diff --git a/containments/homescreens/halcyon/homescreen.cpp b/containments/homescreens/halcyon/homescreen.cpp
index 57d8557ea2e1dd3c137ca6da2309f90e101107c5..20b304c372357c89d2cfd8b6a7719af3f52eee52 100644
--- a/containments/homescreens/halcyon/homescreen.cpp
+++ b/containments/homescreens/halcyon/homescreen.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ HomeScreen::HomeScreen(QObject *parent, const KPluginMetaData &data, const QVari
 
 HomeScreen::~HomeScreen() = default;
 
+bool HomeScreen::showingDesktop() const
+{
+    return KWindowSystem::showingDesktop();
+}
+
+void HomeScreen::setShowingDesktop(bool showingDesktop)
+{
+    KWindowSystem::setShowingDesktop(showingDesktop);
+}
+
 K_PLUGIN_CLASS_WITH_JSON(HomeScreen, "package/metadata.json")
 
 #include "homescreen.moc"
diff --git a/containments/homescreens/halcyon/homescreen.h b/containments/homescreens/halcyon/homescreen.h
index 1427f0673455990f8c5ed0dee586b9084bdf6eba..3051967d74ca75436eccfc1971bf65eb1484eccb 100644
--- a/containments/homescreens/halcyon/homescreen.h
+++ b/containments/homescreens/halcyon/homescreen.h
@@ -10,8 +10,15 @@
 class HomeScreen : public Plasma::Containment
 {
     Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool showingDesktop READ showingDesktop WRITE setShowingDesktop NOTIFY showingDesktopChanged)
 
 public:
     HomeScreen(QObject *parent, const KPluginMetaData &data, const QVariantList &args);
     ~HomeScreen() override;
+
+    bool showingDesktop() const;
+    void setShowingDesktop(bool showingDesktop);
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void showingDesktopChanged(bool showingDesktop);
 };
diff --git a/containments/homescreens/halcyon/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/containments/homescreens/halcyon/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index 4c35c4aacd7effc833a4f1c36eede66a0dc00e56..1df10e57ef573045411074f5ae7eba6472de226c 100644
--- a/containments/homescreens/halcyon/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/containments/homescreens/halcyon/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -39,6 +39,26 @@ MobileShell.HomeScreen {
         }
     }
     
+    Plasmoid.onActivated: {        
+        // Always close action drawer
+        if (MobileShell.TopPanelControls.actionDrawerVisible) {
+            MobileShell.TopPanelControls.closeActionDrawer();
+        }
+        
+        // there's a couple of steps:
+        // - minimize windows (only if we are in an app)
+        // - open app drawer
+        // - close app drawer and, if necessary, restore windows
+        if (!plasmoid.nativeInterface.showingDesktop && !MobileShell.HomeScreenControls.homeScreenVisible) {
+            plasmoid.nativeInterface.showingDesktop = true;
+        } else if (homescreen.page == 0) {
+            homescreen.page = 1;
+        } else {
+            plasmoid.nativeInterface.showingDesktop = false;
+            homescreen.page = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    
     // homescreen component
     contentItem: Item {
         HomeScreen {