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
@@ -502,6 +502,20 @@
             rightMargin: iconBox.adjustMargin(true, parent.width, taskFrame.margins.right)
             verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
         }
+
+        MouseArea {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            enabled: audioStreamIconLoader.shown
+            hoverEnabled: true
+            onClicked: toggleMuted()
+
+            PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                visible: audioStreamIconLoader.shown && parent.containsMouse
+                imagePath: "widgets/viewitem"
+                prefix: "hover"
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     PlasmaComponents.Label {