diff --git a/src/controller.cpp b/src/controller.cpp
index eaeee1a0..ee0aa589 100644
--- a/src/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/controller.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QMenu>
-#include <QSystemTrayIcon>
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QFile>
 
@@ -75,6 +74,8 @@ void Controller::createTrayIcon() {
     m_trayIcon->setToolTip("Flameshot");
     m_trayIcon->setContextMenu(m_trayIconMenu);
     m_trayIcon->setIcon(QIcon(":img/flameshot.svg"));
+    connect(m_trayIcon, &QSystemTrayIcon::activated,
+            this, &Controller::trayIconActivated);
 }
 
 // initDefaults inits the global config in the very first run of the program
@@ -109,6 +110,12 @@ void Controller::initDefaults() {
     }
 }
 
+void Controller::trayIconActivated(QSystemTrayIcon::ActivationReason r) {
+    if (r == QSystemTrayIcon::Trigger) {
+        createCapture();
+    }
+}
+
 // creation of a new capture
 void Controller::createCapture() {
     if (!m_captureWindow) {
diff --git a/src/controller.h b/src/controller.h
index b0130d1f..4948aa43 100644
--- a/src/controller.h
+++ b/src/controller.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QPointer>
+#include <QSystemTrayIcon>
 
 class QMenu;
 class QSystemTrayIcon;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ public slots:
 private slots:
     void showMessage(QString);
     void initDefaults();
+    void trayIconActivated(QSystemTrayIcon::ActivationReason r);
 
 private:
     void createActions();