diff --git a/src/plasma/private/containment_p.cpp b/src/plasma/private/containment_p.cpp
index a72bb561f..ea1662abc 100644
--- a/src/plasma/private/containment_p.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/private/containment_p.cpp
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ void ContainmentPrivate::checkStatus(Plasma::Types::ItemStatus appletStatus)
         return;
     }
 
-    if (appletStatus < q->status()) {
-        // check to see if any other applet has a higher status, and stick with that
-        // if we do
+    if (appletStatus < q->status() || appletStatus == Plasma::Types::HiddenStatus) {
+        // check to see if any other applet has a higher status, and stick with that if we do
+        // we'll treat HiddenStatus as lowest as we cannot change the enum value which is highest anymore
         foreach (Applet *applet, applets) {
-            if (applet->status() > appletStatus) {
+            if (applet->status() > appletStatus && applet->status() != Plasma::Types::HiddenStatus) {
                 appletStatus = applet->status();
             }
         }