diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/applet/CompactApplet.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/applet/CompactApplet.qml
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/applet/CompactApplet.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/applet/CompactApplet.qml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     icon: plasmoid.icon
     mainText: plasmoid.toolTipMainText
     subText: plasmoid.toolTipSubText
-    location: if (plasmoid.parent && plasmoid.parent.parent.objectName == "hiddenTasksColumn") {
+    location: if (plasmoid.parent && plasmoid.parent.parent.objectName == "hiddenTasksColumn" && plasmoid.location != PlasmaCore.Types.LeftEdge) {
                 return PlasmaCore.Types.RightEdge;
               } else {
                 return plasmoid.location;
diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
     icon: 
     */
 
-    location: if (abstractItem.parent && abstractItem.parent.objectName == "hiddenTasksColumn") {
+    location: if (abstractItem.parent && abstractItem.parent.objectName == "hiddenTasksColumn" && plasmoid.location != PlasmaCore.Types.LeftEdge) {
                 return PlasmaCore.Types.RightEdge;
               } else {
-                return abstractItem.location;
+                return plasmoid.location;
               }
 
 //BEGIN CONNECTIONS