diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/code/tools.js b/applets/kicker/package/contents/code/tools.js
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/code/tools.js
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/code/tools.js
@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@
     var closeRequested = model.trigger(index, actionId, actionArgument);
 
     if (closeRequested) {
-        plasmoid.expanded = false;
-
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/DashboardRepresentation.qml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/DashboardRepresentation.qml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/DashboardRepresentation.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/DashboardRepresentation.qml
@@ -911,7 +911,9 @@
                             }
 
                             onActionTriggered: {
-                                Tools.triggerAction(ListView.view.model, model.index, actionId, actionArgument);
+                                if (Tools.triggerAction(ListView.view.model, model.index, actionId, actionArgument) === true) {
+                                    plasmoid.expanded = false;
+                                }
                             }
 
                             function openActionMenu(visualParent, x, y) {
diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridDelegate.qml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridDelegate.qml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridDelegate.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridDelegate.qml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     }
 
     function actionTriggered(actionId, actionArgument) {
-        var close = Tools.triggerAction(GridView.view.model, model.index, actionId, actionArgument);
+        var close = (Tools.triggerAction(GridView.view.model, model.index, actionId, actionArgument) === true);
 
         if (close) {
             root.toggle();
diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemListDelegate.qml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemListDelegate.qml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemListDelegate.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemListDelegate.qml
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@
     }
 
     onActionTriggered: {
-        Tools.triggerAction(ListView.view.model, model.index, actionId, actionArgument);
+        if (Tools.triggerAction(ListView.view.model, model.index, actionId, actionArgument) === true) {
+            plasmoid.expanded = false;
+        }
     }
 
     function openActionMenu(visualParent, x, y) {
diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/SideBarItem.qml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/SideBarItem.qml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/SideBarItem.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/SideBarItem.qml
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@
     }
 
     onActionTriggered: {
-        Tools.triggerAction(repeater.model, model.index, actionId, actionArgument);
+        if (Tools.triggerAction(repeater.model, model.index, actionId, actionArgument) === true) {
+            plasmoid.expanded = false;
+        }
     }
 
     function openActionMenu(visualParent, x, y) {
diff --git a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/code/tools.js b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/code/tools.js
--- a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/code/tools.js
+++ b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/code/tools.js
@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@
     var closeRequested = model.trigger(index, actionId, actionArgument);
 
     if (closeRequested) {
-        plasmoid.expanded = false;
-
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/KickoffItem.qml b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/KickoffItem.qml
--- a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/KickoffItem.qml
+++ b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/KickoffItem.qml
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
     }
 
     onActionTriggered: {
-        Tools.triggerAction(ListView.view.model, model.index, actionId, actionArgument);
+        if (Tools.triggerAction(ListView.view.model, model.index, actionId, actionArgument) === true) {
+            plasmoid.expanded = false;
+        }
 
         if (actionId.indexOf("_kicker_favorite_") === 0) {
             switchToInitial();