diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/FullRepresentation.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/FullRepresentation.qml
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/FullRepresentation.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/FullRepresentation.qml
@@ -377,11 +377,12 @@
             remove: Transition {
                 id: removeTransition
                 ParallelAnimation {
-                    NumberAnimation { property: "opacity"; to: 0; duration: units.longDuration }
+                    NumberAnimation { property: "opacity"; to: 0; duration: 2000}//units.longDuration }
                     NumberAnimation {
+                        id: removeXAnimation
                         property: "x"
-                        to: removeTransition.ViewTransition.item.x >= 0 ? list.width : -list.width
-                        duration: units.longDuration
+                        to: list.width
+                        duration: 2000//units.longDuration
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -404,7 +405,16 @@
 
                 draggable: !model.isGroup && model.type != NotificationManager.Notifications.JobType
 
-                onDismissRequested: historyModel.close(historyModel.index(index, 0));
+                onDismissRequested: {
+                    // Setting the animation target explicitly before removing the notification:
+                    // Using ViewTransition.item.x to get the x position in the animation
+                    // causes random crash in attached property access (cf. Bug 414066)
+                    if (x < 0) {
+                        removeXAnimation.to = -list.width;
+                    }
+
+                    historyModel.close(historyModel.index(index, 0));
+                }
 
                 Loader {
                     id: delegateLoader