diff --git a/src/plasma/applet.cpp b/src/plasma/applet.cpp
index 473e7a626..5480d3a0c 100644
--- a/src/plasma/applet.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/applet.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ Applet::Applet(QObject *parentObject, const QVariantList &args)
         d->appletDescription = KPluginInfo(args);
     }
 
+    if (args.contains("org.kde.plasma:force-create")) {
+        setProperty("org.kde.plasma:force-create", true);
+    }
+
     // WARNING: do not access config() OR globalConfig() in this method!
     //          that requires a scene, which is not available at this point
     d->init(QString(), args.mid(2));
diff --git a/src/plasma/containment.cpp b/src/plasma/containment.cpp
index 84a130154..c7a8b7d48 100644
--- a/src/plasma/containment.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/containment.cpp
@@ -372,10 +372,6 @@ Applet *Containment::createApplet(const QString &name, const QVariantList &args)
 
 void Containment::addApplet(Applet *applet)
 {
-    if (immutability() != Types::Mutable) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!applet) {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
         // qCDebug(LOG_PLASMA) << "adding null applet!?!";
@@ -383,6 +379,10 @@ void Containment::addApplet(Applet *applet)
         return;
     }
 
+    if (immutability() != Types::Mutable && !applet->property("org.kde.plasma:force-create").toBool()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (d->applets.contains(applet)) {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
         // qCDebug(LOG_PLASMA) << "already have this applet!";