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
@@ -224,11 +224,14 @@
             active: !inPopup && !groupDialog.visible && plasmoid.configuration.showToolTips
             interactive: true
             location: plasmoid.location
-
             mainItem: toolTipDelegate
 
             onContainsMouseChanged:  {
                 if (containsMouse) {
+                    if (!toolTipDelegate) {
+                        toolTipDelegate = Qt.createQmlObject("ToolTipDelegate { visible: false }", tasks)
+                    }
+
                     toolTipDelegate.parentIndex = itemIndex;
 
                     toolTipDelegate.windows = Qt.binding(function() {
diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 
     property Item dragSource: null
 
+    property Item toolTipDelegate: null
+
     signal requestLayout
     signal windowsHovered(variant winIds, bool hovered)
     signal presentWindows(variant winIds)
@@ -321,12 +323,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    ToolTipDelegate {
-        id: toolTipDelegate
-
-        visible: false
-    }
-
     TaskList {
         id: taskList