diff --git a/app/layout/centrallayout.cpp b/app/layout/centrallayout.cpp
index 74b307693..9943d4f36 100644
--- a/app/layout/centrallayout.cpp
+++ b/app/layout/centrallayout.cpp
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ void CentralLayout::addView(Plasma::Containment *containment, bool forceOnPrimar
     if (m_sharedLayout) {
         //! consider already occupied edges from SharedLayout
         Layout::ViewsMap ocMap = m_sharedLayout->validViewsMap();
+        qDebug() << " HIGH PRIORITY ALREADY OCCUPIED EDGES :: " << ocMap;
         Layout::GenericLayout::addView(containment, forceOnPrimary, explicitScreen, &ocMap);
     } else {
         Layout::GenericLayout::addView(containment, forceOnPrimary, explicitScreen, occupied);
diff --git a/app/layout/genericlayout.cpp b/app/layout/genericlayout.cpp
index 5d80b5a75..af349a384 100644
--- a/app/layout/genericlayout.cpp
+++ b/app/layout/genericlayout.cpp
@@ -654,7 +654,9 @@ void GenericLayout::addView(Plasma::Containment *containment, bool forceOnPrimar
         id = containment->lastScreen();
     }
 
-    if (explicitScreen > -1) {
+    if (onPrimary) {
+        id = m_corona->screenPool()->primaryScreenId();
+    } else if (explicitScreen > -1) {
         id = explicitScreen;
     }