diff --git a/js/ui/messageTray.js b/js/ui/messageTray.js
index 49c8037ab..378692866 100644
--- a/js/ui/messageTray.js
+++ b/js/ui/messageTray.js
@@ -1722,9 +1722,6 @@ const MessageTray = new Lang.Class({
         this.actor.add_action(clickAction);
 
         clickAction.connect('clicked', Lang.bind(this, function(action) {
-            if (this._trayState != State.SHOWN)
-                return;
-
             let button = action.get_button();
             if (button == 3)
                 this._openContextMenu();
@@ -1735,7 +1732,7 @@ const MessageTray = new Lang.Class({
         clickAction.connect('long-press', Lang.bind(this, function(action, actor, state) {
             switch (state) {
             case Clutter.LongPressState.QUERY:
-                return this._trayState == State.SHOWN;
+                return true;
             case Clutter.LongPressState.ACTIVATE:
                 this._openContextMenu();
             }