diff --git a/src/kstatusnotifieritem.cpp b/src/kstatusnotifieritem.cpp
index e4e19dbf7b21fdf8fc477eeeb76590ba54c83f3f..954db0922a0e098409a1cf3a9be8a580b1f71ba9 100644
--- a/src/kstatusnotifieritem.cpp
+++ b/src/kstatusnotifieritem.cpp
@@ -1155,6 +1155,11 @@ void KStatusNotifierItemPrivate::minimizeRestore(bool show)
         if (associatedWidget->window()) {
             KWindowSystem::activateWindow(associatedWidget->window()->winId());
         }
+
+        // TODO(aspotashev): Here is a temporary hackfix for
+        // https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=237365 until it's fixed
+        // properly in kwin_x11.
+        KWindowSystem::forceActiveWindow(associatedWidget->winId());
     } else {
         onAllDesktops = info.onAllDesktops();
         associatedWidget->hide();