diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextField.qml b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextField.qml
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextField.qml
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextField.qml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 
         PlasmaCore.IconItem {
             id: showPasswordButton
-            source: __effectiveRevealPasswordButtonShown ? (textField.echoMode === TextInput.Normal ? "hint" : "visibility") : ""
+            source: __effectiveRevealPasswordButtonShown ? (textField.echoMode === TextInput.Normal ? "visibility": "hint") : ""
             height: Math.max(textField.height * 0.8, units.iconSizes.small)
             width: height
             opacity: (__effectiveRevealPasswordButtonShown && textField.enabled) ? 1 : 0
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
             }
             MouseArea {
                 anchors.fill: parent
-                onClicked: {
+                onPressedChanged: {
                     textField.echoMode = (textField.echoMode == TextInput.Normal ? TextInput.Password : TextInput.Normal)
                     textField.forceActiveFocus()
                 }