diff --git a/widgets/itembackground.cpp b/widgets/itembackground.cpp
index 646e24969..1623b6f4c 100644
--- a/widgets/itembackground.cpp
+++ b/widgets/itembackground.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ QVariant ItemBackground::itemChange(GraphicsItemChange change, const QVariant &v
 {
     if (change == ItemVisibleChange) {
         bool visible = value.toBool();
+        bool retVisible = visible;
+        if (visible == isVisible() || d->animId == 0) {
+            retVisible = true;
+        }
         d->fading = true;
         d->fadeIn = visible;
 
@@ -115,7 +119,9 @@ QVariant ItemBackground::itemChange(GraphicsItemChange change, const QVariant &v
 
         d->animId = Plasma::Animator::self()->customAnimation(
                   10, 250, Plasma::Animator::EaseInCurve, this, "animationUpdate");
+        return retVisible;
     }
+    return value;
 }
 
 void ItemBackground::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget)
diff --git a/widgets/itembackground.h b/widgets/itembackground.h
index 6f1a67962..2b311a2b7 100644
--- a/widgets/itembackground.h
+++ b/widgets/itembackground.h
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 
 #include <QGraphicsWidget>
 
-namespace Plasma {
-    class FrameSvg;
-}
 
 /**
  * @class ItemBackground plasma/widgets/itembackground.h
@@ -34,8 +31,9 @@ namespace Plasma {
  *
  * @since 4.4
  */
-namespace Plasma
-{
+namespace Plasma {
+
+class FrameSvg;
 class ItemBackgroundPrivate;
 
 class ItemBackground : public QGraphicsWidget