diff --git a/widgets/label.cpp b/widgets/label.cpp
index 22f1c3e94..69a8371c6 100644
--- a/widgets/label.cpp
+++ b/widgets/label.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Label::Label(QGraphicsWidget *parent)
 {
     QLabel *native = new QLabel;
     connect(native, SIGNAL(linkActivated(QString)), this, SIGNAL(linkActivated(QString)));
+    connect(native, SIGNAL(linkHovered(QString)), this, SIGNAL(linkHovered(QString)));
 
     connect(Theme::defaultTheme(), SIGNAL(themeChanged()), this, SLOT(setPalette()));
     connect(KGlobalSettings::self(), SIGNAL(kdisplayPaletteChanged()), this, SLOT(setPalette()));
diff --git a/widgets/label.h b/widgets/label.h
index da5f28cd1..168549f33 100644
--- a/widgets/label.h
+++ b/widgets/label.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ public:
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void linkActivated(const QString &link);
+    void linkHovered(const QString &link);
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void dataUpdated(const QString &sourceName, const Plasma::DataEngine::Data &data);