diff --git a/src/notificationhandler.cpp b/src/notificationhandler.cpp
--- a/src/notificationhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/notificationhandler.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "transfer.h"
 
 #include <QTextDocument>
+#include <QWindow>
 
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KNotification>
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@
 
         if (message.isEmpty())
         {
-            KNotification::event(QLatin1String("message"), eventTitle, QString(QStringLiteral("&lt;%1&gt;")).arg(fromNick), QPixmap(), m_mainWindow);
+            auto msg = KNotification::event(QLatin1String("message"), eventTitle, QStringLiteral("&lt;%1&gt;").arg(fromNick), QPixmap(), m_mainWindow);
 
             if (osd)
             {
@@ -98,9 +99,10 @@
 
         QString eventTitle = i18nc("Notification title; see Event/nick in konversation.notifyrc", "Your nick was mentioned by %1 in %2", fromNick, chatWin->getName());
 
+        KNotification* msg;
         if (message.isEmpty())
         {
-            KNotification::event(QLatin1String("nick"), eventTitle, QString(QStringLiteral("&lt;%1&gt;")).arg(fromNick), QPixmap(), m_mainWindow);
+            msg = KNotification::event(QLatin1String("nick"), eventTitle, QString(QStringLiteral("&lt;%1&gt;")).arg(fromNick), QPixmap(), m_mainWindow);
 
             if (osd)
             {
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@
             QString cleanedMessage = removeIrcMarkup(message);
             QString forKNotify = cleanedMessage.toHtmlEscaped();
 
-            KNotification::event(QLatin1String("nick"), eventTitle, QString(QStringLiteral("&lt;%1&gt; %2")).arg(fromNick).arg(forKNotify), QPixmap(), m_mainWindow);
+            msg = KNotification::event(QLatin1String("nick"), eventTitle, QString(QStringLiteral("&lt;%1&gt; %2")).arg(fromNick).arg(forKNotify), QPixmap(), m_mainWindow);
 
             if (osd)
             {
@@ -124,6 +126,9 @@
             }
         }
 
+        msg->setDefaultAction(i18n("Open"));
+        connect(msg, static_cast<void(KNotification::*)()>(&KNotification::activated), chatWin, &ChatWindow::activateView);
+
         startTrayNotification(chatWin);
     }
 
@@ -141,9 +146,10 @@
 
         QString eventTitle = i18nc("Notification title; see Event/message in konversation.notifyrc", "New query message from %1", chatWin->getName());
 
+        KNotification* msg;
         if (message.isEmpty()) // TODO document how this can happen, seems nonsensical
         {
-            KNotification::event(QLatin1String("queryMessage"), eventTitle, QString(QStringLiteral("&lt;%1&gt;")).arg(fromNick), QPixmap(), m_mainWindow);
+            msg = KNotification::event(QLatin1String("queryMessage"), eventTitle, QString(QStringLiteral("&lt;%1&gt;")).arg(fromNick), QPixmap(), m_mainWindow);
 
             if (osd)
             {
@@ -157,7 +163,7 @@
             QString cleanedMessage = removeIrcMarkup(message);
             QString forKNotify = cleanedMessage.toHtmlEscaped();
 
-            KNotification::event(QLatin1String("queryMessage"), eventTitle, QString(QStringLiteral("&lt;%1&gt; %2")).arg(fromNick).arg(forKNotify), QPixmap(), m_mainWindow);
+            msg = KNotification::event(QLatin1String("queryMessage"), eventTitle, QString(QStringLiteral("&lt;%1&gt; %2")).arg(fromNick).arg(forKNotify), QPixmap(), m_mainWindow);
 
             if (osd)
             {
@@ -167,6 +173,9 @@
             }
         }
 
+        msg->setDefaultAction(i18n("Open"));
+        connect(msg, static_cast<void(KNotification::*)()>(&KNotification::activated), chatWin, &ChatWindow::activateView);
+
         startTrayNotification(chatWin);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/viewer/chatwindow.h b/src/viewer/chatwindow.h
--- a/src/viewer/chatwindow.h
+++ b/src/viewer/chatwindow.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
 
         void setMargin(int margin) { layout()->setMargin(margin); }
         void setSpacing(int spacing) { layout()->setSpacing(spacing); }
+        void activateView();
 
     Q_SIGNALS:
         void nameChanged(ChatWindow* view, const QString& newName);
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@
         void clearStatusBarTempText();
 
         void closing(ChatWindow* myself);
+        void showView(ChatWindow* myself);
 
     public Q_SLOTS:
         void updateAppearance();
diff --git a/src/viewer/chatwindow.cpp b/src/viewer/chatwindow.cpp
--- a/src/viewer/chatwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/viewer/chatwindow.cpp
@@ -745,4 +745,14 @@
     }
 }
 
+void ChatWindow::activateView()
+{
+    for(QWidget* widget = this; widget; widget = widget->parentWidget()) {
+        if (widget->window()) {
+            widget->show();
+            widget->activateWindow();
+            widget->raise();
+        }
+    }
+}
 
diff --git a/src/viewer/viewcontainer.cpp b/src/viewer/viewcontainer.cpp
--- a/src/viewer/viewcontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/viewer/viewcontainer.cpp
@@ -1429,6 +1429,7 @@
     connect(view, SIGNAL(setStatusBarTempText(QString)), this, SIGNAL(setStatusBarTempText(QString)));
     connect(view, SIGNAL(clearStatusBarTempText()), this, SIGNAL(clearStatusBarTempText()));
     connect(view, SIGNAL(closing(ChatWindow*)), this, SLOT(cleanupAfterClose(ChatWindow*)));
+    connect(view, SIGNAL(showView(ChatWindow*)), this, SLOT(showView(ChatWindow*)));
 
     switch (view->getType())
     {