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
@@ -356,6 +356,13 @@
                     toolTipDelegate.activitiesParent = Qt.binding(function() {
                         return model.Activities;
                     });
+
+                    toolTipDelegate.smartLauncherCountVisible = Qt.binding(function() {
+                        return plasmoid.configuration.smartLaunchersEnabled && task.smartLauncherItem && task.smartLauncherItem.countVisible;
+                    });
+                    toolTipDelegate.smartLauncherCount = Qt.binding(function() {
+                        return toolTipDelegate.smartLauncherCountVisible ? task.smartLauncherItem.count : 0;
+                    });
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -411,6 +418,7 @@
         }
 
         Loader {
+            id: taskBadgeLoader
             // QTBUG anchors.fill in conjunction with the Loader doesn't reliably work on creation:
             // have a window with a badge, move it from one screen to another, the new task item on the
             // other screen will now have a glitched out badge mask.
diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ToolTipDelegate.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ToolTipDelegate.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ToolTipDelegate.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ToolTipDelegate.qml
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
     property bool isOnAllVirtualDesktopsParent
     property var activitiesParent
     //
+    property bool smartLauncherCountVisible
+    property int smartLauncherCount
+
     readonly property bool isVerticalPanel: plasmoid.formFactor == PlasmaCore.Types.Vertical
 
     Layout.minimumWidth: contentItem.width
diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ToolTipInstance.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ToolTipInstance.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ToolTipInstance.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ToolTipInstance.qml
@@ -91,17 +91,43 @@
         }
         // all textlabels
         Column {
-            PlasmaExtras.Heading {
-                level: 3
+            RowLayout {
                 width: isWin ? textWidth : undefined
-                height: undefined
-                maximumLineCount: 1
-                elide: Text.ElideRight
-                text: appName
-                opacity: flatIndex == 0
-                textFormat: Text.PlainText
-                visible: text !== ""
+                spacing: units.smallSpacing
+
+                PlasmaExtras.Heading {
+                    level: 3
+                    Layout.fillWidth: true
+                    maximumLineCount: 1
+                    elide: Text.ElideRight
+                    text: appName
+                    opacity: flatIndex == 0
+                    textFormat: Text.PlainText
+                    visible: text !== ""
+                }
+
+                Rectangle {
+                    width: units.iconSizes.smallMedium
+                    height: units.iconSizes.smallMedium
+                    radius: width
+                    color: theme.highlightColor
+                    visible: flatIndex === 0 && smartLauncherCountVisible
+
+                    PlasmaComponents.Label {
+                        anchors.centerIn: parent
+                        width: height
+                        height: Math.round(parent.height)
+                        horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                        verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+                        fontSizeMode: Text.Fit
+                        font.pointSize: 1024
+                        minimumPointSize: 5
+                        color: theme.backgroundColor
+                        text: smartLauncherCount
+                    }
+                }
             }
+
             // window title
             PlasmaExtras.Heading {
                 level: 5