--- /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/classicmenu_indicator/cmindicator.py	2016-03-21 09:01:48.000000000 -0400
+++ /src/menu/classicmenu_indicator/cmindicator.py	2017-01-15 01:00:24.152370212 -0500
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 from gettext import gettext as _
 import gettext
 
+import gobject, dbus, dbus.service
 
 def _add_menu_item(title, icon, callback, menu):        
     menu_item = Gtk.ImageMenuItem(title)
@@ -63,6 +64,30 @@
      menu_item = Gtk.SeparatorMenuItem()
      menu.append(menu_item)
 
+######################################################################
+
+mainmenu = None
+
+from dbus.mainloop.glib import DBusGMainLoop
+DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)
+
+OPATH = "/de/florian_diesch/classicmenu_indicator"
+IFACE = "de.florian_diesch.classicmenu_indicator"
+BUS_NAME = "de.florian_diesch.classicmenu_indicator"
+
+class MonitorDBus(dbus.service.Object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        bus = dbus.SessionBus()
+        bus.request_name(BUS_NAME)
+        bus_name = dbus.service.BusName(BUS_NAME, bus=bus)
+        dbus.service.Object.__init__(self, bus_name, OPATH)
+
+    @dbus.service.method(dbus_interface=IFACE + ".OpenMenu",
+                         in_signature="", out_signature="")
+    def OpenMenu(self):
+        mainmenu.popup(None, None, None, None, 0, Gtk.get_current_event_time())
+
+######################################################################
 
 
 class ClassicMenuIndicator(object):
@@ -84,10 +109,15 @@
             AppIndicator3.IndicatorStatus.ACTIVE)
 
         self.create_all_trees()
-        self.indicator.set_menu(self.create_menu())
+        self.menu = self.create_menu()
+
+        global mainmenu
+        mainmenu = self.menu
 
+        self.indicator.set_menu(self.menu)
         
     def run(self):
+        monitor = MonitorDBus()
         try:
             Gtk.main()
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
@@ -309,7 +339,12 @@
         self.update_requested = False
         if recreate_trees:
             self.create_all_trees()
-        self.indicator.set_menu(self.create_menu())
+
+        new_menu = self.create_menu()
+        global mainmenu
+        mainmenu = new_menu
+
+        self.indicator.set_menu(new_menu)
         return False    # Don't run again
 
     def request_update(self, recreate_trees=False, delayed=True):
--- /dev/null	2017-01-12 10:44:29.764006267 -0500
+++ activate-menu	2017-01-15 00:58:03.248370484 -0500
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+dbus-send --session --print-reply --type=method_call \
+	  --dest=de.florian_diesch.classicmenu_indicator \
+	  /de/florian_diesch/classicmenu_indicator \
+	  de.florian_diesch.classicmenu_indicator.OpenMenu.OpenMenu