diff --git a/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c b/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c
index 60d53593..9d53ca02 100644
--- a/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c
+++ b/plugins/applicationsmenu/applicationsmenu.c
@@ -531,8 +531,8 @@ applications_menu_plugin_configure_plugin (XfcePanelPlugin *panel_plugin)
 
 static gboolean
 applications_menu_plugin_remote_event (XfcePanelPlugin *panel_plugin,
-                                    const gchar     *name,
-                                    const GValue    *value)
+                                       const gchar     *name,
+                                       const GValue    *value)
 {
   ApplicationsMenuPlugin *plugin = XFCE_APPLICATIONS_MENU_PLUGIN (panel_plugin);
 
@@ -542,8 +542,18 @@ applications_menu_plugin_remote_event (XfcePanelPlugin *panel_plugin,
       && GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (panel_plugin)
       && !gtk_toggle_button_get_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (plugin->button)))
     {
-      /* show the menu */
-      gtk_toggle_button_set_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (plugin->button), TRUE);
+      if (value != NULL
+          && G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)
+          && g_value_get_boolean (value))
+        {
+          /* show menu under cursor */
+          applications_menu_plugin_menu (NULL, plugin);
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          /* show the menu at the button */
+          gtk_toggle_button_set_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (plugin->button), TRUE);
+        }
 
       /* don't popup another menu */
       return TRUE;
@@ -558,16 +568,18 @@ static void
 applications_menu_plugin_menu_deactivate (GtkWidget *menu,
                                           GtkWidget *button)
 {
-  panel_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_TOGGLE_BUTTON (button));
+  panel_return_if_fail (button == NULL || GTK_IS_TOGGLE_BUTTON (button));
   panel_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_MENU (menu));
 
-  gtk_toggle_button_set_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (button), FALSE);
+  if (button != NULL)
+    gtk_toggle_button_set_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (button), FALSE);
 
   /* delay destruction so we can handle the activate event first */
   exo_gtk_object_destroy_later (GTK_OBJECT (menu));
 }
 
 
+
 static void
 applications_menu_plugin_append_quoted (GString     *string,
                                         const gchar *unquoted)
@@ -801,9 +813,10 @@ applications_menu_plugin_menu (GtkWidget              *button,
   GError     *error = NULL;
 
   panel_return_if_fail (XFCE_IS_APPLICATIONS_MENU_PLUGIN (plugin));
-  panel_return_if_fail (plugin->button == button);
+  panel_return_if_fail (button == NULL || plugin->button == button);
 
-  if (!gtk_toggle_button_get_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (button)))
+  if (button != NULL
+      && !gtk_toggle_button_get_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (button)))
     return;
 
   if (G_UNLIKELY (plugin->custom_menu
@@ -827,8 +840,8 @@ applications_menu_plugin_menu (GtkWidget              *button,
         }
 
       gtk_menu_popup (GTK_MENU (gtk_menu), NULL, NULL,
-                      xfce_panel_plugin_position_menu, plugin,
-                      1, gtk_get_current_event_time ());
+                      button != NULL ? xfce_panel_plugin_position_menu : NULL,
+                      plugin, 1, gtk_get_current_event_time ());
     }
   else
     {
diff --git a/plugins/applicationsmenu/xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu.sh b/plugins/applicationsmenu/xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu.sh
index 7e9a95bc..0ef5ef60 100644
--- a/plugins/applicationsmenu/xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu.sh
+++ b/plugins/applicationsmenu/xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu.sh
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@
 export TEXTDOMAIN="xfce4-panel"
 export TEXTDOMAINDIR="@localedir@"
 
+ATPOINTER="false"
+
 case "$1" in
   -h|--help)
     echo "$(gettext "Usage:")"
     echo "  $(basename $0) [$(gettext "OPTION")...]"
     echo
     echo "$(gettext "Options:")"
+    echo "  -p, --pointer   $(gettext "Popup menu at current mouse position")"
     echo "  -h, --help      $(gettext "Show help options")"
     echo "  -V, --version   $(gettext "Print version information and exit")"
     exit 0
@@ -34,8 +37,11 @@ case "$1" in
     exec @bindir@/xfce4-panel -V "$(basename $0)"
     exit 0
     ;;
+  -p|--pointer)
+    ATPOINTER="true"
+    ;;
 esac
 
-exec @bindir@/xfce4-panel --plugin-event=applicationsmenu:popup
+exec @bindir@/xfce4-panel --plugin-event=applicationsmenu:popup:bool:$ATPOINTER
 
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