diff --git a/js/ui/messageTray.js b/js/ui/messageTray.js
index 7d9afb7bb..a18e73501 100644
--- a/js/ui/messageTray.js
+++ b/js/ui/messageTray.js
@@ -1578,10 +1578,15 @@ const MessageTray = new Lang.Class({
             }));
 
         summaryItem.actor.connect('clicked', Lang.bind(this,
-            function (actor, button) {
+            function(actor, button) {
                 actor.grab_key_focus();
                 this._onSummaryItemClicked(summaryItem, button);
             }));
+        summaryItem.actor.connect('popup-menu', Lang.bind(this,
+            function(actor, button) {
+                actor.grab_key_focus();
+                this._onSummaryItemClicked(summaryItem, 3);
+            }));
 
         source.connect('destroy', Lang.bind(this, this._onSourceDestroy));