diff --git a/containment/package/contents/ui/applet/AppletItem.qml b/containment/package/contents/ui/applet/AppletItem.qml
index 18c91649b..8001854ef 100644
--- a/containment/package/contents/ui/applet/AppletItem.qml
+++ b/containment/package/contents/ui/applet/AppletItem.qml
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ Item {
     property Item userRequests: null
 
     property bool containsMouse: parabolicAreaLoader.active && parabolicAreaLoader.item.containsMouse
-    property bool pressed: viewSignalsConnector.pressed || clickedAnimation.running
+    property bool pressed: viewSignalsConnector.pressed
 
 
     //// BEGIN :: Animate Applet when a new applet is dragged in the view
@@ -1019,33 +1019,4 @@ Item {
             easing.type: Easing.InCubic
         }
     }
-
-
-    /////Clicked Animation/////
-    SequentialAnimation{
-        id: clickedAnimation
-        alwaysRunToEnd: true
-        running: appletItem.isSquare && !originalAppletBehavior && appletItem.pressed
-                 && (appletItem.animations.speedFactor.current > 0) && !indicators.info.providesClickedAnimation
-
-        ParallelAnimation{
-            PropertyAnimation {
-                target: wrapper.clickedEffect
-                property: "brightness"
-                to: -0.35
-                duration: appletItem.animations.duration.large
-                easing.type: Easing.OutQuad
-            }
-        }
-        ParallelAnimation{
-            PropertyAnimation {
-                target: wrapper.clickedEffect
-                property: "brightness"
-                to: 0
-                duration: appletItem.animations.duration.large
-                easing.type: Easing.OutQuad
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    //END animations
 }
diff --git a/containment/package/contents/ui/applet/ItemWrapper.qml b/containment/package/contents/ui/applet/ItemWrapper.qml
index 6ad4f3f5e..ce38695f4 100644
--- a/containment/package/contents/ui/applet/ItemWrapper.qml
+++ b/containment/package/contents/ui/applet/ItemWrapper.qml
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ Item{
     property int index: appletItem.index
 
     property Item wrapperContainer: _wrapperContainer
-    property Item clickedEffect: _clickedEffect
     property Item overlayIconLoader: _overlayIconLoader
 
     readonly property int internalSplitterComputedLength: {
@@ -679,14 +678,6 @@ Item{
         }
     }
 
-    BrightnessContrast {
-        id: _clickedEffect
-        anchors.fill: _wrapperContainer
-        source: _wrapperContainer
-
-        visible: clickedAnimation.running && !indicators.info.providesClickedAnimation
-    }
-
     Loader{
         anchors.fill: parent
         active: appletItem.debug.graphicsEnabled
diff --git a/shell/package/contents/applet/CompactApplet.qml b/shell/package/contents/applet/CompactApplet.qml
index bdf5f7773..aa5ebf4a6 100644
--- a/shell/package/contents/applet/CompactApplet.qml
+++ b/shell/package/contents/applet/CompactApplet.qml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import QtQuick 2.0
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
 import QtQuick.Window 2.0
+import QtGraphicalEffects 1.0
 
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 import org.kde.plasma.components 2.0 as PlasmaComponents
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ PlasmaCore.ToolTipArea {
     property Item compactRepresentationVisualParent: originalCompactRepresenationParent && originalCompactRepresenationParent.parent
                                                      ? originalCompactRepresenationParent.parent.parent : null
 
+    property Item appletItem: compactRepresentationVisualParent
+                              && compactRepresentationVisualParent.parent
+                              && compactRepresentationVisualParent.parent.parent ? compactRepresentationVisualParent.parent.parent.parent : null
+
     onCompactRepresentationChanged: {
         if (compactRepresentation) {
             originalCompactRepresenationParent = compactRepresentation.parent;
@@ -194,6 +199,48 @@ PlasmaCore.ToolTipArea {
                 popupWindow.requestActivate();
             }
         }
+    }
+
+    ////Clicked Effect ////
+    BrightnessContrast {
+        id: _clickedEffect
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        source: compactRepresentation
+        visible: appletItem && clickedAnimation.running && !appletItem.indicators.info.providesClickedAnimation
+        z:1000
+    }
 
+    /////Clicked Animation/////
+    SequentialAnimation{
+        id: clickedAnimation
+        alwaysRunToEnd: true
+        running: appletItem
+                 && appletItem.animations
+                 && appletItem.indicators
+                 && appletItem.isSquare
+                 && appletItem.pressed
+                 && !appletItem.originalAppletBehavior
+                 && (appletItem.animations.speedFactor.current > 0)
+                 && !appletItem.indicators.info.providesClickedAnimation
+
+        ParallelAnimation{
+            PropertyAnimation {
+                target: _clickedEffect
+                property: "brightness"
+                to: -0.35
+                duration: appletItem && appletItem.animations ? appletItem.animations.duration.large : 0
+                easing.type: Easing.OutQuad
+            }
+        }
+        ParallelAnimation{
+            PropertyAnimation {
+                target: _clickedEffect
+                property: "brightness"
+                to: 0
+                duration: appletItem && appletItem.animations ? appletItem.animations.duration.large : 0
+                easing.type: Easing.OutQuad
+            }
+        }
     }
+    //END animations
 }