commit 3a175f365898f8b647f96507ea9ba0a3463ff5d0
Author: David Edmundson <kde@davidedmundson.co.uk>
Date:   Wed Mar 4 20:55:25 2020 +0000

    WIP:

diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
index cc389fd5c..1bd2de797 100644
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
@@ -324,8 +324,10 @@ MouseArea {
         }
 
         imagePath: "widgets/tasks"
+        property bool showHover: task.highlighted && plasmoid.configuration.taskHoverEffect
         property string basePrefix: "normal"
-        prefix: TaskTools.taskPrefix(basePrefix)
+        prefix: showHover ? TaskTools.taskPrefix("hover-" + basePrefix).concat(TaskTools.taskPrefix("hover")).concat(  TaskTools.taskPrefix(basePrefix))
+                : TaskTools.taskPrefix(basePrefix)
 
         PlasmaCore.ToolTipArea {
             id: toolTipArea
@@ -541,15 +543,6 @@ MouseArea {
                 basePrefix: ""
             }
         },
-        State {
-            name: "hovered"
-            when: task.highlighted && frame.hasElementPrefix("hover") && plasmoid.configuration.taskHoverEffect
-
-            PropertyChanges {
-                target: frame
-                basePrefix: "hover"
-            }
-        },
         State {
             name: "attention"
             when: model.IsDemandingAttention === true || (task.smartLauncherItem && task.smartLauncherItem.urgent)