diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
             property Item toolTip: toolTip
             property Item selectionButton: null
             property Item popupButton: null
+            property bool touchTap: false
 
             onSelectedChanged: {
                 if (selected && !blank) {
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@
                 location: root.useListViewMode ? (plasmoid.location === PlasmaCore.Types.LeftEdge ? PlasmaCore.Types.LeftEdge : PlasmaCore.Types.RightEdge) : plasmoid.location
 
                 onContainsMouseChanged:  {
-                    if (containsMouse && !model.blank) {
+                    if ((containsMouse || touchTap) && !model.blank) {
                         if (toolTip.active) {
                             toolTip.icon = model.decoration;
                             toolTip.mainText = model.display;
@@ -207,6 +208,48 @@
                         }
                     }
                 ]
+
+                MouseArea {
+                    anchors.left: parent.left
+                    width: parent.width
+                    height: parent.height
+                    hoverEnabled: true
+                    acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton
+
+                    onPressAndHold: {
+                        if (touchTap) {
+                            var pos = mapToGlobal(mouse.x, mouse.y);
+                            eventGenerator.sendMouseEvent(listener, EventGenerator.MouseButtonPress, pos.x, pos.y, Qt.RightButton, Qt.RightButton, mouse.modifiers);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    onPressed: {
+                        if (mouse.source == Qt.MouseEventSynthesizedByQt) {
+                            touchTap = true;
+                            parent.onContainsMouseChanged();
+                            var pos = mapToGlobal(mouse.x, mouse.y);
+                            eventGenerator.sendMouseEvent(listener, EventGenerator.MouseButtonPress, pos.x, pos.y, mouse.button, mouse.buttons, mouse.modifiers);
+                        } else {
+                            touchTap = false;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    onReleased: {
+                        if (main.GridView.view.hoveredItem && mouse.source == Qt.MouseEventSynthesizedByQt) {
+                            var pos = mapToGlobal(mouse.x, mouse.y);
+                            eventGenerator.sendMouseEvent(listener, EventGenerator.MouseButtonPress, pos.x, pos.y, Qt.LeftButton, Qt.LeftButton, mouse.modifiers);
+                            eventGenerator.sendMouseEvent(listener, EventGenerator.MouseButtonRelease, pos.x, pos.y, mouse.button, mouse.buttons, mouse.modifiers);
+                        }
+
+                        if (!Qt.styleHints.singleClickActivation && mouse.source == Qt.MouseEventSynthesizedByQt) {
+                            var pos = mapToGlobal(mouse.x, mouse.y);
+                            eventGenerator.sendMouseEvent(listener, EventGenerator.MouseButtonPress, pos.x, pos.y, Qt.LeftButton, Qt.LeftButton, mouse.modifiers);
+                            eventGenerator.sendMouseEvent(listener, EventGenerator.MouseButtonRelease, pos.x, pos.y, mouse.button, mouse.buttons, mouse.modifiers);
+                        }
+
+                        touchTap = false;
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             Loader {