diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/HiddenItemsView.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/HiddenItemsView.qml
index 3793aac8f..ea1f386c5 100644
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/HiddenItemsView.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/HiddenItemsView.qml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ PlasmaExtras.ScrollArea {
     property alias layout: hiddenTasksColumn
     //Useful to align stuff to the column of icons, both in expanded and shrink modes
     property int iconColumnWidth: root.hiddenItemSize + highlight.marginHints.left + highlight.marginHints.right
+    horizontalScrollBarPolicy: Qt.ScrollBarAlwaysOff
     verticalScrollBarPolicy: activeApplet ? Qt.ScrollBarAlwaysOff : Qt.ScrollBarAsNeeded
 
     Flickable {
diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml
index 429661418..5e337ad39 100644
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/items/AbstractItem.qml
@@ -102,7 +102,12 @@ PlasmaCore.ToolTipArea {
             abstractItem.hideToolTip()
             abstractItem.clicked(mouse)
         }
-        onWheel: abstractItem.wheel(wheel)
+        onWheel: {
+            abstractItem.wheel(wheel);
+            //Don't accept the event in order to make the scrolling by mouse wheel working
+            //for the parent scrollview this icon is in.
+            wheel.accepted = false;
+        }
     }
 
     PlasmaComponents.Label {