diff --git a/src/view/kateviewhelpers.h b/src/view/kateviewhelpers.h
--- a/src/view/kateviewhelpers.h
+++ b/src/view/kateviewhelpers.h
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@
     int     m_grooveHeight;
     QRect   m_stdGroveRect;
     QRect   m_mapGroveRect;
-    QRect   m_mapSliderRect;
     QTimer  m_updateTimer;
     QPoint m_toolTipPos;
 
diff --git a/src/view/kateviewhelpers.cpp b/src/view/kateviewhelpers.cpp
--- a/src/view/kateviewhelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/view/kateviewhelpers.cpp
@@ -192,21 +192,30 @@
     // delete text preview
     hideTextPreview();
 
-    if (m_showMiniMap) {
-        QMouseEvent eMod(QEvent::MouseButtonPress,
-                         QPoint(6, minimapYToStdY(e->pos().y())),
-                         e->button(), e->buttons(), e->modifiers());
-        QScrollBar::mousePressEvent(&eMod);
-    } else {
-        QScrollBar::mousePressEvent(e);
-    }
-
     if (e->button() == Qt::MidButton) {
         m_middleMouseDown = true;
     } else if (e->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
         m_leftMouseDown = true;
     }
 
+    if (m_showMiniMap) {
+        // if we show the minimap left-click jumps directly to the selected position
+        if (m_leftMouseDown) {
+            int newVal = (e->pos().y()-m_mapGroveRect.top()) / (double)m_mapGroveRect.height() * (double)(maximum()+pageStep()) - pageStep()/2;
+            newVal = qBound(0, newVal, maximum());
+            // Call the regular event handler before setting the new position to enable dragging the slider
+            QScrollBar::mousePressEvent(e);
+            setSliderPosition(newVal);
+        } else {
+            QMouseEvent eMod(QEvent::MouseButtonPress,
+                             QPoint(6, minimapYToStdY(e->pos().y())),
+                             e->button(), e->buttons(), e->modifiers());
+            QScrollBar::mousePressEvent(&eMod);
+        }
+    } else {
+        QScrollBar::mousePressEvent(e);
+    }
+
     m_toolTipPos = e->globalPos() - QPoint(e->pos().x(), 0);
     const int fromLine = m_viewInternal->toRealCursor(m_viewInternal->startPos()).line() + 1;
     const int lastLine = m_viewInternal->toRealCursor(m_viewInternal->endPos()).line() + 1;
@@ -657,7 +666,6 @@
     QRect visibleRect = docRect;
     visibleRect.moveTop(visibleStart);
     visibleRect.setHeight(visibleEnd - visibleStart);
-    m_mapSliderRect = visibleRect;
 
     // calculate colors
     const QColor backgroundColor = m_view->defaultStyleAttribute(KTextEditor::dsNormal)->background().color();