diff --git a/applet.cpp b/applet.cpp
index 6823231eb..da4df013c 100644
--- a/applet.cpp
+++ b/applet.cpp
@@ -1314,27 +1314,6 @@ bool Applet::isContainment() const
     return d->isContainment;
 }
 
-void Applet::contextMenuEvent(QGraphicsSceneContextMenuEvent *event)
-{
-    //kDebug() << "context menu event!";
-    if (!scene()) {
-        //kDebug() << "no scene?!";
-        return;
-    }
-
-    Applet* containment = dynamic_cast<Plasma::Applet*>(topLevelItem());
-
-    if (!containment || containment == this) {
-        //kDebug() << "no containment. hm.";
-        Widget::contextMenuEvent(event);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // we want to pass up the context menu event to the Containment at
-    // this point
-    containment->contextMenuEvent(event);
-}
-
 } // Plasma namespace
 
 #include "applet.moc"
diff --git a/applet.h b/applet.h
index 6090674a4..1e14550a9 100644
--- a/applet.h
+++ b/applet.h
@@ -636,11 +636,6 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Applet : public Widget
          **/
         bool eventFilter( QObject *o, QEvent *e );
 
-        /**
-         * Reimplemented from QGraphicsItem
-         */
-        void contextMenuEvent(QGraphicsSceneContextMenuEvent *contextMenuEvent);
-
         /**
          * Reimplemented from QGraphicsItem
          */
diff --git a/widgets/widget.cpp b/widgets/widget.cpp
index 1450a5ec1..4d843860a 100644
--- a/widgets/widget.cpp
+++ b/widgets/widget.cpp
@@ -519,5 +519,15 @@ void Widget::managingLayoutChanged()
     }
 }
 
+void Widget::contextMenuEvent(QGraphicsSceneContextMenuEvent *event)
+{
+    // HACK: QGraphicsItem's documentation says that the event will be
+    // passed to the parent if it's not handled, but it isn't passed.
+    Widget *parentWidget = parent();
+    if (parentWidget) {
+        parentWidget->contextMenuEvent(event);
+    }
+}
+
 } // Plasma namespace
 
diff --git a/widgets/widget.h b/widgets/widget.h
index 3684cc201..4f3f09337 100644
--- a/widgets/widget.h
+++ b/widgets/widget.h
@@ -271,6 +271,12 @@ protected:
      * @param widget the parent QWidget (most likely the Corona)
      */
     virtual void paintWidget(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget = 0);
+
+    /**
+     * Reimplemented from QGraphicsItem
+     */
+    virtual void contextMenuEvent(QGraphicsSceneContextMenuEvent *event);
+
     QVariant itemChange(GraphicsItemChange change, const QVariant &value);
     void setSize(qreal width, qreal height);
     void setSize(const QSizeF& size);