diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml
@@ -73,22 +73,13 @@
                 if (!job.result) {
                     // On error try to invoke the context menu.
                     // Workaround primarily for apps using libappindicator.
-                    contextMenu(mouse);
+                    openContextMenu(pos);
                 }
             });
             break;
         }
         case Qt.RightButton:
-            var service = statusNotifierSource.serviceForSource(DataEngineSource);
-            var operation = service.operationDescription("ContextMenu");
-            operation.x = pos.x;
-            operation.y = pos.y;
-
-            var job = service.startOperationCall(operation);
-            job.finished.connect(function () {
-                plasmoid.nativeInterface.showStatusNotifierContextMenu(job, taskIcon);
-            });
-
+            openContextMenu(pos);
             break;
 
         case Qt.MiddleButton:
@@ -102,6 +93,18 @@
         }
     }
 
+    function openContextMenu(pos) {
+        var service = statusNotifierSource.serviceForSource(DataEngineSource);
+        var operation = service.operationDescription("ContextMenu");
+        operation.x = pos.x;
+        operation.y = pos.y;
+
+        var job = service.startOperationCall(operation);
+        job.finished.connect(function () {
+            plasmoid.nativeInterface.showStatusNotifierContextMenu(job, taskIcon);
+        });
+    }
+
     onWheel: {
         //don't send activateVertScroll with a delta of 0, some clients seem to break (kmix)
         if (wheel.angleDelta.y !== 0) {