diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents3/BusyIndicator.qml b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents3/BusyIndicator.qml
index 01ab06aaf..02534f1c2 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents3/BusyIndicator.qml
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents3/BusyIndicator.qml
@@ -1,61 +1,62 @@
 /*
 *   Copyright (C) 2014 Kai Uwe Broulik <kde@privat.broulik.de>
 *   Copyright 2016 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  2.010-1301, USA.
 */
 
 import QtQuick 2.2
 import QtQuick.Templates @QQC2_VERSION@ as T
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 
 T.BusyIndicator {
     id: control
 
     implicitWidth: contentItem.implicitWidth + leftPadding + rightPadding
     implicitHeight: contentItem.implicitHeight + topPadding + bottomPadding
 
     padding: units.smallSpacing
 
     contentItem: PlasmaCore.SvgItem {
         id: indicatorItem
+        visible: control.running
         svg: PlasmaCore.Svg {
             imagePath: "widgets/busywidget"
             colorGroup: PlasmaCore.ColorScope.colorGroup
         }
         elementId: "busywidget"
 
         implicitWidth:  units.gridUnit * 2
         implicitHeight: width
 
         Connections {
             target: control
             onRunningChanged: {
                 rotationAnimator.from = rotation
                 rotationAnimator.to = rotation + 360
             }
         }
 
         RotationAnimator on rotation {
             id: rotationAnimator
             from: 0
             to: 360
             duration: 2000
             running: control.running && indicatorItem.visible && indicatorItem.opacity > 0;
             loops: Animation.Infinite
         }
     }
 }