diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ConfigAppearance.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ConfigAppearance.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ConfigAppearance.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ConfigAppearance.qml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     readonly property bool plasmaPaAvailable: Qt.createComponent("PulseAudio.qml").status === Component.Ready
 
     property bool plasmoidVertical: (plasmoid.formFactor === PlasmaCore.Types.Vertical)
+    property bool iconsOnly: (plasmoid.pluginName === "org.kde.plasma.icontasks")
 
     property alias cfg_showToolTips: showToolTips.checked
     property alias cfg_highlightWindows: highlightWindows.checked
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@
             checked: cfg_indicateAudioStreams && plasmaPaAvailable
             onCheckedChanged: cfg_indicateAudioStreams = checked
             enabled: plasmaPaAvailable
+            visible: !iconsOnly
         }
 
         Item {
diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     property Item audioStreamOverlay
     property var audioStreams: []
     property bool delayAudioStreamIndicator: false
-    readonly property bool audioIndicatorsEnabled: plasmoid.configuration.indicateAudioStreams
+    readonly property bool audioIndicatorsEnabled: plasmoid.configuration.indicateAudioStreams && !iconsOnly
     readonly property bool hasAudioStream: audioStreams.length > 0
     readonly property bool playingAudio: hasAudioStream && audioStreams.some(function (item) {
         return !item.corked