diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp
index 8304347ad..70faad94a 100644
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ AppletInterface::AppletInterface(DeclarativeAppletScript *script, QQuickItem *pa
     m_creationTimer = new QTimer(this);
     m_creationTimer->setSingleShot(true);
     connect(m_creationTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &AppletInterface::init);
+
+    m_collapseTimer = new QTimer(this);
+    m_collapseTimer->setSingleShot(true);
+    connect(m_collapseTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &AppletInterface::compactRepresentationCheck);
 }
 
 AppletInterface::~AppletInterface()
@@ -569,7 +573,11 @@ void AppletInterface::geometryChanged(const QRectF &newGeometry, const QRectF &o
     Q_UNUSED(oldGeometry)
 
     QQuickItem::geometryChanged(newGeometry, oldGeometry);
+    m_collapseTimer->start(100);
+}
 
+void AppletInterface::compactRepresentationCheck()
+{
     if (!m_qmlObject->rootObject() || qobject_cast<ContainmentInterface *>(this)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -584,7 +592,7 @@ void AppletInterface::geometryChanged(const QRectF &newGeometry, const QRectF &o
     }
 
     //TODO: completely arbitrary for now
-    if (newGeometry.width() < minHint.width() || newGeometry.height() < minHint.height()) {
+    if (width() < minHint.width() || height() < minHint.height()) {
         m_expanded = false;
 
         //we are already an icon: nothing to do
diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.h b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.h
index 8de54ad4c..4461c9f10 100644
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.h
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.h
@@ -180,12 +180,17 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void implicitHeightChanged();
 
 protected:
-    virtual void init();
     void geometryChanged(const QRectF &newGeometry, const QRectF &oldGeometry);
     void itemChange(ItemChange change, const ItemChangeData &value);
 
     DeclarativeAppletScript *m_appletScriptEngine;
 
+protected Q_SLOTS:
+    virtual void init();
+
+private Q_SLOTS:
+    void compactRepresentationCheck();
+
 private:
     //Helper for minimumWidth etc.
     qreal readGraphicsObjectSizeHint(const char *hint) const;
@@ -203,6 +208,7 @@ private:
     QWeakPointer<QObject> m_compactUiObject;
 
     QTimer *m_creationTimer;
+    QTimer *m_collapseTimer;
 
     Plasma::Types::BackgroundHints m_backgroundHints;
     bool m_busy : 1;