diff --git a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/DrawerBackground.qml b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/DrawerBackground.qml
index e86115c1..078e0fa2 100644
--- a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/DrawerBackground.qml
+++ b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/DrawerBackground.qml
@@ -32,5 +32,9 @@ QQC2.Control {
 
     background: PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
         imagePath: "widgets/background"
+        // This MouseArea just prevents the Control from eating pure touch event (breaking flickables)
+        MouseArea {
+            anchors.fill:parent
+        }
     }
 }