I don't expect this issue to really be something that could possibly be addressed until we upgrade our Nautilus, which is currently held back. Please don't file issues against Nautilus upstream, chances are they're already fixed and reasonably they wouldn't fix something in a Nautilus version that is pretty out-of-date.
Once I roll out the custom view for desktop icons under Budgie, we'll be able to upgrade Nautilus and everyone will be happier for it, including me.
