diff --git a/applets/notifications/lib/notificationsapplet.cpp b/applets/notifications/lib/notificationsapplet.cpp
index f49071c7a..5dc07792b 100644
--- a/applets/notifications/lib/notificationsapplet.cpp
+++ b/applets/notifications/lib/notificationsapplet.cpp
@@ -1,137 +1,144 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2014 (c) Martin Klapetek <mklapetek@kde.org>
  *
  * 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) version 3 or any later version
  * accepted by the membership of KDE e.V. (or its successor approved
  * by the membership of KDE e.V.), which shall act as a proxy
  * defined in Section 14 of version 3 of the license.
  *
  * 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.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
  */
 
 #include "notificationsapplet.h"
 
 #include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KWindowSystem>
 
 #include <Plasma/Containment>
 #include <Plasma/Corona>
 
 #include <QDebug>
 
 NotificationsApplet::NotificationsApplet(QObject *parent, const QVariantList &data)
     : Plasma::Applet(parent, data),
       m_availableScreenRect(0,0,0,0)
 {
 }
 
 NotificationsApplet::~NotificationsApplet()
 {
 }
 
 void NotificationsApplet::init()
 {
     m_popupPosition = (NotificationsHelper::PositionOnScreen)configScreenPosition();
 
     connect(this, &Plasma::Applet::locationChanged,
             this, &NotificationsApplet::onAppletLocationChanged);
 
     connect(containment(), &Plasma::Containment::screenChanged,
             this, &NotificationsApplet::onScreenChanges);
 
     Q_ASSERT(containment());
     Q_ASSERT(containment()->corona());
     connect(containment()->corona(), &Plasma::Corona::availableScreenRectChanged, this, &NotificationsApplet::onScreenChanges);
 
     Plasma::Applet::init();
 
     onScreenChanges();
     onAppletLocationChanged();
 }
 
 void NotificationsApplet::onScreenChanges()
 {
     // when removing the panel the applet is in, the containment is being destroyed but its corona is still
     // there, rightfully emitting availableScreenRectChanged and then we blow up if we try to access it.
     if (!containment() || !containment()->corona()) {
         return;
     }
 
-    m_availableScreenRect = containment()->corona()->availableScreenRect(containment()->screen());
-    Q_EMIT availableScreenRectChanged(m_availableScreenRect);
+    auto newAvailableScreenRect = containment()->corona()->availableScreenRect(containment()->screen());
+    if (newAvailableScreenRect != m_availableScreenRect) {
+        m_availableScreenRect = newAvailableScreenRect;
+        Q_EMIT availableScreenRectChanged(m_availableScreenRect);
+    }
 }
 
 QRect NotificationsApplet::availableScreenRect() const
 {
     return m_availableScreenRect;
 }
 
 void NotificationsApplet::onAppletLocationChanged()
 {
     if (configScreenPosition() == 0) {
         // If the screenPosition is set to default,
         // just follow the panel
         setScreenPositionFromAppletLocation();
     }
 }
 
 uint NotificationsApplet::screenPosition() const
 {
     return m_popupPosition;
 }
 
 void NotificationsApplet::onScreenPositionChanged(uint position)
 {
     KConfigGroup globalGroup = globalConfig();
     globalGroup.writeEntry("popupPosition", position);
     globalGroup.sync();
 
     // If the position is set to default, let the setScreenPositionFromAppletLocation()
     // figure out the effective position, otherwise just set it to m_popupPosition
     // and emit the change
     if (position == NotificationsHelper::Default) {
         setScreenPositionFromAppletLocation();
-    } else {
+    } else if (m_popupPosition != position) {
         m_popupPosition = (NotificationsHelper::PositionOnScreen)position;
         Q_EMIT screenPositionChanged(m_popupPosition);
     }
 }
 
 uint NotificationsApplet::configScreenPosition() const
 {
     KConfigGroup globalGroup = globalConfig();
     return globalGroup.readEntry("popupPosition", 0); //0 is default
 }
 
 void NotificationsApplet::setScreenPositionFromAppletLocation()
 {
+    NotificationsHelper::PositionOnScreen newPopupPosition = m_popupPosition;
     if (location() == Plasma::Types::TopEdge) {
         if (QGuiApplication::isRightToLeft()) {
-            m_popupPosition = NotificationsHelper::TopLeft;
+            newPopupPosition = NotificationsHelper::TopLeft;
         } else {
-            m_popupPosition = NotificationsHelper::TopRight;
+            newPopupPosition = NotificationsHelper::TopRight;
         }
     } else {
         if (QGuiApplication::isRightToLeft()) {
-            m_popupPosition = NotificationsHelper::BottomLeft;
+            newPopupPosition = NotificationsHelper::BottomLeft;
         } else {
-            m_popupPosition = NotificationsHelper::BottomRight;
+            newPopupPosition = NotificationsHelper::BottomRight;
         }
     }
 
-    Q_EMIT screenPositionChanged(m_popupPosition);
+    if (newPopupPosition != m_popupPosition) {
+        m_popupPosition = newPopupPosition;
+        Q_EMIT screenPositionChanged(m_popupPosition);
+    }
 }
 
 K_EXPORT_PLASMA_APPLET_WITH_JSON(notifications, NotificationsApplet, "metadata.json")
 
 #include "notificationsapplet.moc"