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
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
     Q_PROPERTY(bool isBusy READ isBusy NOTIFY isBusyChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool hasError READ hasError NOTIFY hasErrorChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int count READ count NOTIFY countChanged)
 
 public:
     explicit VaultsModel(QObject *parent = nullptr);
@@ -88,10 +89,12 @@
 
     bool isBusy() const;
     bool hasError() const;
+    int count() const;
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void isBusyChanged(bool isBusy);
     void hasErrorChanged(bool hasError);
+    void countChanged(int count);
 
 private:
     class Private;
diff --git a/plasma/vaultsmodel.cpp b/plasma/vaultsmodel.cpp
--- a/plasma/vaultsmodel.cpp
+++ b/plasma/vaultsmodel.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@
 
             q->endResetModel();
 
+            if (vaultKeys.size() > 0) {
+                emit q->countChanged(vaultKeys.size());
+            }
+
             emit q->isBusyChanged(busyVaults.count() != 0);
             emit q->hasErrorChanged(errorVaults.count() != 0);
         });
@@ -127,6 +131,7 @@
     vaults[device] = vaultInfo;
     vaultKeys << device;
     q->endInsertRows();
+    emit q->countChanged(vaultKeys.size());
 }
 
 
@@ -141,6 +146,7 @@
     vaultKeys.removeAt(row);
     vaults.remove(device);
     q->endRemoveRows();
+    emit q->countChanged(vaultKeys.size());
 }
 
 
@@ -397,6 +403,11 @@
 
 
 
+int VaultsModel::count() const
+{
+    return d->vaultKeys.size();
+}
+
 
 
 SortedVaultsModelProxy::SortedVaultsModelProxy(QObject *parent)