diff --git a/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrols/KeySequenceItem.qml b/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrols/KeySequenceItem.qml
index 5637745..5944d09 100644
--- a/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrols/KeySequenceItem.qml
+++ b/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrols/KeySequenceItem.qml
@@ -1,79 +1,87 @@
 import QtQuick 2.0
 import QtQuick.Controls 1.1
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
 
 import org.kde.private.kquickcontrols 2.0 as KQuickControlsPrivate
 
 RowLayout {
     property alias showClearButton: clearButton.visible
     property alias modifierlessAllowed: _helper.modifierlessAllowed
     property alias multiKeyShortcutsAllowed: _helper.multiKeyShortcutsAllowed
     property alias keySequence: _helper.keySequence
 
     /**
      * This signal is emitted after the user introduces a new key sequence
      *
      * @since 5.68
      */
     signal captureFinished()
 
+    /**
+     * Start capturing a key sequence. This equivalent to the user clicking on the main button of the item
+     * @since 5.70
+     */
+    function startCapturing() {
+        mainButton.checked = true
+    }
+
     KQuickControlsPrivate.KeySequenceHelper {
         id: _helper
 
         onCaptureFinished: {
             mainButton.checked = false;
             parent.captureFinished();
         }
     }
 
     KQuickControlsPrivate.TranslationContext {
         id: _tr
         domain: "kdeclarative5"
     }
 
     Button
     {
         id: mainButton
 
         iconName: "configure"
 
         property string shortcut
         checkable: true
         focus: checked
 
         text: _helper.shortcutDisplay
         tooltip: _tr.i18n("Click on the button, then enter the shortcut like you would in the program.\nExample for Ctrl+A: hold the Ctrl key and press A.")
 
         onCheckedChanged: {
             if (checked) {
                 mainButton.forceActiveFocus()
                 _helper.captureKeySequence()
             }
         }
 
         onFocusChanged: {
             if (!focus) {
                 mainButton.checked = false
             }
         }
 
         Keys.onPressed: {
             _helper.keyPressed(event.key, event.modifiers);
             event.accepted = true;
         }
         Keys.onReleased: {
             _helper.keyReleased(event.key, event.modifiers);
             event.accepted = true;
         }
     }
 
     Button {
         id: clearButton
         Layout.fillHeight: true
         Layout.preferredWidth: height
         onClicked: _helper.clearKeySequence();
 
         //icon name determines the direction of the arrow, NOT the direction of the app layout
         iconName: Qt.application.layoutDirection == Qt.LeftToRight ? "edit-clear-locationbar-rtl" : "edit-clear-locationbar-ltr"
     }
 }