diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
             }
 
             closeNotification(notificationProperties.source)
-            notificationPopup.hide()
+            // the popup will be closed in response to sourceRemoved
         }
         onContainsMouseChanged: {
             if (containsMouse) {
@@ -122,16 +122,15 @@
 
             onClose: {
                 closeNotification(notificationProperties.source)
-                notificationPopup.hide()
+                // the popup will be closed in response to sourceRemoved
             }
             onConfigure: {
                 configureNotification(notificationProperties.appRealName, notificationProperties.eventId)
-                notificationPopup.hide()
+                notificationPositioner.closePopup(notificationProperties.source);
             }
             onAction: {
                 executeAction(notificationProperties.source, actionId)
                 actions.clear()
-                notificationPopup.hide()
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/Notifications.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/Notifications.qml
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/Notifications.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/Notifications.qml
@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@
         //try to open the id as url
         } else if (id.indexOf("jobUrl#") !== -1) {
             Qt.openUrlExternally(id.slice(7));
-            notificationPositioner.closePopup(source);
         }
+
+        notificationPositioner.closePopup(source);
     }
 
     function configureNotification(appRealName, eventId) {