diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/ExpandedRepresentation.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/ExpandedRepresentation.qml
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/ExpandedRepresentation.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/ExpandedRepresentation.qml
@@ -35,12 +35,24 @@
     Layout.preferredHeight: Layout.minimumHeight
     Layout.maximumWidth: Layout.minimumWidth
     Layout.maximumHeight: Layout.minimumHeight
-    spacing: 0 // avoid gap between title and content
+    spacing: toparea.margins.top // compensate -toparea.margins.top of framesvgItem
 
     property alias activeApplet: container.activeApplet
     property alias hiddenLayout: hiddenItemsView.layout
 
     RowLayout {
+        
+        PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
+            id: toparea
+            anchors {
+                fill: parent
+                leftMargin: -toparea.margins.top
+                topMargin: -toparea.margins.top
+                rightMargin: -toparea.margins.right
+                bottomMargin: -toparea.margins.top
+            }
+            imagePath: "widgets/toparea"
+        }
 
         PlasmaExtras.Heading {
             id: heading