diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/CompactRepresentation.qml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/CompactRepresentation.qml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/CompactRepresentation.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/CompactRepresentation.qml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
     Component.onCompleted: {
         if (isDash) {
             dashWindow = Qt.createQmlObject("DashboardRepresentation {}", root);
-            plasmoid.toggled.connect(function() {
+            plasmoid.activated.connect(function() {
                 dashWindow.toggle()
                 justOpenedTimer.start()
             })
diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
     Plasmoid.compactRepresentation: isDash ? null : compactRepresentation
     Plasmoid.fullRepresentation: isDash ? compactRepresentation : menuRepresentation
 
+    Plasmoid.shrinkOnReactivation: !isDash
+
     property QtObject itemListDialogComponent: Qt.createComponent("ItemListDialog.qml");
     property Item dragSource: null
 
diff --git a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/Kickoff.qml b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/Kickoff.qml
--- a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/Kickoff.qml
+++ b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/Kickoff.qml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 
     Plasmoid.fullRepresentation: FullRepresentation {}
 
+    Plasmoid.shrinkOnReactivation: true
+
     Plasmoid.icon: plasmoid.configuration.icon
 
     Plasmoid.compactRepresentation: MouseArea {