--- a/src/app-indicator.c
+++ b/src/app-indicator.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,12 @@ bus_method_call (GDBusConnection * conne
 		{
 			gtk_widget_activate (menuitem);
 		}
+	} else if (g_strcmp0(method, "Activate") == 0) {
+		GtkMenu * menu = app_indicator_get_menu(app);
+		if (menu != NULL) {
+			gtk_menu_popup(menu, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 1,
+			               gtk_get_current_event_time());
+		}
 	} else {
 		g_warning("Calling method '%s' on the app-indicator and it's unknown", method);
 	}
--- a/src/notification-item.xml
+++ b/src/notification-item.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 		<method name="XAyatanaSecondaryActivate">
 			<arg type="u" name="timestamp" direction="in" />
 		</method>
+		<method name="Activate">
+			<arg type="i" name="x" direction="in" />
+			<arg type="i" name="y" direction="in" />
+		</method>
 
 <!-- Signals -->
 		<signal name="NewIcon">