diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/GlowPoint.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/GlowPoint.qml
index 4f5a4cade..1c7d063eb 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/GlowPoint.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/GlowPoint.qml
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ import QtGraphicalEffects 1.0
 
 Item{
     //   property string color
-    id: glowItem  
+    id: glowItem
 
     property bool roundCorners: true
     property bool showAttention: false
 
-    property int animation: root.durationTime*units.longDuration
+    property int animation: Math.max(1.65*3*units.longDuration,root.durationTime*3*units.longDuration)
 
     property color attentionColor: colorScopePalette.negativeTextColor // "#ffff1717"
     property color basicColor: "blue"
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Item{
                     duration: glowItem.animation
                     easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
                 }
-            }           
+            }
         }
 
        RectangularGlow {
@@ -99,6 +99,4 @@ Item{
         }*/
     }
 
-
-
 }
diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/TaskGroupItem.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/TaskGroupItem.qml
index 7f0d87f78..56214e9ee 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/TaskGroupItem.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/TaskGroupItem.qml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Item{
                                 glowFrame.isActiveColor : glowFrame.notActiveColor
 
                 roundCorners: true
-                showAttention: model.IsDemandingAttention ? true : false
+                showAttention: model.IsDemandingAttention && plasmoid.status === PlasmaCore.Types.RequiresAttentionStatus? true : false
 
                 opacity: (!mainItemContainer.hasActive && root.showPreviews
                           && windowsPreviewDlg.activeItem && (windowsPreviewDlg.activeItem === mainItemContainer)) ? 0.4 : 1
diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/TaskIconItem.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/TaskIconItem.qml
index ee24ed1ce..6fa5649dc 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/TaskIconItem.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/TaskIconItem.qml
@@ -763,18 +763,6 @@ Item{
 
 
     ////////////////// new window and needs attention animation
-    //stop the bouncing animation for attention needed when the plasmoid
-    //does not need any more attention
-    Connections{
-        target: plasmoid
-        onStatusChanged:{
-            if ( (plasmoid.status === PlasmaCore.Types.PassiveStatus)
-                    && newWindowAnimation.running && (newWindowAnimation.loops > 2) ) {
-                newWindowAnimation.clear();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     Connections{
         target: mainItemContainer
         onContainsMouseChanged: {
@@ -818,6 +806,18 @@ Item{
                 duration: 3*root.durationTime*newWindowAnimation.speed
                 easing.type: Easing.OutBounce
             }
+
+            ScriptAction{
+                script:{
+                    if (mainItemContainer.containsMouse) {
+                        newWindowAnimation.stop();
+                    }
+                    if (!newWindowAnimation.isDemandingAttention
+                            || (plasmoid.status === PlasmaCore.Types.PassiveStatus && newWindowAnimation.loops > 2)){
+                        newWindowAnimation.clear();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         function clear(){
@@ -835,11 +835,7 @@ Item{
         }
 
         onIsDemandingAttentionChanged: {
-            if( (!isDemandingAttention)&&(running)){
-                clear();
-                //  wrapper.animationEnded();
-            }
-            else if(isDemandingAttention){
+            if(isDemandingAttention){
                 bounceNewWindow();
             }
         }
diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index 81944e662..1c64b0e64 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ Item {
         id: attentionTimerComponent
         Timer{
             id: attentionTimer
-            interval:6500
+            interval:8500
             onTriggered: {
                 plasmoid.status = PlasmaCore.Types.PassiveStatus;
                 destroy();