diff --git a/applets/clipboard/contents/ui/ClipboardItemDelegate.qml b/applets/clipboard/contents/ui/ClipboardItemDelegate.qml
--- a/applets/clipboard/contents/ui/ClipboardItemDelegate.qml
+++ b/applets/clipboard/contents/ui/ClipboardItemDelegate.qml
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
 
     onClicked: {
         menuItem.itemSelected(UuidRole);
-        plasmoid.expanded = false;
+        if (plasmoid.hideOnWindowDeactivate)
+            plasmoid.expanded = false;
     }
     onContainsMouseChanged: {
         if (containsMouse) {
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
@@ -96,4 +96,11 @@
             preloadFullRepresentationItem(fullRepresentationItem)
         }
     }
+
+    Binding {
+        property: "hideOnWindowDeactivate"
+        value: !plasmoid.configuration.pin
+        target: plasmoidContainer.applet
+        when: null !== plasmoidContainer.applet
+    }
 }