diff --git a/applet.cpp b/applet.cpp
index 2eb1371aa..1bcf5139f 100644
--- a/applet.cpp
+++ b/applet.cpp
@@ -2302,13 +2302,15 @@ void AppletOverlayWidget::destroy()
     connect(Animator::self(),
             SIGNAL(animationFinished(QGraphicsItem*,Plasma::Animator::Animation)),
             this,
-            SLOT(overlayAnimationCompleteComplete(QGraphicsItem*,Plasma::Animator::Animation)));
+            SLOT(overlayAnimationComplete(QGraphicsItem*,Plasma::Animator::Animation)));
     Animator::self()->animateItem(this, Animator::DisappearAnimation);
 }
 
-void AppletOverlayWidget::overlayAnimationComplete()
+void AppletOverlayWidget::overlayAnimationComplete(QGraphicsItem *item, Plasma::Animator::Animation)
 {
-    deleteLater();
+    if (item == this) {
+        deleteLater();
+    }
 }
 
 void AppletOverlayWidget::paint(QPainter *painter,
diff --git a/private/applet_p.h b/private/applet_p.h
index 71453b486..fb4c186b8 100644
--- a/private/applet_p.h
+++ b/private/applet_p.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include <kactioncollection.h>
 
+#include "plasma/animator.h"
 #include "plasma/private/dataengineconsumer_p.h"
 
 class KKeySequenceWidget;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ protected:
     void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget = 0);
 
 protected Q_SLOTS:
-    void overlayAnimationComplete();
+    void overlayAnimationComplete(QGraphicsItem *item, Plasma::Animator::Animation);
 };
 
 class AppletPrivate : public DataEngineConsumer