diff --git a/gb.qt4/src/CWindow.cpp b/gb.qt4/src/CWindow.cpp
index 5a4070678..21fb849e3 100644
--- a/gb.qt4/src/CWindow.cpp
+++ b/gb.qt4/src/CWindow.cpp
@@ -2880,9 +2880,10 @@ void MyMainWindow::setBetterMask(QPixmap &bg)
 void MyMainWindow::activate(void)
 {
 #ifdef QT5
-	if (!MAIN_platform_is_wayland)
+	PLATFORM.Window.Activate(this);
+#else
+	activateWindow();
 #endif
-		activateWindow();
 }
 
 bool MyMainWindow::focusNextPrevChild(bool next)
diff --git a/gb.qt5/src/gb.qt.platform.h b/gb.qt5/src/gb.qt.platform.h
index ac797a720..2ee5d9ec9 100644
--- a/gb.qt5/src/gb.qt.platform.h
+++ b/gb.qt5/src/gb.qt.platform.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ typedef
 			void (*SetProperties)(QWidget *window, int which, QT_WINDOW_PROP *prop);
 			void (*SetUserTime)(QWidget *window, int timestamp);
 			void (*SetTransientFor)(QWidget *window, QWidget *parent);
+			void (*Activate)(QWidget *window);
 			}	Window;
 		}
 	QT_PLATFORM_INTERFACE;
diff --git a/gb.qt5/src/wayland/main.cpp b/gb.qt5/src/wayland/main.cpp
index dfabad037..0c02906b4 100644
--- a/gb.qt5/src/wayland/main.cpp
+++ b/gb.qt5/src/wayland/main.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ static void window_set_transient_for(QWidget *window, QWidget *parent)
 #endif
 }
 
+static void window_activate(QWidget *win)
+{
+	win->windowHandle()->alert(0);
+}
+
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 extern "C" {
@@ -198,6 +203,7 @@ void *GB_QT5_WAYLAND_1[] EXPORT = {
   (void *)window_set_properties,
   (void *)window_set_user_time,
   (void *)window_set_transient_for,
+  (void *)window_activate,
   
   NULL
   };
diff --git a/gb.qt5/src/x11/main.cpp b/gb.qt5/src/x11/main.cpp
index 8450134b0..5a431d753 100644
--- a/gb.qt5/src/x11/main.cpp
+++ b/gb.qt5/src/x11/main.cpp
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@ static void window_set_transient_for(QWidget *window, QWidget *parent)
 	X11_set_transient_for(window->effectiveWinId(), parent->effectiveWinId());
 }
 
+static void window_activate(QWidget *window)
+{
+	window->activateWindow();
+}
+
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 static void x11_set_event_filter(int (*filter)(XEvent *))
@@ -391,7 +396,8 @@ void *GB_QT5_X11_1[] EXPORT = {
   (void *)window_set_properties,
   (void *)window_set_user_time,
   (void *)window_set_transient_for,
-  
+  (void *)window_activate,
+
   NULL
   };