diff --git a/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qmenu.cpp b/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qmenu.cpp
index 5aa62baf3..c46458c15 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qmenu.cpp
+++ b/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qmenu.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ void QMenuProxy::itemTriggered(QAction *action)
     QMenuItem *item = qobject_cast<QMenuItem *>(action);
     if (item) {
         emit triggered(item);
+        int index = m_items.indexOf(item);
+        if (index > -1) {
+            emit triggeredIndex(index);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qmenu.h b/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qmenu.h
index 58144e5db..0621f2f23 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qmenu.h
+++ b/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qmenu.h
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ public:
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void statusChanged();
     void visualParentChanged();
-    void triggered(QMenuItem*);
+    void triggered(QMenuItem *item);
+    void triggeredIndex(int index);
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void itemTriggered(QAction *item);