diff --git a/awesome/components/widgets/task-list.lua b/awesome/components/widgets/task-list.lua
index 5f01519..e636c2a 100644
--- a/awesome/components/widgets/task-list.lua
+++ b/awesome/components/widgets/task-list.lua
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ local function create_buttons(buttons, object)
             local btn = capi.button {modifiers = b.modifiers, button = b.button}
             btn:connect_signal('press',
                 function()
-                     object.minimized = not object.minimized
+                    object.minimized = false
+                    object:raise()
                 end
             )
             btns[#btns + 1] = btn