, this, [this]() {
-                if (!m_window->isActive()) {
+                if (!qApp->focusWindow()) {
                     setEditMode(false);
                 }
             });
diff --git a/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.cpp b/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.cpp
--- a/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.cpp
+++ b/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.cpp
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@
 
     if (c->containmentType() == Plasma::Types::PanelContainment ||
         c->containmentType() == Plasma::Types::CustomPanelContainment) {
-        m_actionOrder << QStringLiteral("add widgets") << QStringLiteral("_add panel") << QStringLiteral("lock widgets") << QStringLiteral("_context") << QStringLiteral("configure") << QStringLiteral("remove");
+        m_actionOrder << QStringLiteral("add widgets") << QStringLiteral("_add panel") << QStringLiteral("lock widgets") << QStringLiteral("edit mode") << QStringLiteral("_context") << QStringLiteral("configure") << QStringLiteral("remove");
     } else {
         actions.insert(QStringLiteral("configure shortcuts"), false);
         m_actionOrder << QStringLiteral("_context") << QStringLiteral("_run_command") << QStringLiteral("add widgets") << QStringLiteral("_add panel")
-                      << QStringLiteral("manage activities") << QStringLiteral("remove") << QStringLiteral("lock widgets") << QStringLiteral("_sep1")
+                      << QStringLiteral("manage activities") << QStringLiteral("remove") << QStringLiteral("lock widgets") << QStringLiteral("edit mode") << QStringLiteral("_sep1")
                       <<QStringLiteral("_lock_screen") << QStringLiteral("_logout") << QStringLiteral("_sep2") << QStringLiteral("run associated application") << QStringLiteral("configure")
                       << QStringLiteral("configure shortcuts") << QStringLiteral("_sep3") << QStringLiteral("_wallpaper");
         disabled.insert(QStringLiteral("configure shortcuts"));
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@
         if (c->corona()) {
             return c->corona()->actions()->action(QStringLiteral("lock widgets"));
         }
+    } else if (name == QLatin1String("edit mode")) {
+        if (c->corona()) {
+            return c->corona()->actions()->action(QStringLiteral("edit mode"));
+        }
     } else if (name == QLatin1String("manage activities")) {
         if (c->corona()) {
             return c->corona()->actions()->action(QStringLiteral("manage activities"));
diff --git a/shell/dbus/org.kde.PlasmaShell.xml b/shell/dbus/org.kde.PlasmaShell.xml
--- a/shell/dbus/org.kde.PlasmaShell.xml
+++ b/shell/dbus/org.kde.PlasmaShell.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE node PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD D-BUS Object Introspection 1.0//EN" "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/introspect.dtd">
 <node>
   <interface name="org.kde.PlasmaShell">
+    <property name="editMode" type="b" access="readwrite"/>
     <method name="toggleDashboard">
     </method>
     <method name="toggleActivityManager">