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
@@ -428,19 +428,17 @@
 
             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 (!dragHelper.dragging && !pressedItem && mouse.button == Qt.LeftButton) {
+                    root.toggle();
                 }
 
                 pressX = -1;
diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/draghelper.h b/applets/kicker/plugin/draghelper.h
--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/draghelper.h
+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/draghelper.h
@@ -30,26 +30,31 @@
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(int dragIconSize READ dragIconSize WRITE setDragIconSize NOTIFY dragIconSizeChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool dragging READ isDragging NOTIFY draggingChanged)
 
     public:
         explicit DragHelper(QObject *parent = nullptr);
         ~DragHelper() override;
 
         int dragIconSize() const;
         void setDragIconSize(int size);
+        bool isDragging() const { return m_dragging; }
 
         Q_INVOKABLE bool isDrag(int oldX, int oldY, int newX, int newY) const;
         Q_INVOKABLE void startDrag(QQuickItem* item, const QUrl &url = QUrl(), const QIcon &icon = QIcon(),
             const QString &extraMimeType = QString(), const QString &extraMimeData = QString());
 
     Q_SIGNALS:
         void dragIconSizeChanged() const;
         void dropped() const;
+        void draggingChanged() const;
 
     private:
         int m_dragIconSize;
+        bool m_dragging;
         Q_INVOKABLE void doDrag(QQuickItem* item, const QUrl &url = QUrl(), const QIcon &icon = QIcon(),
-            const QString &extraMimeType = QString(), const QString &extraMimeData = QString()) const;
+            const QString &extraMimeType = QString(), const QString &extraMimeData = QString());
+        void setDragging(bool dragging);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/draghelper.cpp b/applets/kicker/plugin/draghelper.cpp
--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/draghelper.cpp
+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/draghelper.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@
 #include <QMimeData>
 #include <QQuickItem>
 #include <QQuickWindow>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 DragHelper::DragHelper(QObject* parent) : QObject(parent)
 , m_dragIconSize(32)
+, m_dragging(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -66,8 +68,10 @@
 }
 
 void DragHelper::doDrag(QQuickItem *item, const QUrl &url, const QIcon &icon,
-    const QString &extraMimeType, const QString &extraMimeData) const
+    const QString &extraMimeType, const QString &extraMimeData)
 {
+    setDragging(true);
+
     if (item && item->window() && item->window()->mouseGrabberItem()) {
         item->window()->mouseGrabberItem()->ungrabMouse();
     }
@@ -93,5 +97,17 @@
     drag->exec();
 
     emit dropped();
+
+    // Ensure dragging is still true when onRelease is called.
+    QTimer::singleShot(0, qApp, [this] {
+        setDragging(false);
+    });
 }
 
+void DragHelper::setDragging(bool dragging)
+{
+    if (m_dragging == dragging)
+        return;
+    m_dragging = dragging;
+    emit draggingChanged();
+}
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