diff --git a/applet/contents/ui/ConnectionItem.qml b/applet/contents/ui/ConnectionItem.qml
--- a/applet/contents/ui/ConnectionItem.qml
+++ b/applet/contents/ui/ConnectionItem.qml
@@ -48,10 +48,16 @@
     property real rxBytes: 0
     property real txBytes: 0
 
-    checked: connectionItem.containsMouse
     enabled: true
     height: expanded ? baseHeight + separator.height + expandableComponentLoader.height + (2 * Math.round(units.gridUnit / 3)) : baseHeight
 
+    onContainsMouseChanged: {
+        if (containsMouse) {
+            devicesView.currentIndex = index
+        } else {
+            devicesView.currentIndex = -1
+        }
+    }
     ColumnLayout {
         anchors.fill: parent
 
diff --git a/applet/contents/ui/PopupDialog.qml b/applet/contents/ui/PopupDialog.qml
--- a/applet/contents/ui/PopupDialog.qml
+++ b/applet/contents/ui/PopupDialog.qml
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@
                 boundsBehavior: Flickable.StopAtBounds
                 section.property: showSections ? "Section" : ""
                 section.delegate: Header { text: section }
+                highlight: PlasmaComponents.Highlight { }
+                highlightMoveDuration: 0
+                highlightResizeDuration: 0
                 delegate: ConnectionItem { }
             }
         }