diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/ParabolicEventsArea.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/ParabolicEventsArea.qml
index 3cd9afe13..a3d0fd716 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/ParabolicEventsArea.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/ParabolicEventsArea.qml
@@ -151,16 +151,14 @@ Item {
             hiddenSpacerRight.nScale =  scales.rightScale - 1;
         }
 
-        abilityItem.parabolicItem.zoom = abilityItem.abilities.parabolic.factor.zoom;
-
-        /*if (!taskItem.inAttentionAnimation) {
-
+        if (!parabolicItem.isUpdatingOnlySpacers) {
+            abilityItem.parabolicItem.zoom = abilityItem.abilities.parabolic.factor.zoom;
         } else {
             var subSpacerScale = (taskItem.abilities.parabolic.factor.zoom-1)/2;
 
             hiddenSpacerLeft.nScale = subSpacerScale;
             hiddenSpacerRight.nScale = subSpacerScale;
-        }*/
+        }
     } //zoom
 
     function updateScale(nIndex, nScale, step){
@@ -174,19 +172,26 @@ Item {
 
             }*/
 
-            var newScale = 1;
+            if (parabolicItem.isUpdatingOnlySpacers) {
+                var subSpacerScale = (nScale-1)/2;
 
-            if(nScale >= 0) {
-                newScale = nScale + step;
+                hiddenSpacerLeft.nScale = subSpacerScale;
+                hiddenSpacerRight.nScale = subSpacerScale;
             } else {
-                newScale = abilityItem.parabolicItem.zoom + step;
-            }
+                var newScale = 1;
 
-            /*if (inMimicParabolicAnimation && mimicParabolicScale === -1) {
-               mimicParabolicScale = newScale;
-           }*/
+                if(nScale >= 0) {
+                    newScale = nScale + step;
+                } else {
+                    newScale = abilityItem.parabolicItem.zoom + step;
+                }
 
-            abilityItem.parabolicItem.zoom = newScale;
+                /*if (inMimicParabolicAnimation && mimicParabolicScale === -1) {
+                   mimicParabolicScale = newScale;
+               }*/
+
+                abilityItem.parabolicItem.zoom = newScale;
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/ParabolicItem.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/ParabolicItem.qml
index f6d6a053f..27e881c31 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/ParabolicItem.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/ParabolicItem.qml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Item{
         }
     }
 
+    property bool isUpdatingOnlySpacers: false
     property bool isZoomed: false
 
     property int maxThickness: !root.vertical ? taskItem.abilities.parabolic.factor.zoom*(taskItem.abilities.metrics.iconSize+root.heightMargins)
diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskItem.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskItem.qml
index 7d963871a..28509260d 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskItem.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskItem.qml
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ AbilityBasicItem {
         return isWindow ? model.display : model.AppName;
     }
 
+    parabolicItem.isUpdatingOnlySpacers: inAttentionAnimation || inBouncingAnimation
+
     property alias hoverEnabled: taskMouseArea.hoverEnabled
     property alias pressed: taskMouseArea.pressed
 
diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/NewWindowAnimation.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/NewWindowAnimation.qml
index b411cc686..b81f6b752 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/NewWindowAnimation.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/animations/NewWindowAnimation.qml
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ Item{
     function clear(){
         newWindowAnimationLoader.item.loops = 1;
         newWindowAnimationLoader.item.stop();
-        //  iconImageBuffer.anchors.centerIn = iconImageBuffer.parent;
 
         taskItem.parabolicItem.tempScaleWidth = 1;
         taskItem.parabolicItem.tempScaleHeight = 1;
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ Item{
 
     function stop() {
         if (running) {
-            newWindowAnimationLoader.item.stop();
+            clear();
         }
     }