diff --git a/shell/shellcorona.cpp b/shell/shellcorona.cpp
index 7e6cf2cf73717ba674850d423d38ba53268168d4..3778e2385f31265efb639786c3987e2d5148228e 100644
--- a/shell/shellcorona.cpp
+++ b/shell/shellcorona.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,13 @@ void ShellCorona::init()
         connect(action, &QAction::triggered, this, [this, i] {
             activateTaskManagerEntry(i);
         });
+
+        QAction *actionNewWindow = taskbarActions->addAction(QStringLiteral("activate task manager entry %1 new window").arg(QString::number(entryNumber)));
+        actionNewWindow->setText(i18n("Open new window for Task Manager Task #%1", entryNumber));
+        KGlobalAccel::setGlobalShortcut(actionNewWindow, QKeySequence(Qt::META + Qt::SHIFT + key));
+        connect(actionNewWindow, &QAction::triggered, this, [this, i] {
+            activateTaskManagerEntry(i, true);
+        });
     }
 
     new Osd(m_config, this);
@@ -2272,9 +2279,9 @@ void ShellCorona::activateLauncherMenu()
     }
 }
 
-void ShellCorona::activateTaskManagerEntry(int index)
+void ShellCorona::activateTaskManagerEntry(int index, bool requestNewWindow)
 {
-    auto activateTaskManagerEntryOnContainment = [](const Plasma::Containment *c, int index) {
+    auto activateTaskManagerEntryOnContainment = [](const Plasma::Containment *c, int index, bool requestNewWindow) {
         const auto &applets = c->applets();
         for (auto *applet : applets) {
             const auto &provides = applet->pluginMetaData().value(QStringLiteral("X-Plasma-Provides"), QStringList());
@@ -2292,7 +2299,12 @@ void ShellCorona::activateTaskManagerEntry(int index)
                             // is pretty much trial and error.
 
                             // Also, "var" arguments are treated as QVariant in QMetaObject
-                            int methodIndex = metaObject->indexOfMethod("activateTaskAtIndex(QVariant)");
+                            int methodIndex;
+                            if(requestNewWindow) {
+                                methodIndex = metaObject->indexOfMethod("activateTaskAtIndexNewWindow(QVariant)");
+                            } else {
+                                methodIndex = metaObject->indexOfMethod("activateTaskAtIndex(QVariant)");
+                            }
                             if (methodIndex == -1) {
                                 continue;
                             }
@@ -2316,14 +2328,14 @@ void ShellCorona::activateTaskManagerEntry(int index)
         if (it.value()->screen() != m_screenPool->primaryScreen()) {
             continue;
         }
-        if (activateTaskManagerEntryOnContainment(it.key(), index)) {
+        if (activateTaskManagerEntryOnContainment(it.key(), index, requestNewWindow)) {
             return;
         }
     }
 
     // we didn't find anything on primary, try all the panels
     for (auto it = m_panelViews.constBegin(), end = m_panelViews.constEnd(); it != end; ++it) {
-        if (activateTaskManagerEntryOnContainment(it.key(), index)) {
+        if (activateTaskManagerEntryOnContainment(it.key(), index, requestNewWindow)) {
             return;
         }
     }
diff --git a/shell/shellcorona.h b/shell/shellcorona.h
index 0e1caefc49ce12277b2a1fedb0c62293f5f86caf..308f32da6932a65ef1c19788003e853ce79370ed 100644
--- a/shell/shellcorona.h
+++ b/shell/shellcorona.h
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void panelContainmentDestroyed(QObject *cont);
     void handleScreenRemoved(QScreen *screen);
 
-    void activateTaskManagerEntry(int index);
+    void activateTaskManagerEntry(int index, bool requestNewWindow = false);
 
 private:
     void updateStruts();