diff --git a/private/animablegraphicswebview.cpp b/private/animablegraphicswebview.cpp
index 81bc5fc1b..8ec9c7c45 100644
--- a/private/animablegraphicswebview.cpp
+++ b/private/animablegraphicswebview.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ using namespace Plasma;
 AnimableGraphicsWebView::AnimableGraphicsWebView(QGraphicsItem * parent)
     : KGraphicsWebView(parent)
 {
+    setAcceptTouchEvents(true);
     m_dragToScroll = false;
 }