diff --git a/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.cpp b/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.cpp
index 3271140..dcee8fd 100644
--- a/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.cpp
+++ b/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <KAuthorized>
 #include <KGlobalAccel>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
+#include <KToolInvocation>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QIcon>
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
 
 ContextMenu::ContextMenu(QObject *parent, const QVariantList &args)
     : Plasma::ContainmentActions(parent, args)
+    , m_runKonsoleAction(nullptr)
     , m_lockScreenAction(nullptr)
     , m_logoutAction(nullptr)
     , m_separator1(nullptr)
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ void ContextMenu::restore(const KConfigGroup &config)
     } else {
         actions.insert(QStringLiteral("configure shortcuts"), false);
         m_actionOrder << QStringLiteral("configure") << QStringLiteral("run associated application") << QStringLiteral("configure shortcuts")
-                      << QStringLiteral("_sep1") << QStringLiteral("_context") << QStringLiteral("_run_command") << QStringLiteral("add widgets")
+                      << QStringLiteral("_sep1") << QStringLiteral("_context") << QStringLiteral("_run_konsole") << QStringLiteral("_run_command") << QStringLiteral("add widgets")
                       << QStringLiteral("_add panel") << QStringLiteral("manage activities") << QStringLiteral("remove") << QStringLiteral("edit mode")
                       << QStringLiteral("_sep2") << QStringLiteral("_lock_screen") << QStringLiteral("_logout") << QStringLiteral("_sep3")
                       << QStringLiteral("_wallpaper");
@@ -89,6 +91,10 @@ void ContextMenu::restore(const KConfigGroup &config)
 
     // everything below should only happen once, so check for it
     if (!m_lockScreenAction) {
+        m_runKonsoleAction = new QAction(i18n("Konsole"), this);
+        m_runKonsoleAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme("utilities-terminal"));
+        connect(m_runKonsoleAction, &QAction::triggered, this, &ContextMenu::runKonsole);
+
         m_lockScreenAction = new QAction(i18nc("plasma_containmentactions_contextmenu", "Lock Screen"), this);
         m_lockScreenAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("system-lock-screen")));
         m_lockScreenAction->setShortcut(KGlobalAccel::self()->globalShortcut(QStringLiteral("ksmserver"), QStringLiteral("Lock Session")).value(0));
@@ -163,6 +169,8 @@ QAction *ContextMenu::action(const QString &name)
         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("_lock_screen")) {
         if (KAuthorized::authorizeAction(QStringLiteral("lock_screen"))) {
             return m_lockScreenAction;
@@ -186,6 +194,11 @@ QAction *ContextMenu::action(const QString &name)
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+void ContextMenu::runKonsole()
+{
+    KToolInvocation::invokeTerminal(QString(), QDir::homePath());
+}
+
 void ContextMenu::runCommand()
 {
     if (!KAuthorized::authorizeAction(QStringLiteral("run_command"))) {
diff --git a/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.h b/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.h
index 3cc3d32..5735fb8 100644
--- a/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.h
+++ b/containmentactions/contextmenu/menu.h
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ public:
     void save(KConfigGroup &config) override;
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
+    void runKonsole();
     void runCommand();
     void startLogout();
 
 private:
+    QAction *m_runKonsoleAction;
     QAction *m_lockScreenAction;
     QAction *m_logoutAction;
     QAction *m_separator1;