diff --git a/src/useractions.cpp b/src/useractions.cpp
--- a/src/useractions.cpp
+++ b/src/useractions.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@
 namespace KWin
 {
 
+struct ShowOnDesktopActionData {
+    uint desktop;
+    bool moveToSingle;
+};
+
 UserActionsMenu::UserActionsMenu(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , m_menu(nullptr)
@@ -539,7 +544,7 @@
     }
 
     m_desktopMenu->addSeparator();
-    action = m_desktopMenu->addAction(i18nc("Create a new desktop and move there the window", "&New Desktop"));
+    action = m_desktopMenu->addAction(i18nc("Create a new desktop and move the window there", "&New Desktop"));
     action->setData(vds->count() + 1);
 
     if (vds->count() >= vds->maximum())
@@ -557,7 +562,7 @@
         m_multipleDesktopsMenu->setPalette(m_client->palette());
     }
     QAction *action = m_multipleDesktopsMenu->addAction(i18n("&All Desktops"));
-    action->setData(0);
+    action->setData(QVariant::fromValue(ShowOnDesktopActionData{0, false}));
     action->setCheckable(true);
     QActionGroup *allDesktopsGroup = new QActionGroup(m_multipleDesktopsMenu);
     allDesktopsGroup->addAction(action);
@@ -582,21 +587,34 @@
         box->setBackgroundRole(m_multipleDesktopsMenu->backgroundRole());
         box->setForegroundRole(m_multipleDesktopsMenu->foregroundRole());
         box->setPalette(m_multipleDesktopsMenu->palette());
-        connect(box, &QCheckBox::clicked, action, &QAction::triggered);
         m_multipleDesktopsMenu->addAction(action);
-        action->setData(i);
+        connect(box, &QCheckBox::clicked, [action, i]() {
+            bool moveToSingle = QApplication::keyboardModifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier;
+            action->setData(QVariant::fromValue(ShowOnDesktopActionData{i, moveToSingle}));
+            action->triggered();
+        });
 
         if (m_client && !m_client->isOnAllDesktops() && m_client->isOnDesktop(i)) {
             box->setChecked(true);
         }
     }
 
     m_multipleDesktopsMenu->addSeparator();
-    action = m_multipleDesktopsMenu->addAction(i18nc("Create a new desktop and move there the window", "&New Desktop"));
-    action->setData(vds->count() + 1);
-
-    if (vds->count() >= vds->maximum())
-        action->setEnabled(false);
+    QWidgetAction *newDesktopAction = new QWidgetAction(m_multipleDesktopsMenu);
+    QPushButton *button = new QPushButton(i18nc("Create a new desktop and move the window there", "&New Desktop"));
+    button->setBackgroundRole(m_multipleDesktopsMenu->backgroundRole());
+    button->setForegroundRole(m_multipleDesktopsMenu->foregroundRole());
+    button->setFlat(true);
+    newDesktopAction->setDefaultWidget(button);
+    newDesktopAction->setEnabled(vds->count() < vds->maximum());
+
+    m_multipleDesktopsMenu->addAction(newDesktopAction);
+    uint countPlusOne = vds->count() + 1;
+    connect(button, &QPushButton::clicked, [newDesktopAction, countPlusOne]() {
+        bool moveToSingle = QApplication::keyboardModifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier;
+        newDesktopAction->setData(QVariant::fromValue(ShowOnDesktopActionData{countPlusOne, moveToSingle}));
+        newDesktopAction->triggered();
+    });
 }
 
 void UserActionsMenu::screenPopupAboutToShow()
@@ -735,29 +753,33 @@
 
 void UserActionsMenu::slotToggleOnVirtualDesktop(QAction *action)
 {
-    bool ok = false;
-    uint desk = action->data().toUInt(&ok);
-    if (!ok) {
+    if (m_client.isNull()) {
         return;
     }
-    if (m_client.isNull()) {
+
+    if (!action->data().canConvert<ShowOnDesktopActionData>()) {
         return;
     }
+    ShowOnDesktopActionData data = action->data().value<ShowOnDesktopActionData>();
 
     VirtualDesktopManager *vds = VirtualDesktopManager::self();
-    if (desk == 0) {
+    if (data.desktop == 0) {
         // the 'on_all_desktops' menu entry
         m_client->setOnAllDesktops(!m_client->isOnAllDesktops());
         return;
-    } else if (desk > vds->count()) {
-        vds->setCount(desk);
+    } else if (data.desktop > vds->count()) {
+        vds->setCount(data.desktop);
     }
 
-    VirtualDesktop *virtualDesktop = VirtualDesktopManager::self()->desktopForX11Id(desk);
-    if (m_client->desktops().contains(virtualDesktop)) {
-        m_client->leaveDesktop(virtualDesktop);
+    VirtualDesktop *virtualDesktop = vds->desktopForX11Id(data.desktop);
+    if (data.moveToSingle) {
+        m_client->setDesktop(data.desktop);
     } else {
-        m_client->enterDesktop(virtualDesktop);
+        if (m_client->desktops().contains(virtualDesktop)) {
+            m_client->leaveDesktop(virtualDesktop);
+        } else {
+            m_client->enterDesktop(virtualDesktop);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -1680,3 +1702,5 @@
 }
 
 } // namespace
+
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(KWin::ShowOnDesktopActionData);