diff --git a/src/controls/AbstractItemViewHeader.qml b/src/controls/AbstractItemViewHeader.qml
--- a/src/controls/AbstractItemViewHeader.qml
+++ b/src/controls/AbstractItemViewHeader.qml
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@
     property int minimumHeight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2 + Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing * 2
     property int maximumHeight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 6
 
-    property Flickable view: ListView.view
+    property ListView view: ListView.view
 
-    width: page.width
+    width: view.width
 
-    implicitHeight: Math.min(maximumHeight, Math.max(minimumHeight, -page.flickable.contentY - (view.headerPositioning == ListView.InlineHeader ? minimumHeight : 0) + minimumHeight)) + topPadding + bottomPadding
+    implicitHeight: topPadding + bottomPadding + (view.headerPositioning == ListView.InlineHeader
+                                                    ? maximumHeight
+                                                    : Math.min(maximumHeight, Math.max(minimumHeight, maximumHeight - Math.max(0, view.contentY))))
 
     z: 9
     topPadding: applicationWindow() && !applicationWindow().wideScreen && applicationWindow().header ? applicationWindow().header.paintedHeight : 0
diff --git a/src/controls/ItemViewHeader.qml b/src/controls/ItemViewHeader.qml
--- a/src/controls/ItemViewHeader.qml
+++ b/src/controls/ItemViewHeader.qml
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@
 
     property alias backgroundImage: image
 
-    maximumHeight: (backgroundImage.status == Image.Ready ? 10 : 6) * Kirigami.Units.gridUnit
+    maximumHeight: (backgroundImage.status == Image.Ready || backgroundImage.status == Image.Loading ? 10 : 6) * Kirigami.Units.gridUnit
 
     background: Rectangle {
+        id: backgroundItem
         color: Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor
         Image {
             id: image
@@ -61,16 +62,16 @@
             }
         }
 
-        property Page page: {
+        readonly property Page page: {
             var obj = root.view;
             while(obj && !obj.hasOwnProperty("title") && !obj.hasOwnProperty("isCurrentPage")) {
                 obj = obj.parent
             }
             return obj;
         }
         Rectangle {
             id: rect
-            color: page.isCurrentPage ? Kirigami.Theme.highlightColor : Kirigami.Theme.disabledTextColor
+            color: backgroundItem.page.isCurrentPage ? Kirigami.Theme.highlightColor : Kirigami.Theme.disabledTextColor
             height: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
             anchors {
                 left: parent.left