diff --git a/panels/dock/taskmanager/package/AppItem.qml b/panels/dock/taskmanager/package/AppItem.qml
index f4233a7fb..10787071e 100644
--- a/panels/dock/taskmanager/package/AppItem.qml
+++ b/panels/dock/taskmanager/package/AppItem.qml
@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@ Item {
     }
 
     Control {
-        anchors.fill: parent
         id: appItem
+        width: root.useColumnLayout ? parent.width : hoverBackground.width
+        height: root.useColumnLayout ? hoverBackground.height : parent.height
+        anchors.centerIn: parent
         implicitWidth: root.titleActive ? (root.iconSize + hoverBackground.horizontalSpacing + titleLoader.width) : iconContainer.width
         visible: !root.Drag.active // When in dragging, hide app item
         background: AppItemBackground {
@@ -119,6 +121,10 @@ Item {
                         anchors.left: parent.left
                         anchors.horizontalCenter: undefined
                     }
+                    PropertyChanges {
+                        target: iconContainer
+                        anchors.leftMargin: hoverBackground.horizontalSpacing
+                    }
                 },
                 State {
                     name: "nonTitleActive"
diff --git a/panels/dock/taskmanager/package/AppItemBackground.qml b/panels/dock/taskmanager/package/AppItemBackground.qml
index dbfe39503..f6a7589b2 100644
--- a/panels/dock/taskmanager/package/AppItemBackground.qml
+++ b/panels/dock/taskmanager/package/AppItemBackground.qml
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ AppletItemBackground {
             crystal: ("transparent")
         }
         normalDark: normal
+        pressed {
+            crystal: Qt.rgba(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.25)
+        }
+        pressedDark {
+            crystal: Qt.rgba(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.25)
+        }
         hovered {
             crystal: Qt.rgba(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.15)
         }