diff --git a/containments/homescreens/folio/CMakeLists.txt b/containments/homescreens/folio/CMakeLists.txt
index 3841a9b2..a06c9db8 100644
--- a/containments/homescreens/folio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/containments/homescreens/folio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ plasma_add_applet(org.kde.plasma.mobile.homescreen.folio
         qml/PipeWireThumbnail.qml
         qml/PlaceholderDelegate.qml
         qml/RunningAppsPanel.qml
+        qml/RunningAppsPanelButton.qml
         qml/WidgetDragItem.qml
         qml/config.qml
     CPP_SOURCES
diff --git a/containments/homescreens/folio/qml/RunningAppsPanel.qml b/containments/homescreens/folio/qml/RunningAppsPanel.qml
index b4c79685..538c7db1 100644
--- a/containments/homescreens/folio/qml/RunningAppsPanel.qml
+++ b/containments/homescreens/folio/qml/RunningAppsPanel.qml
@@ -79,53 +79,6 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-    component PanelIconButton: MouseArea {
-        id: button
-
-        property string iconName
-        property string toolTipText
-        property bool checked: false
-
-        signal triggered()
-
-        width: Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.smallMedium + Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing * 2
-        height: width
-        hoverEnabled: enabled
-        cursorShape: enabled ? Qt.PointingHandCursor : Qt.ArrowCursor
-        opacity: enabled ? 1 : 0.35
-
-        onClicked: button.triggered()
-
-        Rectangle {
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            radius: Kirigami.Units.cornerRadius
-            color: button.containsPress
-                ? root.mixColor(Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor, Kirigami.Theme.textColor, 0.16)
-                : button.checked
-                    ? root.mixColor(Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor, Kirigami.Theme.highlightColor, button.containsMouse ? 0.22 : 0.16)
-                    : button.containsMouse
-                        ? root.mixColor(Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor, Kirigami.Theme.textColor, 0.08)
-                        : "transparent"
-
-            Behavior on color {
-                ColorAnimation { duration: Kirigami.Units.shortDuration; easing.type: Easing.OutCubic }
-            }
-        }
-
-        Kirigami.Icon {
-            anchors.centerIn: parent
-            width: Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.small
-            height: width
-            source: button.iconName
-            active: button.containsMouse || button.checked
-        }
-
-        PC3.ToolTip {
-            text: button.toolTipText
-            visible: button.containsMouse && button.toolTipText.length > 0
-        }
-    }
-
     TaskManager.VirtualDesktopInfo { id: virtualDesktopInfo }
     TaskManager.ActivityInfo { id: activityInfo }
 
@@ -692,7 +645,7 @@ Item {
 
                         Item { Layout.fillWidth: true }
 
-                        PanelIconButton {
+                        RunningAppsPanelButton {
                             iconName: taskCard.pinned ? "emblem-favorite" : "window-pin"
                             toolTipText: taskCard.pinned ? i18n("Pinned") : i18n("Pin to Dock")
                             checked: taskCard.pinned
@@ -700,20 +653,20 @@ Item {
                             onTriggered: root.folio.FavouritesModel.addApplication(taskCard.storageId)
                         }
 
-                        PanelIconButton {
+                        RunningAppsPanelButton {
                             iconName: taskCard.minimizedTask ? "window-restore" : "window-minimize"
                             toolTipText: taskCard.minimizedTask ? i18n("Restore") : i18n("Minimize")
                             onTriggered: tasksModel.requestToggleMinimized(taskCard.modelIndex)
                         }
 
-                        PanelIconButton {
+                        RunningAppsPanelButton {
                             iconName: taskCard.maximizedTask ? "window-restore" : "window-maximize"
                             toolTipText: taskCard.maximizedTask ? i18n("Restore") : i18n("Maximize")
                             enabled: !taskCard.groupTask
                             onTriggered: tasksModel.requestToggleMaximized(taskCard.modelIndex)
                         }
 
-                        PanelIconButton {
+                        RunningAppsPanelButton {
                             iconName: "window-close"
                             toolTipText: taskCard.winIds.length > 1 ? i18n("Close All") : i18n("Close")
                             onTriggered: tasksModel.requestClose(taskCard.modelIndex)
diff --git a/containments/homescreens/folio/qml/RunningAppsPanelButton.qml b/containments/homescreens/folio/qml/RunningAppsPanelButton.qml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18e9802f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containments/homescreens/folio/qml/RunningAppsPanelButton.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Marco Allegretti
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: EUPL-1.2
+
+import QtQuick
+
+import org.kde.kirigami as Kirigami
+import org.kde.plasma.components 3.0 as PC3
+
+MouseArea {
+    id: button
+
+    property string iconName
+    property string toolTipText
+    property bool checked: false
+
+    signal triggered()
+
+    function _mix(base, overlay, ratio) {
+        return Qt.rgba(
+            base.r + (overlay.r - base.r) * ratio,
+            base.g + (overlay.g - base.g) * ratio,
+            base.b + (overlay.b - base.b) * ratio,
+            base.a + (overlay.a - base.a) * ratio)
+    }
+
+    width: Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.smallMedium + Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing * 2
+    height: width
+    hoverEnabled: enabled
+    cursorShape: enabled ? Qt.PointingHandCursor : Qt.ArrowCursor
+    opacity: enabled ? 1 : 0.35
+
+    onClicked: button.triggered()
+
+    Rectangle {
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        radius: Kirigami.Units.cornerRadius
+        color: button.containsPress
+            ? button._mix(Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor, Kirigami.Theme.textColor, 0.16)
+            : button.checked
+                ? button._mix(Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor, Kirigami.Theme.highlightColor, button.containsMouse ? 0.22 : 0.16)
+                : button.containsMouse
+                    ? button._mix(Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor, Kirigami.Theme.textColor, 0.08)
+                    : "transparent"
+
+        Behavior on color {
+            ColorAnimation { duration: Kirigami.Units.shortDuration; easing.type: Easing.OutCubic }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Kirigami.Icon {
+        anchors.centerIn: parent
+        width: Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.small
+        height: width
+        source: button.iconName
+        active: button.containsMouse || button.checked
+    }
+
+    PC3.ToolTip {
+        text: button.toolTipText
+        visible: button.containsMouse && button.toolTipText.length > 0
+    }
+}