diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/global/Globals.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/global/Globals.qml
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/global/Globals.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/global/Globals.qml
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
             if (popupLocation & Qt.AlignTop) {
                 // We want to calculate the new position based on its original target position to avoid positioning it and then
                 // positioning it again, hence the temporary Qt.rect with explicit "y" and not just the popup as a whole
-                if (focusDialog && focusDialog.visible && focusDialog !== popup
+                if (focusDialog && focusDialog.visible && !(focusDialog instanceof NotificationPopup)
                         && rectIntersect(focusDialog, Qt.rect(popup.x, y, popup.width, popup.height))) {
                     y = focusDialog.y + focusDialog.height + popupEdgeDistance;
                 }
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
                 y += popup.height + (popup.height > 0 ? popupSpacing : 0);
             } else {
                 y -= popup.height;
-                if (focusDialog && focusDialog.visible && focusDialog !== popup
+                if (focusDialog && focusDialog.visible && !(focusDialog instanceof NotificationPopup)
                         && rectIntersect(focusDialog, Qt.rect(popup.x, y, popup.width, popup.height))) {
                     y = focusDialog.y - popup.height - popupEdgeDistance;
                 }