diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@
             }
 
             if (!hoveredItem || hoveredItem.blank || gridView.currentIndex == -1 || gridView.ctrlPressed || gridView.shiftPressed) {
+                // Bug 357367: Replay mouse event, so containment actions assigned to left mouse button work
+                Folder.MouseEventFaker.sendEvent(plasmoid, mouse);
                 return;
             }
 
diff --git a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/CMakeLists.txt b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     viewpropertiesmenu.cpp
     wheelinterceptor.cpp
     shortcut.cpp
+    mouseeventfaker.cpp
 )
 
 install(FILES qmldir DESTINATION ${QML_INSTALL_DIR}/org/kde/private/desktopcontainment/folder)
diff --git a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/folderplugin.cpp b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/folderplugin.cpp
--- a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/folderplugin.cpp
+++ b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/folderplugin.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,17 @@
 #include "viewpropertiesmenu.h"
 #include "wheelinterceptor.h"
 #include "shortcut.h"
+#include "mouseeventfaker.h"
 
 #include <QtQml>
 
+static QObject *mouseEventFakerSingletonProvider(QQmlEngine *engine, QJSEngine *jsEngine)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(engine)
+    Q_UNUSED(jsEngine)
+    return new MouseEventFaker();
+}
+
 void FolderPlugin::registerTypes(const char *uri)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(uri == QLatin1String("org.kde.private.desktopcontainment.folder"));
@@ -52,5 +60,6 @@
     qmlRegisterType<ViewPropertiesMenu>(uri, 0, 1, "ViewPropertiesMenu");
     qmlRegisterType<WheelInterceptor>(uri, 0, 1, "WheelInterceptor");
     qmlRegisterType<ShortCut>(uri, 0, 1, "ShortCut");
+    qmlRegisterSingletonType<MouseEventFaker>(uri, 0, 1, "MouseEventFaker", mouseEventFakerSingletonProvider);
 }
 
diff --git a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/mouseeventfaker.h b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/mouseeventfaker.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/mouseeventfaker.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/**************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2017 Kai Uwe Broulik <kde@privat.broulik.de>            *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA .        *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+class MouseEventFaker : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit MouseEventFaker(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    ~MouseEventFaker() override;
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE void sendEvent(QObject *target, QObject *mouseEvent) const;
+};
+
diff --git a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/mouseeventfaker.cpp b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/mouseeventfaker.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/mouseeventfaker.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2017 Kai Uwe Broulik <kde@privat.broulik.de>            *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA .        *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "mouseeventfaker.h"
+
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QMouseEvent>
+
+MouseEventFaker::MouseEventFaker(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
+{
+}
+
+MouseEventFaker::~MouseEventFaker() = default;
+
+void MouseEventFaker::sendEvent(QObject *target, QObject *mouseEvent) const
+{
+    if (!target || !mouseEvent) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    QMouseEvent event(QEvent::MouseButtonPress,
+                      QPointF(mouseEvent->property("x").toReal(), mouseEvent->property("y").toReal()),
+                      static_cast<Qt::MouseButton>(mouseEvent->property("button").toInt()),
+                      static_cast<Qt::MouseButtons>(mouseEvent->property("buttons").toInt()),
+                      static_cast<Qt::KeyboardModifiers>(mouseEvent->property("modifiers").toInt()));
+    qApp->sendEvent(target, &event);
+}