diff --git a/components/mobileshell/qml/components/StartupFeedback.qml b/components/mobileshell/qml/components/StartupFeedback.qml
index c882eda4..f9bd60c9 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/qml/components/StartupFeedback.qml
+++ b/components/mobileshell/qml/components/StartupFeedback.qml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import Qt5Compat.GraphicalEffects
 
 import org.kde.kirigami 2.13 as Kirigami
 
-import org.kde.plasma.private.nanoshell 2.0 as NanoShell
 import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell.shellsettingsplugin as ShellSettings
-import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell.state 1.0 as MobileShellState
+import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell.state as MobileShellState
+import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell.windowplugin as WindowPlugin
 
 /**
  * Component that animates an app opening from a location.
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ MouseArea { // use mousearea to ensure clicks don't go behind
     }
     
     // open startupfeedback when notifier gives an app
-    // Connections {
-    //     target: NanoShell.StartupNotifier
-    //     enabled: NanoShell.StartupNotifier.isValid
-    //
-    //     function onActivationStarted(appId, iconName) {
-    //         icon.source = iconName
-    //         openAnimSimple.restart();
-    //     }
-    // }
+    Connections {
+        target: WindowPlugin.WindowUtil
+
+        function onAppActivationStarted(appId, iconName) {
+            console.log(appId);
+            icon.source = iconName
+            openAnimSimple.restart();
+        }
+    }
 
     Kirigami.ImageColors {
         id: colorGenerator
diff --git a/components/windowplugin/windowutil.cpp b/components/windowplugin/windowutil.cpp
index 252bf013..13f9182c 100644
--- a/components/windowplugin/windowutil.cpp
+++ b/components/windowplugin/windowutil.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ void WindowUtil::initWayland()
 
         connect(iface, &PlasmaActivationFeedback::activation, this, [this](PlasmaActivation *activation) {
             connect(activation, &PlasmaActivation::applicationId, this, [this](const QString &appId) {
+                // do not show activation screen for the plasmashell process
+                if (appId == "org.kde.plasmashell") {
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 const auto servicesFound = KApplicationTrader::query([&appId](const KService::Ptr &service) {
                     if (service->exec().isEmpty())
                         return false;