diff --git a/kcms/activities/qml/activitiesTab/ActivitiesView.qml b/kcms/activities/qml/activitiesTab/ActivitiesView.qml
--- a/kcms/activities/qml/activitiesTab/ActivitiesView.qml
+++ b/kcms/activities/qml/activitiesTab/ActivitiesView.qml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
         Layout.fillHeight: true
         Layout.fillWidth: true
         Component.onCompleted: background.visible = true;
+        QQC2.ScrollBar.horizontal.policy: QQC2.ScrollBar.AlwaysOff // have to hardcode this because of QTBUG-83890
 
         ListView {
             id: activitiesList
diff --git a/kcms/activities/qml/privacyTab/BlacklistApplicationView.qml b/kcms/activities/qml/privacyTab/BlacklistApplicationView.qml
--- a/kcms/activities/qml/privacyTab/BlacklistApplicationView.qml
+++ b/kcms/activities/qml/privacyTab/BlacklistApplicationView.qml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
         clip: true
         cellHeight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 5
         cellWidth: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 9
+        QQC2.ScrollBar.horizontal.policy: QQC2.ScrollBar.AlwaysOff // have to hardcode this because of QTBUG-83890
         model: applicationModel
         delegate: Item {
             height: gridView.cellHeight
diff --git a/kcms/baloo/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/kcms/baloo/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/kcms/baloo/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/kcms/baloo/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
             Layout.fillWidth: true
             Layout.fillHeight: true
 
+            QQC2.ScrollBar.horizontal.policy: QQC2.ScrollBar.AlwaysOff // have to hardcode this because of QTBUG-83890
+
             ListView {
                 id: fileExcludeList
 
diff --git a/kcms/icons/package/contents/ui/IconSizePopup.qml b/kcms/icons/package/contents/ui/IconSizePopup.qml
--- a/kcms/icons/package/contents/ui/IconSizePopup.qml
+++ b/kcms/icons/package/contents/ui/IconSizePopup.qml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
                 activeFocusOnTab: false
 
                 Component.onCompleted: iconTypeScroll.background.visible = true;
+                QQC2.ScrollBar.horizontal.policy: QQC2.ScrollBar.AlwaysOff // have to hardcode this because of QTBUG-83890
 
                 ListView {
                     id: iconTypeList
diff --git a/kcms/notifications/package/contents/ui/SourcesPage.qml b/kcms/notifications/package/contents/ui/SourcesPage.qml
--- a/kcms/notifications/package/contents/ui/SourcesPage.qml
+++ b/kcms/notifications/package/contents/ui/SourcesPage.qml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
                 Kirigami.Theme.inherit: false
 
                 Component.onCompleted: background.visible = true
+                QQC2.ScrollBar.horizontal.policy: QQC2.ScrollBar.AlwaysOff // have to hardcode this because of QTBUG-83890
 
                 ListView {
                     id: sourcesList