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
@@ -501,8 +501,16 @@
 
         MouseArea {
             anchors.fill: parent
-            enabled: parent.shown
+            enabled: audioStreamIconLoader.shown
+            hoverEnabled: true
             onClicked: toggleMuted()
+
+            PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                visible: audioStreamIconLoader.shown && parent.containsMouse
+                imagePath: "widgets/viewitem"
+                prefix: "hover"
+            }
         }
     }