diff --git a/widgets/webview.cpp b/widgets/webview.cpp
index 11ab7b14d..8066baa65 100644
--- a/widgets/webview.cpp
+++ b/widgets/webview.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ WebView::WebView(QGraphicsItem *parent)
     d->page = 0;
     d->loaded = false;
     setPage(new QWebPage(this));
+    setAcceptsHoverEvents(true);
+    setFlags(QGraphicsItem::ItemIsFocusable);
 }
 
 WebView::~WebView()
@@ -160,6 +162,20 @@ void WebView::mouseMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
     }
 }
 
+void WebView::hoverMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event)
+{
+    if (!d->page) {
+        QGraphicsWidget::hoverMoveEvent(event);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    QMouseEvent me(QEvent::MouseMove, event->pos().toPoint(), Qt::NoButton, Qt::NoButton, Qt::NoModifier);
+    d->page->event(&me);
+    if (me.isAccepted()) {
+        event->accept();
+    }
+}
+
 void WebView::mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
 {
     if (!d->page) {
@@ -167,6 +183,8 @@ void WebView::mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
         return;
     }
 
+    setFocus();
+
     QMouseEvent me(QEvent::MouseButtonPress, event->pos().toPoint(), event->button(),
                    event->buttons(), event->modifiers());
     d->page->event(&me);
@@ -247,7 +265,7 @@ void WebView::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent * event)
     }
 
     d->page->event(event);
-
+kWarning()<<event;
     if (!event->isAccepted()) {
         QGraphicsWidget::keyPressEvent(event);
     }
diff --git a/widgets/webview.h b/widgets/webview.h
index 745cbe746..5ff7d82c5 100644
--- a/widgets/webview.h
+++ b/widgets/webview.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT WebView : public QGraphicsWidget
          */
         void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget = 0);
         void mouseMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event);
+        void hoverMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event);
         void mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event);
         void mouseDoubleClickEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event);
         void mouseReleaseEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event);