diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontainer.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontainer.cpp
index 8e64ee4933..c1eae53bd6 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontainer.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <QStyle>
 #include <QStyleOption>
 
-
 /**
  * Replaces the default viewport of KItemListContainer by a
  * non-scrollable viewport. The scrolling is done in an optimized
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
index 71091033c9..dbeb571a40 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ QSizeF KItemListView::itemSize() const
 
 QSizeF KItemListView::itemSizeHint() const
 {
-    return m_sizeHintResolver->maxSizeHint();
+    return m_sizeHintResolver->minSizeHint();
 }
 
 const KItemListStyleOption& KItemListView::styleOption() const
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/private/kitemlistsizehintresolver.cpp b/src/kitemviews/private/kitemlistsizehintresolver.cpp
index 02f1865b34..5c121c6670 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/private/kitemlistsizehintresolver.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/private/kitemlistsizehintresolver.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ KItemListSizeHintResolver::KItemListSizeHintResolver(const KItemListView* itemLi
     m_logicalHeightHintCache(),
     m_logicalWidthHint(0.0),
     m_logicalHeightHint(0.0),
+    m_minHeightHint(0.0),
     m_needsResolving(false)
 {
 }
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ QSizeF KItemListSizeHintResolver::maxSizeHint()
     return QSizeF(m_logicalWidthHint, m_logicalHeightHint);
 }
 
+QSizeF KItemListSizeHintResolver::minSizeHint()
+{
+    updateCache();
+    return QSizeF(m_logicalWidthHint, m_minHeightHint);
+}
+
 QSizeF KItemListSizeHintResolver::sizeHint(int index)
 {
     updateCache();
@@ -161,6 +168,7 @@ void KItemListSizeHintResolver::updateCache()
             m_logicalHeightHint = 0.0;
         } else {
             m_logicalHeightHint = *std::max_element(m_logicalHeightHintCache.begin(), m_logicalHeightHintCache.end());
+            m_minHeightHint = *std::min_element(m_logicalHeightHintCache.begin(), m_logicalHeightHintCache.end());
         }
         m_needsResolving = false;
     }
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/private/kitemlistsizehintresolver.h b/src/kitemviews/private/kitemlistsizehintresolver.h
index 841e9ca100..fa92b86822 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/private/kitemlistsizehintresolver.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/private/kitemlistsizehintresolver.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public:
     KItemListSizeHintResolver(const KItemListView* itemListView);
     virtual ~KItemListSizeHintResolver();
     QSizeF maxSizeHint();
+    QSizeF minSizeHint();
     QSizeF sizeHint(int index);
 
     void itemsInserted(const KItemRangeList& itemRanges);
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ private:
     mutable QVector<qreal> m_logicalHeightHintCache;
     mutable qreal m_logicalWidthHint;
     mutable qreal m_logicalHeightHint;
+    mutable qreal m_minHeightHint;
     bool m_needsResolving;
 };