diff --git a/plasma-windowed/CMakeLists.txt b/plasma-windowed/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/plasma-windowed/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plasma-windowed/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     Qt5::Quick
     Qt5::Qml
     KF5::I18n
+    KF5::IconThemes
     KF5::XmlGui
     KF5::PlasmaQuick
     KF5::Plasma
diff --git a/plasma-windowed/plasmawindowedview.h b/plasma-windowed/plasmawindowedview.h
--- a/plasma-windowed/plasmawindowedview.h
+++ b/plasma-windowed/plasmawindowedview.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     Plasma::Applet *m_applet;
     QPointer<QObject> m_layout;
     QPointer<PlasmaQuick::ConfigView> m_configView;
+    QPointer<QQuickItem> m_rootObject;
     KStatusNotifierItem* m_statusNotifier;
     bool m_withStatusNotifier;
 };
diff --git a/plasma-windowed/plasmawindowedview.cpp b/plasma-windowed/plasmawindowedview.cpp
--- a/plasma-windowed/plasmawindowedview.cpp
+++ b/plasma-windowed/plasmawindowedview.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QQmlEngine>
 #include <QQmlContext>
+#include <QQmlProperty>
 
 #include <KActionCollection>
 #include <KStatusNotifierItem>
+#include <KIconLoader>
 
 #include <Plasma/Package>
 
@@ -41,8 +43,9 @@
       m_withStatusNotifier(false)
 {
     engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("root"), contentItem());
-    QQmlExpression *expr = new QQmlExpression(engine()->rootContext(), contentItem(), QStringLiteral("Qt.createQmlObject('import QtQuick 2.0; import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0; Rectangle {color: theme.backgroundColor; anchors.fill:parent}', root, \"\");"));
-    expr->evaluate();
+    //access appletInterface.Layout.minimumWidth, to create the Layout attached object for appletInterface as a sideeffect
+    QQmlExpression *expr = new QQmlExpression(engine()->rootContext(), contentItem(), QStringLiteral("Qt.createQmlObject('import QtQuick 2.0; import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1; import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0; Rectangle {color: theme.backgroundColor; anchors.fill:parent; property Item appletInterface; onAppletInterfaceChanged: print(appletInterface.Layout.minimumWidth)}', root, \"\");"));
+    m_rootObject = expr->evaluate().value<QQuickItem*>();
 }
 
 PlasmaWindowedView::~PlasmaWindowedView()
@@ -67,16 +70,24 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    const QRect geom = m_applet->config().readEntry("geometry", QRect());
-    if (geom.isValid()) {
-        setGeometry(geom);
-    }
-
-    i->setParentItem(contentItem());
+    i->setParentItem(m_rootObject);
+    m_rootObject->setProperty("appletInterface", QVariant::fromValue(i));
     i->setVisible(true);
     setTitle(applet->title());
     setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(applet->icon()));
 
+    const QSize switchSize(i->property("switchWidth").toInt(), i->property("switchHeight").toInt());
+    QRect geom = m_applet->config().readEntry("geometry", QRect());
+
+    if (geom.isValid()) {
+        geom.setWidth(qMax(geom.width(), switchSize.width() + 1));
+        geom.setHeight(qMax(geom.height(), switchSize.height() + 1));
+        setGeometry(geom);
+    } else {
+        setMinimumSize(QSize(qMax((int)KIconLoader::SizeEnormous, switchSize.width() + 1),
+               qMax((int)KIconLoader::SizeEnormous, switchSize.height() + 1)));
+    }
+
     foreach (QObject *child, i->children()) {
         //find for the needed property of Layout: minimum/maximum/preferred sizes and fillWidth/fillHeight
         if (child->property("minimumWidth").isValid() && child->property("minimumHeight").isValid() &&
@@ -92,6 +103,8 @@
         connect(m_layout, SIGNAL(minimumWidthChanged()), this, SLOT(minimumWidthChanged()));
         connect(m_layout, SIGNAL(minimumHeightChanged()), this, SLOT(minimumHeightChanged()));
     }
+    minimumWidthChanged();
+    minimumHeightChanged();
     QObject::connect(applet->containment(), &Plasma::Containment::configureRequested,
                      this, &PlasmaWindowedView::showConfigurationInterface);
 
@@ -122,6 +135,8 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    minimumWidthChanged();
+    minimumHeightChanged();
     i->setWidth(ev->size().width());
     i->setHeight(ev->size().height());
 
@@ -202,16 +217,16 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    setMinimumWidth(m_layout->property("minimumWidth").toInt());
+    setMinimumWidth(qMax((int)KIconLoader::SizeEnormous, m_layout->property("minimumWidth").toInt()));
 }
 
 void PlasmaWindowedView::minimumHeightChanged()
 {
     if (!m_layout) {
         return;
     }
 
-    setMinimumHeight(m_layout->property("minimumHeight").toInt());
+    setMinimumHeight(qMax((int)KIconLoader::SizeEnormous, m_layout->property("minimumHeight").toInt()));
 }
 
 void PlasmaWindowedView::maximumWidthChanged()