diff --git a/containment/package/contents/ui/applet/communicator/Engine.qml b/containment/package/contents/ui/applet/communicator/Engine.qml
index 615698fc7..cc1ded307 100644
--- a/containment/package/contents/ui/applet/communicator/Engine.qml
+++ b/containment/package/contents/ui/applet/communicator/Engine.qml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Item{
 
     //! BEGIN OF PROPERTIES
     //this is used for folderView and icon widgets to fake their visual icons
-    readonly property bool canShowOverlaiedLatteIcon: appletIconItem
+    readonly property bool canShowOverlaiedLatteIcon: appletIconItem && appletIconItem.visible
     readonly property bool overlayLatteIconIsActive: canShowOverlaiedLatteIcon && latteIconOverlayEnabled
 
     property Item appletRootItem: appletDiscoveredRootItem ? appletDiscoveredRootItem : appletDefaultRootItem