diff --git a/src/SpectacleCore.cpp b/src/SpectacleCore.cpp
--- a/src/SpectacleCore.cpp
+++ b/src/SpectacleCore.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
     case DBusMode:
         {
             if (mNotify) {
-                connect(mExportManager, &ExportManager::imageSaved, this, &SpectacleCore::doNotify);
+                connect(mExportManager, &ExportManager::imageSaved, this, &SpectacleCore::doNotify, Qt::UniqueConnection);
             }
 
             QUrl savePath = (mStartMode == BackgroundMode && mFileNameUrl.isValid() && mFileNameUrl.isLocalFile()) ?
@@ -219,7 +219,9 @@
 
 void SpectacleCore::doNotify(const QUrl &savedAt)
 {
-    KNotification *notify = new KNotification(QStringLiteral("newScreenshotSaved"));
+    static KNotification *notify = new KNotification(QStringLiteral("newScreenshotSaved"),
+                                                     KNotification::CloseOnTimeout|KNotification::SkipGrouping);
+    static bool notified = false;
 
     switch(mImageGrabber->grabMode()) {
     case ImageGrabber::GrabMode::FullScreen:
@@ -253,12 +255,18 @@
     notify->setActions({i18nc("Open the screenshot we just saved", "Open")});
     notify->setUrls({savedAt});
 
-    connect(notify, &KNotification::action1Activated, this, [this, savedAt] {
-        new KRun(savedAt, nullptr);
-        QTimer::singleShot(250, this, &SpectacleCore::allDone);
+    connect(notify, &KNotification::action1Activated, this, [this] {
+        connect(new KRun(mExportManager->lastSavePath(), nullptr),
+                &KRun::finished, this, &SpectacleCore::allDone);
     });
-    connect(notify, &QObject::destroyed, this, &SpectacleCore::allDone);
 
+    if(notified) {
+        notify->close();
+    }
+
+    notified = true;
+
+    connect(notify, &KNotification::closed, this, &SpectacleCore::allDone);
     notify->sendEvent();
 }