diff --git a/widgets/toolbutton.cpp b/widgets/toolbutton.cpp
index 64146eb8d..d79f0a7db 100644
--- a/widgets/toolbutton.cpp
+++ b/widgets/toolbutton.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ ToolButton::ToolButton(QGraphicsWidget *parent)
 {
     QToolButton *native = new QToolButton;
     connect(native, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SIGNAL(clicked()));
+    connect(native, SIGNAL(pressed()), this, SIGNAL(pressed()));
     setWidget(native);
     native->setAttribute(Qt::WA_NoSystemBackground);
     native->setAutoRaise(true);
diff --git a/widgets/toolbutton.h b/widgets/toolbutton.h
index 2692d1129..5f2519041 100644
--- a/widgets/toolbutton.h
+++ b/widgets/toolbutton.h
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ public:
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void clicked();
+    /**
+     * @since 4.4
+     */
+    void pressed();
 
 protected:
     void paint(QPainter *painter,