diff --git a/src/api-impl-jni/util.c b/src/api-impl-jni/util.c
index e49fb1ba..9d97a3e7 100644
--- a/src/api-impl-jni/util.c
+++ b/src/api-impl-jni/util.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ void set_up_handle_cache(JNIEnv *env)
 	handle_cache.view.computeScroll = _METHOD(handle_cache.view.class, "computeScroll", "()V");
 	handle_cache.view.getScrollX = _METHOD(handle_cache.view.class, "getScrollX", "()I");
 	handle_cache.view.getScrollY = _METHOD(handle_cache.view.class, "getScrollY", "()I");
+	handle_cache.view.performClick = _METHOD(handle_cache.view.class, "performClick", "()Z");
 
 	handle_cache.asset_manager.class = _REF((*env)->FindClass(env, "android/content/res/AssetManager"));
 	handle_cache.asset_manager.extractFromAPK = _STATIC_METHOD(handle_cache.asset_manager.class, "extractFromAPK", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)V");
diff --git a/src/api-impl-jni/util.h b/src/api-impl-jni/util.h
index 6cfc3db0..06041ee0 100644
--- a/src/api-impl-jni/util.h
+++ b/src/api-impl-jni/util.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ struct handle_cache {
 		jmethodID computeScroll;
 		jmethodID getScrollX;
 		jmethodID getScrollY;
+		jmethodID performClick;
 	} view;
 	struct {
 		jclass class;
diff --git a/src/api-impl-jni/widgets/android_widget_LinearLayout.c b/src/api-impl-jni/widgets/android_widget_LinearLayout.c
index 9b3ecbf8..657b26df 100644
--- a/src/api-impl-jni/widgets/android_widget_LinearLayout.c
+++ b/src/api-impl-jni/widgets/android_widget_LinearLayout.c
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@
 #include "../generated_headers/android_widget_LinearLayout.h"
 #include "../generated_headers/android_view_ViewGroup.h"
 
+static void on_click(GtkGestureClick *gesture, int n_press, double x, double y, jobject this)
+{
+	JNIEnv *env = get_jni_env();
+
+	(*env)->CallBooleanMethod(env, this, handle_cache.view.performClick);
+	if((*env)->ExceptionCheck(env))
+		(*env)->ExceptionDescribe(env);
+}
+
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL Java_android_widget_LinearLayout_native_1constructor(JNIEnv *env, jobject this, jobject context, jobject attrs)
 {
 	int orientation = attribute_set_get_int(env, attrs, "orientation", NULL, 1);
@@ -22,6 +31,12 @@ JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL Java_android_widget_LinearLayout_native_1constructor(JNI
 		gtk_widget_set_hexpand_set(box, true); // FIXME: to counteract expand on drawing areas
 		gtk_widget_set_vexpand_set(box, true); // XXX
 	}
+	if (_METHOD(_CLASS(this), "performClick", "()Z") != handle_cache.view.performClick) {
+		GtkEventController *controller = GTK_EVENT_CONTROLLER(gtk_gesture_click_new());
+
+		g_signal_connect(controller, "released", G_CALLBACK(on_click), _REF(this));
+		gtk_widget_add_controller(box, controller);
+	}
 	return _INTPTR(box);
 
 //	struct ninepatch_t *ninepatch = ninepatch_new("/home/Mis012/Github_and_other_sources/org.happysanta.gd_29_src.tar.gz/res/drawable-mdpi/btn_br_down.9.png");