diff --git a/conf-example.lua b/conf-example.lua
index aa9cc59..28e1ed7 100755
--- a/conf-example.lua
+++ b/conf-example.lua
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ conf.wallpaper = {
 conf.battery_enabled = false
 conf.backlight_enabled = false
 
+-- Fixed width of all clienticons in tasklist
+conf.clienticon_width = 50
 
 -- The position of the bar on each screen
 conf.bar_position = "bottom"
diff --git a/desktop/widgets/tasklist.lua b/desktop/widgets/tasklist.lua
index 4809343..97ae7c1 100755
--- a/desktop/widgets/tasklist.lua
+++ b/desktop/widgets/tasklist.lua
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ tasklist.make = function(screen)
 					{
 						id = "clienticon",
 						widget = awful.widget.clienticon,
+						forced_width = conf.clienticon_width
 					},
 					margins = beautiful.dpi(3),
 					widget = wibox.container.margin
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ tasklist.make = function(screen)
 					elseif c.minimized then
 						self:get_children_by_id("top_tab")[1].bg = "#2DA0DA77"
 					else
-						self:get_children_by_id("top_tab")[1].bg = beautiful.color.transparent
+						self:get_children_by_id("top_tab")[1].bg = beautiful.color.bar.hover_bg --beautiful.color.transparent
 					end
 				end)
 			end,
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ tasklist.make = function(screen)
 				elseif c.minimized then
 					self:get_children_by_id("top_tab")[1].bg = "#2DA0DA77"
 				else
-					self:get_children_by_id("top_tab")[1].bg = beautiful.color.transparent
+					self:get_children_by_id("top_tab")[1].bg = beautiful.color.bar.hover_bg --beautiful.color.transparent
 				end
 			end,
 			layout = wibox.layout.align.vertical,