diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/trianglemousefilter.cpp b/applets/kicker/plugin/trianglemousefilter.cpp
index 83b893377..858df676a 100644
--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/trianglemousefilter.cpp
+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/trianglemousefilter.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,14 @@ TriangleMouseFilter::TriangleMouseFilter(QQuickItem *parent)
         if (!m_interceptedHoverItem) {
             return;
         }
+        if (m_interceptedHoverEnterPosition) {
+            const auto targetPosition = mapToItem(m_interceptedHoverItem, m_interceptedHoverEnterPosition.value());
+            QHoverEvent e(QEvent::HoverEnter, targetPosition, targetPosition);
+            qApp->sendEvent(m_interceptedHoverItem, &e);
+            m_interceptedHoverEnterPosition.reset();
+        }
         const auto targetPosition = mapToItem(m_interceptedHoverItem, m_lastCursorPosition);
-        QHoverEvent e(QEvent::HoverEnter, targetPosition, targetPosition);
+        QHoverEvent e(QEvent::HoverMove, targetPosition, targetPosition);
         qApp->sendEvent(m_interceptedHoverItem, &e);
     });
 };
@@ -45,6 +51,7 @@ bool TriangleMouseFilter::childMouseEventFilter(QQuickItem *item, QEvent *event)
 
         if (filterContains(position)) {
             if (event->type() == QEvent::HoverEnter) {
+                m_interceptedHoverEnterPosition = position;
                 m_interceptedHoverItem = item;
             }
 
@@ -62,6 +69,7 @@ bool TriangleMouseFilter::childMouseEventFilter(QQuickItem *item, QEvent *event)
             // if using this in a more general setting we might want to make this guarded by an option
             if (event->type() == QEvent::HoverEnter && !m_interceptionPos) {
                 m_interceptedHoverItem = item;
+                m_interceptedHoverEnterPosition = position;
                 if (m_filterTimeout > 0) {
                     m_resetTimer.start(m_filterTimeout);
                 }
diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/trianglemousefilter.h b/applets/kicker/plugin/trianglemousefilter.h
index e84b8fe2f..7c2b684c1 100644
--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/trianglemousefilter.h
+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/trianglemousefilter.h
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@ protected:
 private:
     bool filterContains(const QPointF &p) const;
     QTimer m_resetTimer;
-    std::optional<QPointF> m_interceptionPos;
+    std::optional<QPointF> m_interceptionPos; // point where we started intercepting
     QPointF m_lastCursorPosition;
-    QPointer<QQuickItem> m_interceptedHoverItem;
+    QPointer<QQuickItem> m_interceptedHoverItem; // item newly entered but the enter event was intercepted
+    std::optional<QPointF> m_interceptedHoverEnterPosition; // position of intercepted enter events
     Qt::Edge m_edge = Qt::RightEdge;
     int m_filterTimeout = 300;
 };