diff --git a/applets/panelspacer/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/panelspacer/contents/ui/main.qml
index 0418e8a3..4d4302f5 100644
--- a/applets/panelspacer/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/panelspacer/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -1,52 +1,54 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2014 Marco Martin <mart@kde.org>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  * the License or (at your option) version 3 or any later version
  * accepted by the membership of KDE e.V. (or its successor approved
  * by the membership of KDE e.V.), which shall act as a proxy
  * defined in Section 14 of version 3 of the license.
  *
  * 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 General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.0
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 import org.kde.plasma.plasmoid 2.0
 import org.kde.kquickcontrolsaddons 2.0 as KQuickControlsAddons
 
 Item {
     id: root
 
     z: 9999
     property bool horizontal: plasmoid.formFactor != PlasmaCore.Types.Vertical
 
     Layout.fillWidth: plasmoid.configuration.expanding
     Layout.fillHeight: plasmoid.configuration.expanding
 
+    Layout.minimumWidth: 1
+    Layout.minimumHeight: 1
     Layout.preferredWidth: horizontal ? plasmoid.configuration.length : 0
     Layout.preferredHeight: horizontal ? 0 : plasmoid.configuration.length
 
     Plasmoid.preferredRepresentation: Plasmoid.fullRepresentation
 
     function action_expanding() {
         plasmoid.configuration.expanding = plasmoid.action("expanding").checked;
     }
     Component.onCompleted: {
         plasmoid.setAction("expanding", i18n("Set flexible size"));
         var action = plasmoid.action("expanding");
         action.checkable = true;
         action.checked = plasmoid.configuration.expanding;
 
         plasmoid.removeAction("configure");
     }
 }