diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/AudioStream.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/AudioStream.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/AudioStream.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/AudioStream.qml
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@
 
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 
-Item {
+MouseArea {
     id: audioStreamIconBox
+    hoverEnabled: true
+    onClicked: toggleMuted()
 
     // Using States rather than a simple Behavior we can apply different transitions,
     // which allows us to delay showing the icon but hide it instantly still.
@@ -90,6 +92,13 @@
     opacity: 0
     visible: opacity > 0
 
+    PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
+        anchors.fill: audioStreamIcon
+        visible: parent.containsMouse
+        imagePath: "widgets/viewitem"
+        prefix: "hover"
+    }
+
     PlasmaCore.Svg {
         id: audioSvg
         imagePath: "icons/audio"
@@ -168,17 +177,4 @@
             }
         ]
     }
-
-    MouseArea {
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        hoverEnabled: true
-        onClicked: toggleMuted()
-
-        PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            visible: parent.containsMouse
-            imagePath: "widgets/viewitem"
-            prefix: "hover"
-        }
-    }
 }