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
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 
     height: expanded ? baseHeight + expandableComponentLoader.height + units.smallSpacing * (ConnectionState == PlasmaNM.Enums.Active ? 1 : Uuid ? 2  : 1)
                      : baseHeight
-    highlightRect: Qt.rect(mainColumn.x, mainColumn.y, mainColumn.width, baseHeight)
 
     ColumnLayout {
         id: mainColumn
@@ -67,11 +66,11 @@
 
             onEntered: {
                 connectionView.currentVisibleButtonIndex = index
-                connectionItem.checked = true
+                devicesView.currentIndex = index
             }
 
             onExited: {
-                connectionItem.checked = false
+                devicesView.currentIndex = -1
             }
 
             onPressed: {
@@ -441,12 +440,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    onContainsMouseChanged: {
-        if (connectionItem.containsMouse) {
-            connectionView.currentVisibleButtonIndex = index
-        }
-    }
-
     onDeactivatedChanged: {
         /* Separator is part of section, which is visible only when available connections exist. Need to determine
            if there is a connection in use, to show Separator. Otherwise need to hide it from the top of the list.
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
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@
                 boundsBehavior: Flickable.StopAtBounds
                 section.property: showSeparator ? "Section" : ""
                 section.delegate: ListItem { separator: true }
+                highlight: PlasmaComponents.Highlight { }
+                highlightMoveDuration: 0
+                highlightResizeDuration: 0
                 delegate: ConnectionItem { }
             }
         }