diff --git a/panels/notification/bubble/bubblemodel.cpp b/panels/notification/bubble/bubblemodel.cpp
index c9bbee6fb..0582c94a5 100644
--- a/panels/notification/bubble/bubblemodel.cpp
+++ b/panels/notification/bubble/bubblemodel.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ void BubbleModel::insertBubble(BubbleItem *bubble)
     beginInsertRows(QModelIndex(), 0, 0);
     m_bubbles.prepend(bubble);
     endInsertRows();
+
+    Q_EMIT bubbleShown(bubble->id());
 }
 
 bool BubbleModel::isReplaceBubble(const BubbleItem *bubble) const
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ BubbleItem *BubbleModel::replaceBubble(BubbleItem *bubble)
     m_bubbles.replace(replaceIndex, bubble);
     Q_EMIT dataChanged(index(replaceIndex), index(replaceIndex));
 
+    Q_EMIT bubbleShown(bubble->id());
+
     return oldBubble;
 }
 
diff --git a/panels/notification/bubble/bubblemodel.h b/panels/notification/bubble/bubblemodel.h
index b9b8f6203..93bcb818a 100644
--- a/panels/notification/bubble/bubblemodel.h
+++ b/panels/notification/bubble/bubblemodel.h
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ class BubbleModel : public QAbstractListModel
     explicit BubbleModel(QObject *parent = nullptr);
     ~BubbleModel() override;
 
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void bubbleShown(qint64 id);
+
 public:
     void push(BubbleItem *bubble);
 
diff --git a/panels/notification/bubble/bubblepanel.cpp b/panels/notification/bubble/bubblepanel.cpp
index 469fe67f7..ba51aa7eb 100644
--- a/panels/notification/bubble/bubblepanel.cpp
+++ b/panels/notification/bubble/bubblepanel.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ bool BubblePanel::init()
     connect(m_bubbles, &BubbleModel::rowsInserted, this, &BubblePanel::onBubbleCountChanged);
     connect(m_bubbles, &BubbleModel::rowsRemoved, this, &BubblePanel::onBubbleCountChanged);
 
+    connect(m_bubbles, &BubbleModel::bubbleShown, this, &BubblePanel::onBubbleShown);
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -168,6 +170,11 @@ void BubblePanel::onBubbleClosed(qint64 id, uint bubbleId, uint reason)
                               Q_ARG(qint64, id), Q_ARG(uint, bubbleId), Q_ARG(uint, reason));
 }
 
+void BubblePanel::onBubbleShown(qint64 id)
+{
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_notificationServer, "onBubbleShowed", Qt::DirectConnection, Q_ARG(qint64, id));
+}
+
 void BubblePanel::setVisible(const bool visible)
 {
     if (visible == m_visible)
diff --git a/panels/notification/bubble/bubblepanel.h b/panels/notification/bubble/bubblepanel.h
index c6770220f..0afa6be98 100644
--- a/panels/notification/bubble/bubblepanel.h
+++ b/panels/notification/bubble/bubblepanel.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void addBubble(qint64 id);
     void closeBubble(qint64 id);
     void onBubbleCountChanged();
+    void onBubbleShown(qint64 id);
 
 private:
     void onBubbleExpired(BubbleItem *);
diff --git a/panels/notification/server/notificationmanager.cpp b/panels/notification/server/notificationmanager.cpp
index 74c564197..80b3d85eb 100644
--- a/panels/notification/server/notificationmanager.cpp
+++ b/panels/notification/server/notificationmanager.cpp
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ uint NotificationManager::Notify(const QString &appName, uint replacesId, const
         }
         // 0: never expire. -1: DefaultTimeOutMSecs
         if (expireTimeout != 0 && !critical) {
-            pushPendingEntity(entity, expireTimeout);
+            m_pendingExpireTimeouts.insert(entity.id(), expireTimeout);
         }
     }
 
@@ -513,6 +513,25 @@ void NotificationManager::pushPendingEntity(const NotifyEntity &entity, int expi
     }
 }
 
+void NotificationManager::onBubbleShowed(qint64 id)
+{
+    auto it = m_pendingExpireTimeouts.find(id);
+    if (it == m_pendingExpireTimeouts.end()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto entity = m_persistence->fetchEntity(id);
+    if (!entity.isValid()) {
+        qWarning(notifyLog) << "onBubbleShowed: invalid entity for id" << id;
+        m_pendingExpireTimeouts.erase(it);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    int expireTimeout = it.value();
+    m_pendingExpireTimeouts.erase(it);
+    pushPendingEntity(entity, expireTimeout);
+}
+
 void NotificationManager::updateEntityProcessed(qint64 id, uint reason)
 {
     auto entity = m_persistence->fetchEntity(id);
@@ -768,6 +787,7 @@ void NotificationManager::removePendingEntity(const NotifyEntity &entity)
         }
         ++iter;
     }
+    m_pendingExpireTimeouts.remove(entity.id());
 }
 
 void NotificationManager::onScreenLockedChanged(bool screenLocked)
diff --git a/panels/notification/server/notificationmanager.h b/panels/notification/server/notificationmanager.h
index f2756669d..cb87a2956 100644
--- a/panels/notification/server/notificationmanager.h
+++ b/panels/notification/server/notificationmanager.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class NotificationManager : public QObject, public QDBusContext
     Q_INVOKABLE void actionInvoked(qint64 id, uint bubbleId, const QString &actionKey);
     Q_INVOKABLE void notificationClosed(qint64 id, uint bubbleId, uint reason);
     Q_INVOKABLE void notificationReplaced(qint64 id);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void onBubbleShowed(qint64 id);
 
     void removeNotification(qint64 id);
     void removeNotifications(const QString &appName);
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ private slots:
     QTimer *m_pendingTimeout = nullptr;
     qint64 m_lastTimeoutPoint = std::numeric_limits<qint64>::max();
     QMultiHash<qint64, NotifyEntity> m_pendingTimeoutEntities;
+    QHash<qint64, int> m_pendingExpireTimeouts;
     QStringList m_systemApps;
     QMap<QString, QVariant> m_appNamesMap;
     int m_cleanupDays = 7;
diff --git a/panels/notification/server/notifyserverapplet.cpp b/panels/notification/server/notifyserverapplet.cpp
index b4de43dfc..77a318cef 100644
--- a/panels/notification/server/notifyserverapplet.cpp
+++ b/panels/notification/server/notifyserverapplet.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ void NotifyServerApplet::setBlockClosedId(qint64 id)
     m_manager->setBlockClosedId(id);
 }
 
+void NotifyServerApplet::onBubbleShowed(qint64 id)
+{
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_manager, "onBubbleShowed", Qt::DirectConnection, Q_ARG(qint64, id));
+}
+
 D_APPLET_CLASS(NotifyServerApplet)
 
 }
diff --git a/panels/notification/server/notifyserverapplet.h b/panels/notification/server/notifyserverapplet.h
index 20975e91d..f57ef3a22 100644
--- a/panels/notification/server/notifyserverapplet.h
+++ b/panels/notification/server/notifyserverapplet.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     void removeNotifications();
     void removeExpiredNotifications();
     void setBlockClosedId(qint64 id);
+    void onBubbleShowed(qint64 id);
 
 private:
     NotificationManager *m_manager = nullptr;