diff --git a/modules/drawers/Interactions.qml b/modules/drawers/Interactions.qml
index fcaa7906..76117029 100644
--- a/modules/drawers/Interactions.qml
+++ b/modules/drawers/Interactions.qml
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ CustomMouseArea {
 
         // Show launcher on hover, or show/hide on drag if hover is disabled
         if (Config.launcher.showOnHover) {
-            visibilities.launcher = inBottomPanel(panels.launcher, x, y);
+            if (!visibilities.launcher && inBottomPanel(panels.launcher, x, y))
+                visibilities.launcher = true;
         } else if (pressed && inBottomPanel(panels.launcher, dragStart.x, dragStart.y) && withinPanelWidth(panels.launcher, x, y)) {
             const dragY = y - dragStart.y;
             if (dragY < -Config.launcher.dragThreshold)