diff --git a/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index 6c97824a..c2d0ed42 100644
--- a/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Item {
         clip: true
         anchors {
             fill: parent
-            topMargin: plasmoid.availableScreenRect.y
+            //topMargin: plasmoid.availableScreenRect.y
             bottomMargin: favoriteStrip.height + plasmoid.screenGeometry.height - plasmoid.availableScreenRect.height - plasmoid.availableScreenRect.y
         }
         
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ Item {
             width: mainFlickable.width
             spacing: 0
 
+            Item {
+                height: plasmoid.availableScreenRect.y
+            }
             DragDrop.DropArea {
                 anchors {
                     left: parent.left
diff --git a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index 2dbfa0b1..c3ad4e0f 100644
--- a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Item {
                 }
                 GradientStop {
                     position: 0.0
-                    color: showingApp ? icons.backgroundColor : Qt.rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)
+                    color: showingApp ? icons.backgroundColor : Qt.rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)
                 }
             }
         }