diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ToolTipInstance.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ToolTipInstance.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ToolTipInstance.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ToolTipInstance.qml
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
                 anchors.fill: parent
                 visible: hoverHandler.containsMouse
                 pressed: hoverHandler.containsPress
+                z: 9999
             }
 
             PlasmaCore.WindowThumbnail {
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@
                 id: albumArtBackground
                 source: albumArt
                 anchors.fill: parent
+                anchors.margins: units.smallSpacing
                 fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
                 visible: albumArtImage.available
                 layer.enabled: true
@@ -212,7 +214,8 @@
                 // also Image.Loading to prevent loading thumbnails just because the album art takes a split second to load
                 readonly property bool available: status === Image.Ready || status === Image.Loading
 
-                height: thumbnail.height - playerControlsLoader.realHeight
+                height: albumArtBackground.height - playerControlsLoader.realHeight
+                anchors.top: albumArtBackground.top
                 anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
                 sourceSize: Qt.size(parent.width, parent.height)
 
@@ -249,6 +252,7 @@
             property real realHeight: item? item.realHeight : 0
 
             anchors.fill: thumbnail
+            anchors.margins: units.smallSpacing
             sourceComponent: hasPlayer ? playerControlsComp : undefined
         }