diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@
     height: inVisibleLayout ? visibleLayout.cellHeight : hiddenLayout.iconItemHeight
     width: inVisibleLayout ? visibleLayout.cellWidth : hiddenLayout.width
 
+    property var model: itemModel
+
     property string itemId
     property alias text: label.text
     property Item iconItem
-    property int /*PlasmaCore.Types.ItemStatus*/ status
-    property int /*PlasmaCore.Types.ItemStatus*/ effectiveStatus
+    property int /*PlasmaCore.Types.ItemStatus*/ status: model.status || PlasmaCore.Types.UnknownStatus
+    property int /*PlasmaCore.Types.ItemStatus*/ effectiveStatus: model.effectiveStatus || PlasmaCore.Types.UnknownStatus
     readonly property bool inHiddenLayout: effectiveStatus === PlasmaCore.Types.PassiveStatus
     readonly property bool inVisibleLayout: effectiveStatus === PlasmaCore.Types.ActiveStatus
 
diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/ItemLoader.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/ItemLoader.qml
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/ItemLoader.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/ItemLoader.qml
@@ -22,17 +22,13 @@
 Loader {
     id: itemLoader
 
-    Component.onCompleted: {
+    property var itemModel: model
+
+    source: {
         if (model.itemType === "Plasmoid" && model.hasApplet) {
-            itemLoader.setSource("PlasmoidItem.qml", {
-                                     "applet": model.applet,
-                                     "effectiveStatus": model.effectiveStatus
-                                 })
+            return "PlasmoidItem.qml"
         } else if (model.itemType === "StatusNotifier") {
-            itemLoader.setSource("StatusNotifierItem.qml", {
-                                     "model": model,
-                                     "effectiveStatus": model.effectiveStatus
-                                 })
+            return "StatusNotifierItem.qml"
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/PlasmoidItem.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/PlasmoidItem.qml
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/PlasmoidItem.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/PlasmoidItem.qml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 AbstractItem {
     id: plasmoidContainer
 
-    property Item applet
+    property Item applet: model.applet || null
     iconItem: applet
     text: applet ? applet.title : ""
 
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     icon: applet ? applet.icon : ""
     mainItem: applet && applet.toolTipItem ? applet.toolTipItem : null
     textFormat: applet ? applet.toolTipTextFormat : ""
-    status: applet ? applet.status : PlasmaCore.Types.UnknownStatus
     active: root.activeApplet !== applet
 
     onClicked: {
diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/StatusNotifierItem.qml
@@ -23,17 +23,13 @@
 AbstractItem {
     id: taskIcon
 
-    property var model
-
     itemId: model.Id
     text: model.Title
     mainText: model.ToolTipTitle !== "" ? model.ToolTipTitle : model.Title
     subText: model.ToolTipSubTitle
     icon: model.ToolTipIcon !== "" ? model.ToolTipIcon : model.Icon ? model.Icon : model.IconName
     textFormat: Text.AutoText
 
-    status: model.status
-
     iconItem: iconItem
 
     PlasmaCore.IconItem {