diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationDelegate.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationDelegate.qml
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationDelegate.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationDelegate.qml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
     opacity: 1-Math.abs(x)/width
 
+    enabled: true
+    checked: notificationItem.containsMouse
+
     Timer {
         interval: 10*60*1000
         repeat: false
@@ -66,6 +69,14 @@
             }
         }
 
+        onClicked: {
+            if (model.hasDefaultAction) {
+                executeAction(model.source, "default")
+            } else {
+                notification.close();
+            }
+        }
+
         SequentialAnimation {
             id: removeAnimation
             property bool exitFromRight: true
@@ -142,7 +153,7 @@
                 configureNotification(model.appRealName, model.eventId)
             }
             onAction: {
-                executeAction(source, actionId)
+                executeAction(model.source, actionId)
                 actions.clear()
             }
             onOpenUrl: {
diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 
     property ListModel actions: ListModel { }
 
+    property bool hasDefaultAction: false;
+
     function pressedAction() {
         for (var i = 0, count = actionRepeater.count; i < count; ++i) {
             var item = actionRepeater.itemAt(i)
@@ -74,6 +76,10 @@
             return settingsButton
         }
 
+        if (closeButton.pressed) {
+            return closeButton
+        }
+
         return null
     }
 
diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml
@@ -89,8 +89,13 @@
                 return
             }
 
-            closeNotification(notificationProperties.source)
-            // the popup will be closed in response to sourceRemoved
+            if (notificationItem.hasDefaultAction) {
+                // the notifications was clicked, trigger the default action if set
+                notificationItem.action("default")
+            } else {
+                closeNotification(notificationProperties.source)
+                // the popup will be closed in response to sourceRemoved
+            }
         }
         onContainsMouseChanged: {
             if (containsMouse) {
@@ -120,6 +125,7 @@
             // explicit true/false or else it complains about assigning undefined to bool
             configurable: notificationProperties.configurable && !Settings.isMobile ? true : false
             urls: notificationProperties.urls || []
+            hasDefaultAction: notificationProperties.hasDefaultAction
 
             width: Math.round(23 * units.gridUnit)
             maximumTextHeight: theme.mSize(theme.defaultFont).height * 10
diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/Notifications.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/Notifications.qml
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/Notifications.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/Notifications.qml
@@ -176,12 +176,17 @@
         onNewData: {
             var _data = data; // Temp copy to avoid lots of context switching
             var actions = []
+            _data["hasDefaultAction"] = false
             if (data["actions"] && data["actions"].length % 2 == 0) {
                 for (var i = 0; i < data["actions"].length; i += 2) {
-                    actions.push({
-                        id: data["actions"][i],
-                        text: data["actions"][i+1]
-                    })
+                    if (data["actions"][i] == "default") { // The default action is not shown, but we want to know it's there
+                        _data["hasDefaultAction"] = true
+                    } else {
+                        actions.push({
+                            id: data["actions"][i],
+                            text: data["actions"][i+1]
+                        })
+                    }
                 }
             }
             _data["source"] = sourceName