diff --git a/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp b/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
index 9c78bb6bd1..44217b2c83 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
@@ -578,21 +578,20 @@ void Decoration::updateBlur()
 
     QRegion mask;
 
-    const QVariant maskProperty = m_item->property("decorationMask");
-    if (static_cast<QMetaType::Type>(maskProperty.type()) == QMetaType::QRegion) {
-        mask = maskProperty.value<QRegion>();
+    if (clientPointer() && clientPointer()->isMaximized()) {
+        mask = QRect(0, 0, m_item->width(), m_item->height());
+    } else {
+        const QVariant maskProperty = m_item->property("decorationMask");
+        if (static_cast<QMetaType::Type>(maskProperty.type()) == QMetaType::QRegion) {
+            mask = maskProperty.value<QRegion>();
 
-        if (!mask.isNull()) {
-            QPoint maskOffset(-m_padding->left(), -m_padding->top());
-
-            if (clientPointer() && !clientPointer()->isMaximized()) {
+            if (!mask.isNull()) {
                 // moving mask by 1,1 because mask size has already been adjusted to be smaller than the frame.
                 // Since the svg will have antialiasing and the mask not, there will be artifacts at the corners,
                 // if they go under the svg they're less evident.
-                maskOffset += QPoint(1, 1);
+                QPoint maskOffset(-m_padding->left()+1, -m_padding->top()+1);
+                mask.translate(maskOffset);
             }
-
-            mask.translate(maskOffset);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/qml/aurorae.qml b/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/qml/aurorae.qml
index f1254669d0..e167e5ec61 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/qml/aurorae.qml
+++ b/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/qml/aurorae.qml
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ Decoration {
         anchors.fill: parent
         // This makes the mask slightly smaller than the frame. Since the svg will have antialiasing and the mask not,
         // there will be artifacts at the corners, if they go under the svg they're less evident
-        anchors.margins: decoration.client.maximized ? 0 : 1
+        anchors.margins: 1
         imagePath: backgroundSvg.imagePath
         opacity: 0
-        enabledBorders: decoration.client.maximized ? PlasmaCore.FrameSvg.NoBorder : PlasmaCore.FrameSvg.TopBorder | PlasmaCore.FrameSvg.BottomBorder | PlasmaCore.FrameSvg.LeftBorder | PlasmaCore.FrameSvg.RightBorder
+        enabledBorders: PlasmaCore.FrameSvg.TopBorder | PlasmaCore.FrameSvg.BottomBorder | PlasmaCore.FrameSvg.LeftBorder | PlasmaCore.FrameSvg.RightBorder
     }
 }