diff --git a/applets/appmenu/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/appmenu/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/appmenu/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/appmenu/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
 
     AppMenuPrivate.AppMenuModel {
         id: appMenuModel
+        onRequestActivateIndex: plasmoid.nativeInterface.requestActivateIndex(index)
         Component.onCompleted: {
             plasmoid.nativeInterface.model = appMenuModel
         }
diff --git a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.h b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.h
--- a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.h
+++ b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.h
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
     bool menuAvailable() const;
     void setMenuAvailable(bool set);
 
+signals:
+    void requestActivateIndex(int index);
+
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void onActiveWindowChanged(WId id);
     void update();
diff --git a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp
--- a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp
+++ b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp
@@ -259,5 +259,13 @@
         setMenuAvailable(true);
         emit modelNeedsUpdate();
     });
+
+    connect(m_importer.data(), &DBusMenuImporter::actionActivationRequested, this, [this](QAction *action) {
+        // TODO submenus
+        auto it = std::find(m_activeActions.constBegin(), m_activeActions.constEnd(), action);
+        if (it != m_activeActions.constEnd()) {
+            requestActivateIndex(it - m_activeActions.constBegin());
+        }
+    });
 }