diff --git a/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/AppletsArea.qml b/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/AppletsArea.qml
index a99d04d9..9804a4c7 100644
--- a/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/AppletsArea.qml
+++ b/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/AppletsArea.qml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ MouseEventListener {
     height: mainLayout.Layout.minimumHeight
     property int margin: stripe.height + units.gridUnit * 2
     property Item draggingApplet
-
+    
     onPressAndHold: {
         print(favoritesView.contains(mapToItem(favoritesView, mouse.x, mouse.y)))
         if (!root.locked && !favoritesView.contains(mapToItem(favoritesView, mouse.x, mouse.y))) {
diff --git a/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index e658af89..7bfc9f04 100644
--- a/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ Item {
             //not used yet
             property bool animationsEnabled: false
             property Item applet
+            z: applet && applet.compactRepresentationItem && applet.expanded ? 99 : 0
             Layout.fillWidth: true
             Layout.fillHeight: applet && applet.Layout.fillHeight
             Layout.onFillHeightChanged: {
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ Item {
                     checkLastSpacer();
                 }
             }
+
             onAppletChanged: {
                 if (applet.backgroundHints == PlasmaCore.Types.StandardBackground) {
                     applet.anchors.margins = background.margins.top;
diff --git a/shell/contents/applet/CompactApplet.qml b/shell/contents/applet/CompactApplet.qml
index 5228e7a9..2338bd66 100644
--- a/shell/contents/applet/CompactApplet.qml
+++ b/shell/contents/applet/CompactApplet.qml
@@ -42,13 +42,14 @@ Item {
     }
 
     onFullRepresentationChanged: {
-
+print(fullRepresentation);
         if (!fullRepresentation) {
             return;
         }
 
         fullRepresentation.parent = appletParent;
         fullRepresentation.anchors.fill = fullRepresentation.parent;
+        fullRepresentation.anchors.margins = appletParent.margins.top;
     }
 
     Rectangle {
@@ -63,8 +64,11 @@ Item {
         visible: plasmoid.expanded
     }
 
-    Item {
+    PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
         id: appletParent
+        imagePath: "widgets/background"
+        visible: fullRepresentation.parent == appletParent
+        z: 99
         opacity: plasmoid.expanded ? 1 : 0
         anchors.top: parent.top
         width: parent.width