diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/AudioStream.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/AudioStream.qml
index fa7bcb660..b93cb4163 100644
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/AudioStream.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/AudioStream.qml
@@ -1,101 +1,101 @@
 /***************************************************************************
  *   Copyright (C) 2017 Kai Uwe Broulik <kde@privat.broulik.de>            *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
  *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
  *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
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  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
  *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
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  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA .        *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 import QtQuick 2.0
 
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 
 import "../code/tools.js" as TaskTools
 
 Item {
     id: audioStreamIconBox
 
     // Using States rather than a simple Behavior we can apply different transitions,
     // which allows us to delay showing the icon but hide it instantly still.
     states: [
         State {
             name: "playing"
             when: task.playingAudio && !task.muted
             PropertyChanges {
                 target: audioStreamIconBox
                 opacity: 1
             }
             PropertyChanges {
                 target: audioStreamIcon
                 source: "audio-volume-high"
             }
         },
         State {
             name: "muted"
             when: task.muted
             PropertyChanges {
                 target: audioStreamIconBox
                 opacity: 1
             }
             PropertyChanges {
                 target: audioStreamIcon
                 source: "audio-volume-muted"
             }
         }
     ]
 
     transitions: [
         Transition {
              from: ""
              to: "playing"
              SequentialAnimation {
                  // Delay showing the play indicator so we don't flash it for brief sounds.
                  PauseAnimation {
-                     duration: 2000
+                     duration: inPopup ? 0 : 2000
                  }
                  NumberAnimation {
                      property: "opacity"
                      duration: units.longDuration
                  }
              }
         },
         Transition {
              from: ""
              to: "muted"
              SequentialAnimation {
                  NumberAnimation {
                      property: "opacity"
                      duration: units.longDuration
                  }
              }
         },
         Transition {
              to: ""
              NumberAnimation {
                  property: "opacity"
                  duration: units.longDuration
              }
         }
     ]
 
     opacity: 0
     // The indicator should still shown even if the label is hidden,
     // but only if there's enough room for it.
     visible: opacity > 0 && (task.width > icon.paintedWidth + audioStreamIconBox.width)
 
     PlasmaCore.IconItem {
         id: audioStreamIcon
         anchors.fill: parent
     }
 }