Index: applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
===================================================================
--- applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
+++ applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@
             if (inPopup) {
                 forceActiveFocus()
             }
+            tasks.taskMouseEntered(itemIndex);
         } else {
             pressed = false;
+            tasks.taskMouseLeft(itemIndex);
         }
 
         if (model.IsWindow === true) {
@@ -159,6 +161,32 @@
             : tasksModel.makeModelIndex(index));
     }
 
+    function showToolTip() {
+        toolTipDelegate.parentIndex = itemIndex;
+
+        toolTipDelegate.windows = Qt.binding(function() {
+            return model.LegacyWinIdList;
+        });
+        toolTipDelegate.mainText = Qt.binding(function() {
+            return model.display;
+        });
+        toolTipDelegate.icon = Qt.binding(function() {
+            return model.decoration;
+        });
+        toolTipDelegate.subText = Qt.binding(function() {
+            return model.IsLauncher === true ? model.GenericName : toolTip.generateSubText(model);
+        });
+        toolTipDelegate.launcherUrl = Qt.binding(function() {
+            return model.LauncherUrlWithoutIcon;
+        });
+
+        toolTip.showToolTip();
+    }
+
+    function hideToolTip() {
+        toolTip.hideToolTip();
+    }
+
     Component {
         id: taskInitComponent
 
@@ -213,29 +241,16 @@
 
             active: !inPopup && !groupDialog.visible && plasmoid.configuration.showToolTips
             interactive: true
+            autoShowHide: false
             location: plasmoid.location
 
             mainItem: toolTipDelegate
 
-            onContainsMouseChanged:  {
-                if (containsMouse) {
-                    toolTipDelegate.parentIndex = itemIndex;
-
-                    toolTipDelegate.windows = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.LegacyWinIdList;
-                    });
-                    toolTipDelegate.mainText = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.display;
-                    });
-                    toolTipDelegate.icon = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.decoration;
-                    });
-                    toolTipDelegate.subText = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.IsLauncher === true ? model.GenericName : toolTip.generateSubText(model);
-                    });
-                    toolTipDelegate.launcherUrl = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.LauncherUrlWithoutIcon;
-                    });
+            onToolTipWindowContainsMouseChanged:  {
+                if (toolTipWindowContainsMouse) {
+                    tasks.taskMouseEntered(itemIndex);
+                } else {
+                    tasks.taskMouseLeft(itemIndex);
                 }
             }
 
Index: applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/main.qml
===================================================================
--- applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
     property bool vertical: (plasmoid.formFactor == PlasmaCore.Types.Vertical)
     property bool iconsOnly: (plasmoid.pluginName == "org.kde.plasma.icontasks")
+    property QtObject currentToolTipTask: null;
+    property QtObject futureToolTipTask: null;
 
     property QtObject contextMenuComponent: Qt.createComponent("ContextMenu.qml");
 
@@ -395,6 +397,46 @@
         return menu;
     }
 
+    Timer {
+        id: toolTipShowTimer
+
+        interval: 300
+        repeat: false
+
+        onTriggered: {
+            currentToolTipTask = futureToolTipTask;
+            currentToolTipTask.showToolTip();
+        }
+    }
+
+    Timer {
+        id: toolTipHideTimer
+
+        interval: 300
+        repeat: false
+
+        onTriggered: {
+            currentToolTipTask.hideToolTip();
+            currentToolTipTask = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    function taskMouseEntered(itemIndex) {
+        var task = taskRepeater.itemAt(itemIndex);
+        toolTipHideTimer.stop();
+        toolTipShowTimer.stop();
+
+        if(task != currentToolTipTask) {
+            futureToolTipTask = task;
+            toolTipShowTimer.start();
+        }
+    }
+
+    function taskMouseLeft(itemIndex) {
+        toolTipShowTimer.stop();
+        toolTipHideTimer.restart();
+    }
+
     Component.onCompleted: {
         tasks.requestLayout.connect(layoutTimer.restart);
         tasks.requestLayout.connect(iconGeometryTimer.restart);