diff --git a/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelper.cpp b/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelper.cpp
--- a/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelper.cpp
+++ b/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelper.cpp
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    // Make sure Dialog lays everything out and gets proper geometry
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(popup, "updateVisibility", Qt::DirectConnection, Q_ARG(bool, true));
-
     // Now we can position the popups properly as the geometry is now known
     repositionPopups();
 }
@@ -150,7 +147,12 @@
     // Populate the popup with data, this is the component's own QML method
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(popup, "populatePopup", Qt::DirectConnection, Q_ARG(QVariant, notificationData));
 
-    QTimer::singleShot(300, popup, &QWindow::show);
+    QTimer::singleShot(100, popup, [this, popup] {
+        // Now we can position the popups properly as the geometry is now known
+        repositionPopups();
+
+        popup->show();
+    });
 
     if (!m_dispatchTimer->isActive()) {
         m_dispatchTimer->start();