diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridView.qml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridView.qml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridView.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridView.qml
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@
             property int lastX: -1
             property int lastY: -1
             property Item pressedItem: null
+            property bool dragging: false
 
             acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton | Qt.RightButton
 
@@ -428,24 +429,23 @@
 
             onReleased: {
                 mouse.accepted = true;
-                var item = updatePositionProperties(mouse.x, mouse.y);
-
-                if (item === undefined) {
-                    if (gridView.currentItem && gridView.currentItem == pressedItem) {
-                        if ("trigger" in gridView.model) {
-                            gridView.model.trigger(pressedItem.itemIndex, "", null);
-                            root.toggle();
-                        }
+                updatePositionProperties(mouse.x, mouse.y);
 
-                        itemGrid.itemActivated(pressedItem.itemIndex, "", null);
-                    } else if (!pressedItem && mouse.button == Qt.LeftButton) {
+                if (gridView.currentItem && gridView.currentItem == pressedItem) {
+                    if ("trigger" in gridView.model) {
+                        gridView.model.trigger(pressedItem.itemIndex, "", null);
                         root.toggle();
                     }
+
+                    itemGrid.itemActivated(pressedItem.itemIndex, "", null);
                 }
+                else if (!dragging && !pressedItem && mouse.button == Qt.LeftButton)
+                    root.toggle();
 
                 pressX = -1;
                 pressY = -1;
                 pressedItem = null;
+                dragging = false;
             }
 
             onPositionChanged: {
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@
                             dragHelper.startDrag(kicker, item.url, item.icon);
                         }
 
+                        dragging = true;
                         kicker.dragSource = item;
 
                         pressX = -1;