diff --git a/src/lokalize.notifyrc b/src/lokalize.notifyrc
--- a/src/lokalize.notifyrc
+++ b/src/lokalize.notifyrc
@@ -288,3 +288,11 @@
 Name[zh_CN]=正在扫描源文件夹...
 Name[zh_TW]=正在掃描包含原始檔的資料夾中…
 Action=Popup
+
+[Event/BatchTranslation]
+Name=Batch translation has been scheduled
+Action=Popup
+
+[Event/BatchTranslationCompleted]
+Name=Batch translation has been completed
+Action=Popup
diff --git a/src/tm/tmview.cpp b/src/tm/tmview.cpp
--- a/src/tm/tmview.cpp
+++ b/src/tm/tmview.cpp
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
 #include "diff.h"
 #include "xlifftextedit.h"
 
+#include <KNotification>
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
 #include <kmessagebox.h>
-#include <kpassivepopup.h>
 
 #include <QTime>
 #include <QDragEnterEvent>
@@ -301,11 +301,10 @@
         msg += ' ';
         msg += i18nc("@info", "No suggestions with exact matches were found.");
     }
-
-    KPassivePopup::message(KPassivePopup::Balloon,
-                           i18nc("@title", "Batch translation complete"),
-                           msg,
-                           this);
+    KNotification* notification = new KNotification("BatchTranslationCompleted", this);
+    notification->setTitle(i18nc("@title", "Batch translation"));
+    notification->setText(msg);
+    notification->sendEvent();
 }
 
 void TMView::slotBatchTranslate()
@@ -316,11 +315,10 @@
         slotFileLoaded(m_catalog->url());
     else if (m_jobs.isEmpty())
         return slotBatchSelectDone();
-    KPassivePopup::message(KPassivePopup::Balloon,
-                           i18nc("@title", "Batch translation"),
-                           i18nc("@info", "Batch translation has been scheduled."),
-                           this);
-
+    KNotification* notification = new KNotification("BatchTranslation", this);
+    notification->setTitle(i18nc("@title", "Batch translation"));
+    notification->setText(i18nc("@info", "Batch translation has been scheduled."));
+    notification->sendEvent();
 }
 
 void TMView::slotBatchTranslateFuzzy()
@@ -331,11 +329,10 @@
         slotFileLoaded(m_catalog->url());
     else if (m_jobs.isEmpty())
         slotBatchSelectDone();
-    KPassivePopup::message(KPassivePopup::Balloon,
-                           i18nc("@title", "Batch translation"),
-                           i18nc("@info", "Batch translation has been scheduled."),
-                           this);
-
+    KNotification* notification = new KNotification("BatchTranslation", this);
+    notification->setTitle(i18nc("@title", "Batch translation"));
+    notification->setText(i18nc("@info", "Batch translation has been scheduled."));
+    notification->sendEvent();
 }
 
 void TMView::slotNewEntryDisplayed()