diff --git a/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/AppletsArea.qml b/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/AppletsArea.qml
index 1253507c..7b19220a 100644
--- a/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/AppletsArea.qml
+++ b/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/AppletsArea.qml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ MouseEventListener {
     SatelliteStripe {
         id: stripe
         z: 99
-        property int viewPos: applicationsView.contentItem.height * applicationsView.visibleArea.yPosition
+        property int viewPos: applicationsView.contentItem.height * applicationsView.visibleArea.yPosition + krunner.inputHeight
 
         y: Math.max(viewPos, 
             Math.min(parent.height, viewPos + plasmoid.availableScreenRect.y + plasmoid.availableScreenRect.height - height) + Math.max(0, -(parent.height - height + applicationsView.contentY)))
diff --git a/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/KRunner.qml b/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/KRunner.qml
index e87408cd..f47aaff5 100644
--- a/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/KRunner.qml
+++ b/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/KRunner.qml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Rectangle {
     height: childrenRect.height
     color: listView.visible ? Qt.rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) : "transparent"
     property alias showingResults: listView.visible
+    property int inputHeight: queryField.height + background.fixedMargins.top/2 + background.fixedMargins.bottom
 
     MouseArea {
         enabled: listView.visible
diff --git a/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/SatelliteStripe.qml b/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/SatelliteStripe.qml
index 5b65311a..1480668e 100644
--- a/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/SatelliteStripe.qml
+++ b/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/SatelliteStripe.qml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+
+
 import QtQuick 2.0
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 
@@ -15,7 +17,8 @@ PlasmaCore.ColorScope {
         }
     }
 
-    height: applicationsView.cellWidth
+    //cut away one line from the favorites bar
+    height: applicationsView.cellWidth - units.gridUnit
     width: parent.width
     y: parent.height / 2 - height / 2
     x: 0