diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/CurrentItemHighLight.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/CurrentItemHighLight.qml
index 69644924f..fed9f910a 100644
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/CurrentItemHighLight.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/CurrentItemHighLight.qml
@@ -1,97 +1,98 @@
 /*
  *   Copyright 2011 Marco Martin <mart@kde.org>
  *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
  *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
  *   (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *   GNU Library General Public License for more details
  *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
  *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.1
 import org.kde.plasma.plasmoid 2.0
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 
 PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
     id: expandedItem
 
     property Item visualParent
     property Item target
     property int location
 
     //! when the target is the root item we use the maximum thickness of the panel
     x: plasmoid.formFactor === PlasmaCore.Types.Vertical && target === root ?
            0 : Math.max(0, (target ? target.x : 0) + (visualParent ? visualParent.x : 0))
     y: plasmoid.formFactor === PlasmaCore.Types.Horizontal && target === root ?
            0 : Math.max(0, (target ? target.y : 0) + (visualParent ? visualParent.y : 0))
+    z: -1 // always draw behind icons
     width: plasmoid.formFactor === PlasmaCore.Types.Vertical && target === root ?
                parent.width : Math.min(parent.width, target ? target.width : 0)
     height: plasmoid.formFactor === PlasmaCore.Types.Horizontal && target === root ?
                 parent.height : Math.min(parent.height, target ? target.height : 0)
 
     imagePath: "widgets/tabbar"
     prefix: {
         var prefix = ""
         switch (location) {
             case PlasmaCore.Types.LeftEdge:
                 prefix = "west-active-tab";
                 break;
             case PlasmaCore.Types.TopEdge:
                 prefix = "north-active-tab";
                 break;
             case PlasmaCore.Types.RightEdge:
                 prefix = "east-active-tab";
                 break;
             default:
                 prefix = "south-active-tab";
             }
             if (!hasElementPrefix(prefix)) {
                 prefix = "active-tab";
             }
             return prefix;
         }
     opacity: target && dialog.visible ? 1 : 0
     Behavior on opacity {
         NumberAnimation {
             duration: units.longDuration
             easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
         }
     }
     Behavior on x {
         enabled: target && expandedItem.opacity == 1
         NumberAnimation {
             duration: units.longDuration
             easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
         }
     }
     Behavior on y {
         enabled: target && expandedItem.opacity == 1
         NumberAnimation {
             duration: units.longDuration
             easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
         }
     }
     Behavior on width {
         enabled: target && expandedItem.opacity == 1
         NumberAnimation {
             duration: units.longDuration
             easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
         }
     }
     Behavior on height {
         enabled: target && expandedItem.opacity == 1
         NumberAnimation {
             duration: units.longDuration
             easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
         }
     }
 }