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
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@
 
                     z: (opacity == 1.0) ? 1 : 0
                     width: parent.width
-                    height: systemFavoritesGrid.y + systemFavoritesGrid.height
+                    height: Math.min(implicitHeight, systemFavoritesGrid.y + systemFavoritesGrid.height)
 
                     enabled: (opacity == 1.0) ? 1 : 0
 
diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemMultiGridView.qml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemMultiGridView.qml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemMultiGridView.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemMultiGridView.qml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
     width: parent.width
 
+    implicitHeight: itemColumn.implicitHeight
+
     signal keyNavLeft(int subGridIndex)
     signal keyNavRight(int subGridIndex)
     signal keyNavUp()
@@ -132,6 +134,13 @@
                     elementId: "horizontal-line"
                 }
 
+                MouseArea {
+                    width: parent.width
+                    height: parent.height
+
+                    onClicked: root.toggle()
+                }
+
                 ItemGridView {
                     id: gridView