diff --git a/quickshell/Common/TrayMenuManager.qml b/quickshell/Common/TrayMenuManager.qml
index 560d75712..eed7dec04 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/TrayMenuManager.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Common/TrayMenuManager.qml
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ Singleton {
 
     property var activeTrayMenus: ({})
 
+    signal openTrayMenuRequested(string itemId)
+
+    function requestOpenTrayMenu(itemId) {
+        openTrayMenuRequested(itemId)
+    }
+
     function registerMenu(screenName, menu) {
         if (!screenName || !menu) return
         const newMenus = Object.assign({}, activeTrayMenus)
diff --git a/quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml b/quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml
index 9ac839dab..fc58df7fc 100644
--- a/quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml
+++ b/quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml
@@ -1976,6 +1976,18 @@ Item {
             return `SUCCESS: Activated ${itemId}`;
         }
 
+        function menu(itemId: string): string {
+            const item = findTrayItem(itemId);
+            if (!item)
+                return `ERROR: Tray item not found: ${itemId}`;
+
+            if (!item.hasMenu)
+                return `ERROR: Tray item has no menu: ${itemId}`;
+
+            TrayMenuManager.requestOpenTrayMenu(itemId);
+            return `SUCCESS: Requested menu ${itemId}`;
+        }
+
         function status(itemId: string): string {
             const item = findTrayItem(itemId);
             if (!item)
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/Widgets/SystemTrayBar.qml b/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/Widgets/SystemTrayBar.qml
index 52e37e9d1..3839dc6ff 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/Widgets/SystemTrayBar.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/Widgets/SystemTrayBar.qml
@@ -84,6 +84,25 @@ BasePill {
         root.showForTrayItem(trayItem, anchorItem, parentScreen, root.isAtBottom, root.isVerticalOrientation, root.axis);
     }
 
+    Connections {
+        target: TrayMenuManager
+
+        function onOpenTrayMenuRequested(itemId) {
+            const item = root.allTrayItems.find(trayItem => {
+                const id = trayItem?.id || "";
+                const tooltipTitle = trayItem?.tooltipTitle || "";
+                const fullKey = (!tooltipTitle || tooltipTitle === id) ? id : `${id}::${tooltipTitle}`;
+                return itemId === id || itemId === fullKey;
+            });
+
+            if (!item || !item.hasMenu)
+                return;
+
+            TrayMenuManager.closeAllMenus();
+            root.showForTrayItem(item, root, parentScreen, root.isAtBottom, root.isVerticalOrientation, root.axis);
+        }
+    }
+
     function openInlineTrayContextMenu(trayItem, areaItem, mouse, anchorItem) {
         if (!trayItem) {
             return;