diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskIcon.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskIcon.qml
index b31669c1b..45450116c 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskIcon.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskIcon.qml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Item {
 
             State{
                 name: "animating"
-                when: !taskItem.inAddRemoveAnimation && (launcherAnimation.running || newWindowAnimation.running || fastRestoreAnimation.running)
+                when: !taskItem.inAddRemoveAnimation && (launcherAnimation.running || newWindowAnimation.running)
 
                 AnchorChanges{
                     target: taskIconItem;
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ Item {
             Transition{
                 from: "animating"
                 to: "*"
-                enabled: !fastRestoreAnimation.running
-
                 AnchorAnimation { duration: 1.5 * taskItem.abilities.animations.speedFactor.current * taskItem.abilities.animations.duration.large }
             }
         ]
@@ -438,8 +436,6 @@ Item {
     TaskAnimations.NewWindowAnimation { id: newWindowAnimation }
 
     TaskAnimations.RemoveWindowFromGroupAnimation { id: removingAnimation }
-
-    TaskAnimations.FastRestoreAnimation { id: fastRestoreAnimation }
     //! Animations
 
     Component.onDestruction: {
diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskItem.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskItem.qml
index 694345836..1abe0451b 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskItem.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskItem.qml
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ AbilityItem.BasicItem {
 
     isHidden: !visible || isForcedHidden
 
-    isHiddenSpacerForcedShow: taskItem.inAttentionBuiltinAnimation || taskItem.inFastRestoreAnimation
-    isHiddenSpacerAnimated: taskItem.inFastRestoreAnimation
-                            || showWindowAnimation.running
+    isHiddenSpacerForcedShow: taskItem.inAttentionBuiltinAnimation
+    isHiddenSpacerAnimated: showWindowAnimation.running
                             || root.inActivityChange
                             || taskItem.inRemoveStage
                             || (taskItem.containsMouse && inAttentionBuiltinAnimation && taskItem.parabolicItem.zoom!==taskItem.abilities.parabolic.factor.zoom)
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ AbilityItem.BasicItem {
                                            || !hoverEnabled
                                            || !taskItem.abilities.myView.isShownFully
                                            || inAnimation
-                                           || (inBlockingAnimation && !(inAttentionBuiltinAnimation || inFastRestoreAnimation))
+                                           || (inBlockingAnimation && !inAttentionBuiltinAnimation)
     parabolicItem.isUpdatingOnlySpacers: inAttentionBuiltinAnimation || inBouncingAnimation
 
     property alias hoverEnabled: taskMouseArea.hoverEnabled
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ AbilityItem.BasicItem {
     property bool inAttentionBuiltinAnimation: false
     property bool inBlockingAnimation: false
     property bool inBouncingAnimation: false
-    property bool inFastRestoreAnimation: false
     property bool inNewWindowBuiltinAnimation: false
     property bool inPopup: false
     property bool inRemoveStage: false
diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/FastRestoreAnimation.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/FastRestoreAnimation.qml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c07abb8c..000000000
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/FastRestoreAnimation.qml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/*
-    SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Smith AR <audoban@openmailbox.org>
-    SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Michail Vourlakos <mvourlakos@gmail.com>
-    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
-*/
-
-import QtQuick 2.0
-
-import org.kde.plasma.plasmoid 2.0
-
-///////Restore Zoom Animation/////
-SequentialAnimation{
-    id: fastRestoreAnimation
-
-    property int speed: 5*taskItem.animationTime
-
-    ScriptAction {
-        script: {
-            taskItem.inFastRestoreAnimation = true;
-            taskItem.inBlockingAnimation = true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    ParallelAnimation {
-        PropertyAnimation {
-            target: taskItem.parabolicItem
-            property: "zoom"
-            to: 1
-            duration: fastRestoreAnimation.speed
-            easing.type: Easing.InCubic
-        }
-
-        PropertyAnimation {
-            target: taskItem.parabolicItem
-            property: "zoomLength"
-            to: 1
-            duration: fastRestoreAnimation.speed
-            easing.type: Easing.InCubic
-        }
-
-        PropertyAnimation {
-            target: taskItem.parabolicItem
-            property: "zoomThickness"
-            to: 1
-            duration: fastRestoreAnimation.speed
-            easing.type: Easing.InCubic
-        }
-    }
-
-    onStopped: {
-        newWindowAnimation.stop();
-
-        taskItem.inBlockingAnimation = false;
-        taskItem.inFastRestoreAnimation = false;
-        // console.log("Fast Restore Animation ended...");
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/LauncherAnimation.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/LauncherAnimation.qml
index 26f9cb9e7..99979c9c2 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/LauncherAnimation.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/LauncherAnimation.qml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Item{
     property int speed: 0.9 * taskItem.abilities.animations.speedFactor.current * taskItem.abilities.animations.duration.large
 
     readonly property bool running: launcherAnimationLoader.item ? launcherAnimationLoader.item.running : false
+    readonly property bool paused: launcherAnimationLoader.active ? launcherAnimationLoader.item.paused : false
 
     readonly property string needThicknessEvent: launcherAnimation + "_launcher"
 
diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/NewWindowAnimation.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/NewWindowAnimation.qml
index d98cdc558..4252daf31 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/NewWindowAnimation.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/NewWindowAnimation.qml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Item{
     property bool inDelayedStartup: false
 
     readonly property bool running: newWindowAnimationLoader.active ? newWindowAnimationLoader.item.running : false
+    readonly property bool paused: newWindowAnimationLoader.active ? newWindowAnimationLoader.item.paused : false
     readonly property string needThicknessEvent: newWindowAnimation + "_newwindow"
 
     Loader {
@@ -42,8 +43,7 @@ Item{
 
         onInAttentionChanged:{
             if (!taskItem.inAttention && newWindowAnimation.running && taskItem.inAttentionBuiltinAnimation) {
-                newWindowAnimation.pause();
-                fastRestoreAnimation.start();
+                clear();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -55,12 +55,6 @@ Item{
         taskItem.inNewWindowBuiltinAnimation = false;
     }
 
-    function pause() {
-        if (running) {
-            newWindowAnimationLoader.item.pause();
-        }
-    }
-
     function stop() {
         if (running) {
             clear();
diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/newwindow/BounceAnimation.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/newwindow/BounceAnimation.qml
index 27e1016aa..b961ad9c1 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/newwindow/BounceAnimation.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/newwindow/BounceAnimation.qml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import QtQuick 2.0
 import org.kde.plasma.plasmoid 2.0
 
 SequentialAnimation{
-    alwaysRunToEnd: true
     loops: newWindowAnimation.isDemandingAttention ? 20 : 1
 
     readonly property string bouncePropertyName: taskItem.isVertical ? "iconAnimatedOffsetX" : "iconAnimatedOffsetY"
@@ -30,14 +29,12 @@ SequentialAnimation{
         }
     }
 
-    ParallelAnimation {
-        PropertyAnimation {
-            target: taskItem
-            property: bouncePropertyName
-            to: 0.6 * taskItem.abilities.metrics.iconSize
-            duration: newWindowAnimation.speed
-            easing.type: Easing.OutQuad
-        }
+    PropertyAnimation {
+        target: taskItem
+        property: bouncePropertyName
+        to: 0.6 * taskItem.abilities.metrics.iconSize
+        duration: newWindowAnimation.speed
+        easing.type: Easing.OutQuad
     }
 
     PropertyAnimation {