diff --git a/plasma/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/plasma/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/plasma/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/plasma/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 
     Plasmoid.icon: vaultsModelActions.hasError ? "plasmavault_error" : "plasmavault";
 
+    Plasmoid.status: vaultsModelActions.count > 0 ? PlasmaCore.Types.ActiveStatus : PlasmaCore.Types.PassiveStatus
+
     Plasmoid.onExpandedChanged: {
         plasmoid.nativeInterface.vaultsModel.reloadDevices();
     }
diff --git a/plasma/vaultsmodel.h b/plasma/vaultsmodel.h
--- a/plasma/vaultsmodel.h
+++ b/plasma/vaultsmodel.h
@@ -33,15 +33,16 @@
 
     Q_PROPERTY(bool isBusy READ isBusy NOTIFY isBusyChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool hasError READ hasError NOTIFY hasErrorChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int count READ rowCount NOTIFY rowCountChanged)
 
 public:
     explicit VaultsModel(QObject *parent = nullptr);
     ~VaultsModel() override;
 
     // This forces detection of removable drives
     void reloadDevices();
 
-    int rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const override;
+    int rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const override;
 
     QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const override;
 
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void isBusyChanged(bool isBusy);
     void hasErrorChanged(bool hasError);
+    void rowCountChanged(int count);
 
 private:
     class Private;
diff --git a/plasma/vaultsmodel.cpp b/plasma/vaultsmodel.cpp
--- a/plasma/vaultsmodel.cpp
+++ b/plasma/vaultsmodel.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     // Asynchronously load the devices
     DBus::asyncCall<VaultInfoList>(&service, "availableDevices") |
         onSuccess([this] (const VaultInfoList &vaultList) {
+            const int oldSize = vaultKeys.size();
             q->beginResetModel();
 
             vaults.clear();
@@ -100,6 +101,10 @@
 
             q->endResetModel();
 
+            if (vaultKeys.size() != oldSize) {
+                emit q->rowCountChanged(vaultKeys.size());
+            }
+
             emit q->isBusyChanged(busyVaults.count() != 0);
             emit q->hasErrorChanged(errorVaults.count() != 0);
         });
@@ -127,6 +132,7 @@
     vaults[device] = vaultInfo;
     vaultKeys << device;
     q->endInsertRows();
+    emit q->rowCountChanged(vaultKeys.size());
 }
 
 
@@ -141,6 +147,7 @@
     vaultKeys.removeAt(row);
     vaults.remove(device);
     q->endRemoveRows();
+    emit q->rowCountChanged(vaultKeys.size());
 }