diff --git a/plasma/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/plasma/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/plasma/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/plasma/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
     Plasmoid.icon: vaultsModelActions.hasError ? "plasmavault_error" : "plasmavault";
 
-    Plasmoid.status: vaultsModelActions.count > 0 ? PlasmaCore.Types.ActiveStatus : PlasmaCore.Types.PassiveStatus
+    Plasmoid.status: vaultsModelActions.hasOpen ? PlasmaCore.Types.ActiveStatus : PlasmaCore.Types.PassiveStatus
 
     Plasmoid.onExpandedChanged: {
         plasmoid.nativeInterface.vaultsModel.reloadDevices();
diff --git a/plasma/vaultsmodel.h b/plasma/vaultsmodel.h
--- a/plasma/vaultsmodel.h
+++ b/plasma/vaultsmodel.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
     Q_PROPERTY(bool isBusy READ isBusy NOTIFY isBusyChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool hasError READ hasError NOTIFY hasErrorChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool hasOpen READ hasOpen NOTIFY hasOpenChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int count READ rowCount NOTIFY rowCountChanged)
 
 public:
@@ -89,10 +90,12 @@
 
     bool isBusy() const;
     bool hasError() const;
+    bool hasOpen() const;
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void isBusyChanged(bool isBusy);
     void hasErrorChanged(bool hasError);
+    void hasOpenChanged(bool hasOpen);
     void rowCountChanged(int count);
 
 private:
diff --git a/plasma/vaultsmodel.cpp b/plasma/vaultsmodel.cpp
--- a/plasma/vaultsmodel.cpp
+++ b/plasma/vaultsmodel.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
             vaultKeys.clear();
             busyVaults.clear();
             errorVaults.clear();
+            openVaults.clear();
 
             for (const auto& vault: vaultList) {
                 vaults[vault.device] = vault;
@@ -97,6 +98,10 @@
                 if (!vault.message.isEmpty()) {
                     errorVaults << vault.device;
                 }
+
+                if (vault.isOpened()) {
+                    openVaults << vault.device;
+                }
             }
 
             q->endResetModel();
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@
 
             emit q->isBusyChanged(busyVaults.count() != 0);
             emit q->hasErrorChanged(errorVaults.count() != 0);
+            emit q->hasOpenChanged(openVaults.count() != 0);
         });
 }
 
@@ -191,6 +197,21 @@
         }
     }
 
+    // Lets see whether this warrants updates to the open flag
+    if (vaultInfo.isOpened() && !openVaults.contains(device)) {
+        openVaults << device;
+        if (openVaults.count() == 1) {
+            emit q->hasOpenChanged(true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!vaultInfo.isOpened() && openVaults.contains(device)) {
+        openVaults.remove(device);
+        if (openVaults.count() == 0) {
+            emit q->hasOpenChanged(false);
+        }
+    }
+
     vaults[device] = vaultInfo;
     q->dataChanged(q->index(row), q->index(row));
 }
@@ -404,6 +425,13 @@
 
 
 
+bool VaultsModel::hasOpen() const
+{
+    return !d->openVaults.isEmpty();
+}
+
+
+
 
 
 SortedVaultsModelProxy::SortedVaultsModelProxy(QObject *parent)
diff --git a/plasma/vaultsmodel_p.h b/plasma/vaultsmodel_p.h
--- a/plasma/vaultsmodel_p.h
+++ b/plasma/vaultsmodel_p.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
     QSet<QString> busyVaults;
     QSet<QString> errorVaults;
+    QSet<QString> openVaults;
 
     VaultsModel *const q;
 };