diff --git a/src/plugins/buttonrebinds/buttonrebindsfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/buttonrebinds/buttonrebindsfilter.cpp
index c505373401..1f977f32b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/buttonrebinds/buttonrebindsfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/buttonrebinds/buttonrebindsfilter.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void ButtonRebindsFilter::loadConfig(const KConfigGroup &group)
         const QByteArray buttonName = QByteArray("ExtraButton") + QByteArray::number(i);
         if (mouseGroup.hasKey(buttonName.constData())) {
             const auto entry = mouseGroup.readEntry(buttonName.constData(), QStringList());
-            const auto button = static_cast<Qt::MouseButton>(mouseButtonEnum.keyToValue(buttonName));
+            const auto button = static_cast<quint32>(mouseButtonEnum.keyToValue(buttonName));
             insert(Pointer, {QString(), button}, entry);
             foundActions = true;
         }
@@ -172,11 +172,23 @@ bool ButtonRebindsFilter::tabletPadButtonEvent(uint button, bool pressed, const
 
 void ButtonRebindsFilter::insert(TriggerType type, const Trigger &trigger, const QStringList &entry)
 {
-    if (entry.size() == 2 && entry.first() == QLatin1String("Key")) {
+    if (entry.size() != 2) {
+        qCWarning(KWIN_BUTTONREBINDS) << "Failed to rebind to" << entry;
+        return;
+    }
+    if (entry.first() == QLatin1String("Key")) {
         const auto keys = QKeySequence::fromString(entry.at(1), QKeySequence::PortableText);
         if (!keys.isEmpty()) {
             m_actions[type].insert(trigger, keys);
         }
+    } else if (entry.first() == QLatin1String("MouseButton")) {
+        bool ok;
+        const auto mb = quint32(entry.last().toInt(&ok));
+        if (ok) {
+            m_actions[type].insert(trigger, mb);
+        } else {
+            qCWarning(KWIN_BUTTONREBINDS) << "Could not convert" << entry << "into a mouse button";
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -186,7 +198,13 @@ bool ButtonRebindsFilter::send(TriggerType type, const Trigger &trigger, bool pr
     if (typeActions.isEmpty()) {
         return false;
     }
-    return sendKeySequence(typeActions[trigger], pressed, timestamp);
+
+    const auto &action = typeActions[trigger];
+    if (const QKeySequence *seq = std::get_if<QKeySequence>(&action))
+        return sendKeySequence(*seq, pressed, timestamp);
+    else if (const auto mb = std::get_if<quint32>(&action))
+        return sendMouseButton(*mb, pressed, timestamp);
+    return false;
 }
 
 bool ButtonRebindsFilter::sendKeySequence(const QKeySequence &keys, bool pressed, uint time)
@@ -229,3 +247,9 @@ bool ButtonRebindsFilter::sendKeySequence(const QKeySequence &keys, bool pressed
     sendKey(keyCode.value());
     return true;
 }
+
+bool ButtonRebindsFilter::sendMouseButton(quint32 button, bool pressed, uint time)
+{
+    Q_EMIT m_inputDevice.pointerButtonChanged(button, KWin::InputRedirection::PointerButtonState(pressed), time, &m_inputDevice);
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/buttonrebinds/buttonrebindsfilter.h b/src/plugins/buttonrebinds/buttonrebindsfilter.h
index ba95735b18..dfc335ec08 100644
--- a/src/plugins/buttonrebinds/buttonrebindsfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/buttonrebinds/buttonrebindsfilter.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "plugin.h"
+#include <variant>
 
 #include "core/inputdevice.h"
 #include "input.h"
@@ -65,8 +66,9 @@ private:
     void insert(TriggerType type, const Trigger &trigger, const QStringList &action);
     bool send(TriggerType type, const Trigger &trigger, bool pressed, uint timestamp);
     bool sendKeySequence(const QKeySequence &sequence, bool pressed, uint time);
+    bool sendMouseButton(quint32 button, bool pressed, uint time);
 
     InputDevice m_inputDevice;
-    QHash<Trigger, QKeySequence> m_actions[LastType];
+    QHash<Trigger, std::variant<QKeySequence, quint32>> m_actions[LastType];
     KConfigWatcher::Ptr m_configWatcher;
 };