diff --git a/abstractrunner.h b/abstractrunner.h
index b0bed4c8a..a167d5b03 100644
--- a/abstractrunner.h
+++ b/abstractrunner.h
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT AbstractRunner : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(bool matchingSuspended READ isMatchingSuspended WRITE suspendMatching NOTIFY matchingSuspended)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString id READ id);
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString description READ description);
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString name READ name);
-    Q_PROPERTY(QIcon icon READ icon);
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString id READ id)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString description READ description)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString name READ name)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QIcon icon READ icon)
     public:
         /** Specifies a nominal speed for the runner */
         enum Speed {
diff --git a/applet.cpp b/applet.cpp
index 4cb0a79f6..729bbad1b 100644
--- a/applet.cpp
+++ b/applet.cpp
@@ -1225,6 +1225,17 @@ bool Applet::sceneEventFilter(QGraphicsItem *watched, QEvent *event)
             case QEvent::GraphicsSceneHoverEnter:
                 //kDebug() << "got hoverenterEvent" << immutability() << " " << immutability();
                 if (immutability() == Mutable) {
+                    QGraphicsWidget *pw = this;
+                    //This is for the rare case of applet in applet (systray)
+                    //if the applet is in an applet that is not a containment, don't create the handle BUG:301648
+                    while (pw = pw->parentWidget()) {
+                        if (qobject_cast<Containment *>(pw)) {
+                            break;
+                        } else if (qobject_cast<Applet *>(pw)) {
+                            return false;
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *he = static_cast<QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent*>(event);
                     if (d->handle) {
                         d->handle.data()->setHoverPos(he->pos());
@@ -1364,6 +1375,8 @@ void Applet::showConfigurationInterface()
 #ifndef PLASMA_NO_KUTILS
                 KCModuleProxy *module = new KCModuleProxy(kcm);
                 if (module->realModule()) {
+                    //preemptively load modules to prevent save() crashing on some kcms, like powerdevil ones
+                    module->load();
                     connect(module, SIGNAL(changed(bool)), dialog, SLOT(settingsModified(bool)));
                     connect(dialog, SIGNAL(okClicked()),
                             module->realModule(), SLOT(save()));
@@ -1380,6 +1393,7 @@ void Applet::showConfigurationInterface()
                     QString error;
                     KCModule *module = service->createInstance<KCModule>(dialog, QVariantList(), &error);
                     if (module) {
+                        module->load();
                         connect(module, SIGNAL(changed(bool)), dialog, SLOT(settingsModified(bool)));
                         connect(dialog, SIGNAL(okClicked()),
                                 module, SLOT(save()));
diff --git a/widgets/meter.cpp b/widgets/meter.cpp
index 8bb335d64..dcbd583ca 100644
--- a/widgets/meter.cpp
+++ b/widgets/meter.cpp
@@ -184,10 +184,14 @@ void MeterPrivate::paintBar(QPainter *p, const QString &prefix)
 
         image->setUsingRenderingCache(false);
         if (image->hasElement("hint-bar-stretch")) {
+            const QSize imageSize = image->size();
+            image->resize();
+            image->setElementPrefix(prefix);
             image->resizeFrame(elementRect.size());
-            image->paintFrame(p);
+            image->paintFrame(p, elementRect.topLeft());
+            image->resize(imageSize);
         } else {
-            QSize imageSize = image->size();
+            const QSize imageSize = image->size();
             image->resize();
             QSize tileSize = image->elementSize("bar-active-center");