diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
@@ -121,13 +121,68 @@
             }
         } else {
             pressed = false;
+            tasks.taskMouseLeft(itemIndex);
         }
 
         if (model.IsWindow === true) {
-            tasks.windowsHovered(model.LegacyWinIdList, containsMouse);
+            tasksModel.makeModelIndex(index);
         }
 
     }
+    
+   function showToolTip() {
+            if (containsMouse) {
+               toolTipDelegate.parentTask = task;
+               toolTipDelegate.parentIndex = itemIndex;
+
+               toolTipDelegate.appName = Qt.binding(function() {
+                  return model.AppName;
+               });
+               toolTipDelegate.pidParent = Qt.binding(function() {
+                   return model.AppPid;
+               });
+               toolTipDelegate.windows = Qt.binding(function() {
+                   return model.LegacyWinIdList;
+               });
+               toolTipDelegate.isGroup = Qt.binding(function() {
+                   return model.IsGroupParent == true;
+               });
+               toolTipDelegate.icon = Qt.binding(function() {
+                   return model.decoration;
+               });
+               toolTipDelegate.launcherUrl = Qt.binding(function() {
+                   return model.LauncherUrlWithoutIcon;
+               });
+               toolTipDelegate.isLauncher = Qt.binding(function() {
+                   return model.IsLauncher == true;
+               });
+               toolTipDelegate.isMinimizedParent = Qt.binding(function() {
+                   return model.IsMinimized == true;
+               });
+               toolTipDelegate.displayParent = Qt.binding(function() {
+                   return model.display;
+               });
+               toolTipDelegate.genericName = Qt.binding(function() {
+                   return model.GenericName;
+               });
+               toolTipDelegate.virtualDesktopParent = Qt.binding(function() {
+                   return model.VirtualDesktop != undefined ? model.VirtualDesktop : 0;
+               });
+               toolTipDelegate.isOnAllVirtualDesktopsParent = Qt.binding(function() {
+                   return model.IsOnAllVirtualDesktops == true;
+               });
+               toolTipDelegate.activitiesParent = Qt.binding(function() {
+                   return model.Activities;
+               });
+
+               toolTipDelegate.smartLauncherCountVisible = Qt.binding(function() {
+                   return plasmoid.configuration.smartLaunchersEnabled && task.smartLauncherItem && task.smartLauncherItem.countVisible;
+               });
+               toolTipDelegate.smartLauncherCount = Qt.binding(function() {
+                   return toolTipDelegate.smartLauncherCountVisible ? task.smartLauncherItem.count : 0;
+               });
+           }
+    }
 
     onPressed: {
         if (mouse.button == Qt.LeftButton || mouse.button == Qt.MidButton || mouse.button === Qt.BackButton || mouse.button === Qt.ForwardButton) {
@@ -274,7 +329,7 @@
 
     Component {
         id: taskInitComponent
-
+     
         Timer {
             id: timer
 
@@ -320,60 +375,14 @@
 
             active: !inPopup && !groupDialog.visible && plasmoid.configuration.showToolTips
             interactive: true
-
+            autoShowHide: false
             mainItem: toolTipDelegate
 
-            onContainsMouseChanged:  {
-                if (containsMouse) {
-                    toolTipDelegate.parentTask = task;
-                    toolTipDelegate.parentIndex = itemIndex;
-
-                    toolTipDelegate.appName = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.AppName;
-                    });
-                    toolTipDelegate.pidParent = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.AppPid;
-                    });
-                    toolTipDelegate.windows = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.LegacyWinIdList;
-                    });
-                    toolTipDelegate.isGroup = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.IsGroupParent == true;
-                    });
-                    toolTipDelegate.icon = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.decoration;
-                    });
-                    toolTipDelegate.launcherUrl = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.LauncherUrlWithoutIcon;
-                    });
-                    toolTipDelegate.isLauncher = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.IsLauncher == true;
-                    });
-                    toolTipDelegate.isMinimizedParent = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.IsMinimized == true;
-                    });
-                    toolTipDelegate.displayParent = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.display;
-                    });
-                    toolTipDelegate.genericName = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.GenericName;
-                    });
-                    toolTipDelegate.virtualDesktopParent = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.VirtualDesktop != undefined ? model.VirtualDesktop : 0;
-                    });
-                    toolTipDelegate.isOnAllVirtualDesktopsParent = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.IsOnAllVirtualDesktops == true;
-                    });
-                    toolTipDelegate.activitiesParent = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return model.Activities;
-                    });
-
-                    toolTipDelegate.smartLauncherCountVisible = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return plasmoid.configuration.smartLaunchersEnabled && task.smartLauncherItem && task.smartLauncherItem.countVisible;
-                    });
-                    toolTipDelegate.smartLauncherCount = Qt.binding(function() {
-                        return toolTipDelegate.smartLauncherCountVisible ? task.smartLauncherItem.count : 0;
-                    });
+            onToolTipWindowContainsMouseChanged: {
+                if (toolTipWindowContainsMouse) {
+                   tasks.taskMouseEntered(itemIndex);
+                } else {
+                   tasks.taskMouseLeft(itemIndex);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -36,7 +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");
 
     Plasmoid.preferredRepresentation: Plasmoid.fullRepresentation
@@ -475,6 +476,41 @@
         return tasks.contextMenuComponent.createObject(rootTask, initialArgs);
     }
 
+    Timer {
+        id: toolTipHideTimer
+
+        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();
+        }
+    }
+
     Component.onCompleted: {
         tasks.requestLayout.connect(layoutTimer.restart);
         tasks.requestLayout.connect(iconGeometryTimer.restart);