diff -up plasma-workspace-5.6.1/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.cpp.konsole-in-contextmenu plasma-workspace-5.6.1/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.cpp
--- plasma-workspace-5.6.1/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.cpp.konsole-in-contextmenu	2016-03-29 09:22:11.000000000 -0500
+++ plasma-workspace-5.6.1/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.cpp	2016-04-08 16:43:57.737164018 -0500
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
+#include <KToolInvocation>
 
 #include <Plasma/Containment>
 #include <Plasma/Corona>
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
 
 ContextMenu::ContextMenu(QObject *parent, const QVariantList &args)
     : Plasma::ContainmentActions(parent, args),
+      m_runKonsoleAction(0),
       m_runCommandAction(0),
       m_lockScreenAction(0),
       m_logoutAction(0),
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ void ContextMenu::restore(const KConfigG
         m_actionOrder << QStringLiteral("add widgets") << QStringLiteral("_add panel") << QStringLiteral("lock widgets") << QStringLiteral("_context") << QStringLiteral("configure") << QStringLiteral("remove");
     } else {
         actions.insert(QStringLiteral("configure shortcuts"), false);
-        m_actionOrder << QStringLiteral("_context") << QStringLiteral("_run_command") << QStringLiteral("add widgets") << QStringLiteral("_add panel")
+        m_actionOrder << QStringLiteral("_context") << QStringLiteral("_run_konsole") << QStringLiteral("_run_command") << QStringLiteral("add widgets") << QStringLiteral("_add panel")
                       << QStringLiteral("manage activities") << QStringLiteral("remove") << QStringLiteral("lock widgets") << QStringLiteral("_sep1")
                       <<QStringLiteral("_lock_screen") << QStringLiteral("_logout") << QStringLiteral("_sep2") << QStringLiteral("run associated application") << QStringLiteral("configure")
                       << QStringLiteral("configure shortcuts") << QStringLiteral("_sep3") << QStringLiteral("_wallpaper");
@@ -93,6 +95,10 @@ void ContextMenu::restore(const KConfigG
 
     // everything below should only happen once, so check for it
     if (!m_runCommandAction) {
+        m_runKonsoleAction = new QAction(i18n("Konsole"), this);
+        m_runKonsoleAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme("utilities-terminal"));
+        connect(m_runKonsoleAction, &QAction::triggered, this, &ContextMenu::runKonsole);
+
         m_runCommandAction = new QAction(i18nc("plasma_containmentactions_contextmenu", "Run Command..."), this);
         m_runCommandAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("system-run")));
         setGlobalActionShortcut(m_runCommandAction, QStringLiteral("krunner"), QStringLiteral("run command"));
@@ -158,6 +164,8 @@ QAction *ContextMenu::action(const QStri
         if (c->corona() && c->corona()->immutability() == Plasma::Types::Mutable) {
             return c->corona()->actions()->action(QStringLiteral("add panel"));
         }
+    } else if (name == QLatin1String("_run_konsole")) {
+        return m_runKonsoleAction;
     } else if (name == QLatin1String("_run_command")) {
         if (KAuthorized::authorizeKAction(QStringLiteral("run_command"))) {
             return m_runCommandAction;
@@ -185,6 +193,11 @@ QAction *ContextMenu::action(const QStri
     return 0;
 }
 
+void ContextMenu::runKonsole()
+{
+    KToolInvocation::invokeTerminal(QString(), QDir::homePath());
+}
+
 void ContextMenu::runCommand()
 {
     if (!KAuthorized::authorizeKAction(QStringLiteral("run_command"))) {
diff -up plasma-workspace-5.6.1/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.h.konsole-in-contextmenu plasma-workspace-5.6.1/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.h
--- plasma-workspace-5.6.1/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.h.konsole-in-contextmenu	2016-03-29 09:22:11.000000000 -0500
+++ plasma-workspace-5.6.1/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.h	2016-04-08 16:44:43.030386670 -0500
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public:
     void save(KConfigGroup &config) override;
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
+    void runKonsole();
     void runCommand();
     void lockScreen();
     void startLogout();
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
 
 private:
     void setGlobalActionShortcut(QAction * action, const QString & component, const QString & actionId);
+    QAction *m_runKonsoleAction;
     QAction *m_runCommandAction;
     QAction *m_lockScreenAction;
     QAction *m_logoutAction;