diff --git a/containments/panel/CMakeLists.txt b/containments/panel/CMakeLists.txt
index 48da9790..8d0fde3f 100644
--- a/containments/panel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/containments/panel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ target_link_libraries(plasma_applet_phonepanel
                       Qt::DBus
                       KF5::Plasma
                       KF5::I18n
-                      KF5::Notifications)
+                      KF5::Notifications
+                      KF5::KIOGui
+                      KF5::Service
+                     )
 
 install(TARGETS plasma_applet_phonepanel DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_PLUGINDIR}/plasma/applets)
 #install(FILES plasma-phonepanel-default.desktop DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR})
diff --git a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/IndicatorsRow.qml b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/IndicatorsRow.qml
index 1ef7f2cb..93e407d8 100644
--- a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/IndicatorsRow.qml
+++ b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/IndicatorsRow.qml
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ Item {
             horizontalAlignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
             verticalAlignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
             font.pixelSize: height / 2
+
+            TapHandler {
+                onTapped: {
+                    plasmoid.nativeInterface.launchApp("org.kde.kclock");
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         RowLayout {
diff --git a/containments/panel/phonepanel.cpp b/containments/panel/phonepanel.cpp
index 79c7c657..828f69a2 100644
--- a/containments/panel/phonepanel.cpp
+++ b/containments/panel/phonepanel.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <KConfigGroup>
+#include <KIO/ApplicationLauncherJob>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KNotification>
 
@@ -202,6 +203,17 @@ bool PhonePanel::isSystem24HourFormat()
     return timeFormat == QStringLiteral(FORMAT24H);
 }
 
+void PhonePanel::launchApp(const QString &app)
+{
+    const KService::Ptr appService = KService::serviceByDesktopName(app);
+    if (!appService) {
+        qWarning() << "Could not find" << app;
+        return;
+    }
+    auto job = new KIO::ApplicationLauncherJob(appService, this);
+    job->start();
+}
+
 K_PLUGIN_CLASS_WITH_JSON(PhonePanel, "metadata.json")
 
 #include "phonepanel.moc"
diff --git a/containments/panel/phonepanel.h b/containments/panel/phonepanel.h
index 59b9351c..435c0dfd 100644
--- a/containments/panel/phonepanel.h
+++ b/containments/panel/phonepanel.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public:
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void executeCommand(const QString &command);
+    void launchApp(const QString &app);
     void toggleTorch();
     void takeScreenshot();