diff --git a/effects.cpp b/effects.cpp
index 7221ec87cc..f6841a582f 100644
--- a/effects.cpp
+++ b/effects.cpp
@@ -825,6 +825,11 @@ void EffectsHandlerImpl::registerGlobalShortcut(const QKeySequence &shortcut, QA
     input()->registerShortcut(shortcut, action);
 }
 
+void EffectsHandlerImpl::registerPointerShortcut(Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers, Qt::MouseButton pointerButtons, QAction *action)
+{
+    input()->registerPointerShortcut(modifiers, pointerButtons, action);
+}
+
 void* EffectsHandlerImpl::getProxy(QString name)
 {
     // All effects start with "kwin4_effect_", prepend it to the name
diff --git a/effects.h b/effects.h
index d09c6b2fed..3ff4df4fd3 100644
--- a/effects.h
+++ b/effects.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public:
     void startMouseInterception(Effect *effect, Qt::CursorShape shape) override;
     void stopMouseInterception(Effect *effect) override;
     void registerGlobalShortcut(const QKeySequence &shortcut, QAction *action) override;
+    void registerPointerShortcut(Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers, Qt::MouseButton pointerButtons, QAction *action) override;
     void* getProxy(QString name) override;
     void startMousePolling() override;
     void stopMousePolling() override;
diff --git a/effects/cube/cube.cpp b/effects/cube/cube.cpp
index 5fe5a5d0ba..3908d01a6c 100644
--- a/effects/cube/cube.cpp
+++ b/effects/cube/cube.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ void CubeEffect::reconfigure(ReconfigureFlags)
         KGlobalAccel::self()->setDefaultShortcut(cubeAction, QList<QKeySequence>() << Qt::CTRL + Qt::Key_F11);
         KGlobalAccel::self()->setShortcut(cubeAction, QList<QKeySequence>() << Qt::CTRL + Qt::Key_F11);
         effects->registerGlobalShortcut(Qt::CTRL + Qt::Key_F11, cubeAction);
+        effects->registerPointerShortcut(Qt::ControlModifier | Qt::AltModifier, Qt::LeftButton, cubeAction);
         cubeShortcut = KGlobalAccel::self()->shortcut(cubeAction);
         QAction* cylinderAction = new QAction(this);
         cylinderAction->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("Cylinder"));
diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h b/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h
index 1038d9656e..c8aabce504 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h
@@ -742,6 +742,14 @@ public:
      * @param action The action which gets triggered when the shortcut matches
      */
     virtual void registerGlobalShortcut(const QKeySequence &shortcut, QAction *action) = 0;
+    /**
+     * @brief Registers a global pointer shortcut with the provided @p action.
+     *
+     * @param modifiers The keyboard modifiers which need to be holded
+     * @param pointerButtons The pointer buttons which need to be pressed
+     * @param action The action which gets triggered when the shortcut matches
+     **/
+    virtual void registerPointerShortcut(Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers, Qt::MouseButton pointerButtons, QAction *action) = 0;
 
     /**
      * Retrieve the proxy class for an effect if it has one. Will return NULL if