diff --git a/app/dbus/org.kde.LatteDock.xml b/app/dbus/org.kde.LatteDock.xml
index 8e0d746cc..fac1b171c 100644
--- a/app/dbus/org.kde.LatteDock.xml
+++ b/app/dbus/org.kde.LatteDock.xml
@@ -13,5 +13,8 @@
     <method name="showSettingsWindow">
         <arg name="page" type="i" direction="in"/>
     </method>
+    <method name="contextMenuData">
+        <arg name="data" type="as" direction="out"/>
+    </method>
   </interface>
 </node>
diff --git a/app/dockcorona.cpp b/app/dockcorona.cpp
index 43b87dba9..b0dd1618e 100644
--- a/app/dockcorona.cpp
+++ b/app/dockcorona.cpp
@@ -861,6 +861,24 @@ void DockCorona::showSettingsWindow(int page)
     m_layoutManager->showLatteSettingsDialog(p);
 }
 
+QStringList DockCorona::contextMenuData()
+{
+    QStringList data;
+
+    data << QString::number((int)m_layoutManager->memoryUsage());
+    data << m_layoutManager->currentLayoutName();
+
+    foreach (auto layoutName, m_layoutManager->menuLayouts()) {
+        if (m_layoutManager->activeLayout(layoutName)) {
+            data << QString("1," + layoutName);
+        } else {
+            data << QString("0," + layoutName);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return data;
+}
+
 inline void DockCorona::qmlRegisterTypes() const
 {
     qmlRegisterType<QScreen>();
diff --git a/app/dockcorona.h b/app/dockcorona.h
index b887cf480..c6f6f6fc8 100644
--- a/app/dockcorona.h
+++ b/app/dockcorona.h
@@ -104,8 +104,10 @@ public:
 
     KWayland::Client::PlasmaShell *waylandDockCoronaInterface() const;
 
+    //! these functions are used from context menu through containmentactions
     void switchToLayout(QString layout);
     void showSettingsWindow(int page);
+    QStringList contextMenuData();
 
 public slots:
     void aboutApplication();