diff --git a/src/widgets/private/startupnotifications/startupnotificationmonitor.cpp b/src/widgets/private/startupnotifications/startupnotificationmonitor.cpp
index 241b8966c..9ed8624a8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/private/startupnotifications/startupnotificationmonitor.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/private/startupnotifications/startupnotificationmonitor.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ StartupNotificationMonitor::StartupNotificationMonitor() :
     int screen = 0;
 
     xcb_screen_t *s = xcb_aux_get_screen (QX11Info::connection(), screen);
-    const uint32_t select_input_val[] = { XCB_EVENT_MASK_PROPERTY_CHANGE };
+    const uint32_t select_input_val[] = { XCB_EVENT_MASK_PROPERTY_CHANGE | XCB_EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_PRESS };
     xcb_change_window_attributes (QX11Info::connection(), s->root, XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK,
                                   select_input_val);