diff --git a/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/fullscreenwindow.cpp b/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/fullscreenwindow.cpp
index 35d23aae5..231b591d3 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/fullscreenwindow.cpp
+++ b/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/fullscreenwindow.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public:
     void mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
     {
         if (!m_dialog->view()->geometry().contains(event->globalPos())) {
+            emit m_dialog->clickedOutside();
             m_dialog->close();
         }
     }
diff --git a/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/fullscreenwindow.h b/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/fullscreenwindow.h
index c1a378604..1f0eb225e 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/fullscreenwindow.h
+++ b/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/fullscreenwindow.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ private:
     QList<QGraphicsObject *> m_dummyTitleElements;
     QList<QGraphicsObject *> m_dummyContentElements;
     QList<QGraphicsObject *> m_dummyButtonsElements;
+    friend class Background;
 };
 
 #endif