diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmaextracomponents/qml/ScrollArea.qml b/src/declarativeimports/plasmaextracomponents/qml/ScrollArea.qml
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmaextracomponents/qml/ScrollArea.qml
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmaextracomponents/qml/ScrollArea.qml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     id: root
 
     style: Styles.ScrollViewStyle{}
+    frameVisible: true
 
     //START HACK
     //The following is a workaround for QTBUG-17051
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmastyle/ScrollViewStyle.qml b/src/declarativeimports/plasmastyle/ScrollViewStyle.qml
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmastyle/ScrollViewStyle.qml
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmastyle/ScrollViewStyle.qml
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
     }
 
     frame: Item {
+        visible: frameVisible
+
         PlasmaCore.Svg {
             id: borderSvg
             imagePath: "widgets/scrollwidget"