diff --git a/src/gui/tray/ActivityList.qml b/src/gui/tray/ActivityList.qml
index 9c51b4c58009b..a697e3a0cb8b3 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/ActivityList.qml
+++ b/src/gui/tray/ActivityList.qml
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ ScrollView {
     id: controlRoot
     property alias model: sortedActivityList.sourceModel
     property alias count: activityList.count
-    property alias contentY : activityList.contentY
+    property alias atYBeginning : activityList.atYBeginning
     property bool isFileActivityList: false
     property int iconSize: Style.trayListItemIconSize
     property int delegateHorizontalPadding: 0
 
-    function positionViewAtBeginning() {
-        activityList.positionViewAtIndex(0, ListView.Beginning)
+    property bool scrollingToTop: false
+
+    function scrollToTop() {
+        scrollingToTop = true;
     }
 
     signal openFile(string filePath)
@@ -42,6 +44,20 @@ ScrollView {
         currentIndex: -1
         interactive: true
 
+        Timer {
+            id: disappearTimer
+            interval: 50;
+            running: controlRoot.scrollingToTop
+            repeat: true
+            onTriggered: {
+                if (!activityList.atYBeginning) {
+                    activityList.flick(0, 10000)
+                } else {
+                    controlRoot.scrollingToTop = false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         highlight: Rectangle {
             id: activityHover
             anchors.fill: activityList.currentItem
diff --git a/src/gui/tray/Window.qml b/src/gui/tray/Window.qml
index 016290b12ea66..8dbc6989af157 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/Window.qml
+++ b/src/gui/tray/Window.qml
@@ -880,8 +880,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 
                 text: qsTr("New activities")
                 onClicked: {
-                    //activityList.positionViewAtBeginning();
-                    activityList.contentY = 0;
+                    activityList.scrollToTop();
                     newActivitiesButtonLoader.active = false;
                 }
 
@@ -927,7 +926,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             Connections {
                 target: activityModel
                 onInteractiveActivityReceived: {
-                    if (activityList.contentY > 0) {
+                    if (!activityList.atYBeginning) {
                         newActivitiesButtonLoader.active = true;
                     }
                 }