diff --git a/widgets/busywidget.cpp b/widgets/busywidget.cpp
index fb44106cd..65353836d 100644
--- a/widgets/busywidget.cpp
+++ b/widgets/busywidget.cpp
@@ -203,8 +203,15 @@ void BusyWidget::resizeEvent(QGraphicsSceneResizeEvent *event)
 
 void BusyWidget::mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(event)
-    emit clicked();
+    event->setAccepted(true);
+}
+
+void BusyWidget::mouseReleaseEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
+{
+    if ((event->button() & Qt::LeftButton) ||
+        (event->buttons() & Qt::LeftButton)) {
+        emit clicked();
+    }
 }
 
 } // namespace Plasma
diff --git a/widgets/busywidget.h b/widgets/busywidget.h
index aa73a9fd5..e14ec4fa4 100644
--- a/widgets/busywidget.h
+++ b/widgets/busywidget.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ protected:
     void hideEvent(QHideEvent *event);
     void resizeEvent(QGraphicsSceneResizeEvent *event);
     void mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event);
+    void mouseReleaseEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event);
+
 
 protected Q_SLOTS:
     void timerEvent(QTimerEvent *event);