diff --git a/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/HomeScreen.qml b/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/HomeScreen.qml
index 1ecc88bf..a0c549ae 100644
--- a/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/HomeScreen.qml
+++ b/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/HomeScreen.qml
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ Item {
             width: flickContainer.width
             height: flickContainer.height
             
+            // listen to app launch errors
+            Connections {
+                target: HomeScreenComponents.ApplicationListModel
+                onLaunchError: MobileShell.HomeScreenControls.closeAppLaunchAnimation()
+            }
+            
             // horizontal pages
             HomeScreenPages {
                 id: pages
diff --git a/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/LauncherRepeater.qml b/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/LauncherRepeater.qml
index 3d2eb873..dc622c1c 100644
--- a/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/LauncherRepeater.qml
+++ b/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/LauncherRepeater.qml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Repeater {
         onLaunch: (x, y, icon, title) => {
             if (icon !== "") {
                 print(delegate.iconItem)
-                MobileShell.HomeScreenControls.openAppAnimation(
+                MobileShell.HomeScreenControls.openAppLaunchAnimation(
                         icon,
                         title,
                         delegate.iconItem.Kirigami.ScenePosition.x + delegate.iconItem.width/2,
diff --git a/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/appdrawer/GridViewAppDrawer.qml b/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/appdrawer/GridViewAppDrawer.qml
index 9a32a6ba..93097c97 100644
--- a/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/appdrawer/GridViewAppDrawer.qml
+++ b/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/appdrawer/GridViewAppDrawer.qml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ AbstractAppDrawer {
             }
             onLaunch: (x, y, icon, title, storageId) => {
                 if (icon !== "") {
-                    MobileShell.HomeScreenControls.openAppAnimation(
+                    MobileShell.HomeScreenControls.openAppLaunchAnimation(
                             icon,
                             title,
                             delegate.iconItem.Kirigami.ScenePosition.x + delegate.iconItem.width/2,
diff --git a/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/appdrawer/ListViewAppDrawer.qml b/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/appdrawer/ListViewAppDrawer.qml
index ccd2af74..4c1d8350 100644
--- a/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/appdrawer/ListViewAppDrawer.qml
+++ b/components/mobilehomescreencomponents/qml/appdrawer/ListViewAppDrawer.qml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ AbstractAppDrawer {
             }
             onLaunch: (x, y, icon, title, storageId) => {
                 if (icon !== "") {
-                    MobileShell.HomeScreenControls.openAppAnimation(
+                    MobileShell.HomeScreenControls.openAppLaunchAnimation(
                             icon,
                             title,
                             delegate.iconItem.Kirigami.ScenePosition.x + delegate.iconItem.width/2,
diff --git a/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index 33f6ab5c..41355401 100644
--- a/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/containments/homescreen/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -69,9 +69,13 @@ FocusScope {
             //lastRequestedPosition = pos.y;
         }
         
-        function onOpenAppAnimation(splashIcon, title, x, y, sourceIconSize) {
+        function onOpenAppLaunchAnimation(splashIcon, title, x, y, sourceIconSize) {
             startupFeedback.open(splashIcon, title, x, y, sourceIconSize);
         }
+        
+        function onCloseAppLaunchAnimation() {
+            startupFeedback.close();
+        }
     }
     
     Plasmoid.onScreenChanged: {
diff --git a/libmobileshell/declarative/qml/HomeScreenControls.qml b/libmobileshell/declarative/qml/HomeScreenControls.qml
index 93770c8a..288608e1 100644
--- a/libmobileshell/declarative/qml/HomeScreenControls.qml
+++ b/libmobileshell/declarative/qml/HomeScreenControls.qml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ QtObject {
     signal snapHomeScreenPosition()
     signal requestRelativeScroll(point pos)
     
-    signal openAppAnimation(string splashIcon, string title, real x, real y, real sourceIconSize)
+    signal openAppLaunchAnimation(string splashIcon, string title, real x, real y, real sourceIconSize)
+    signal closeAppLaunchAnimation()
     
     property var taskSwitcher
     property QtObject homeScreenWindow
diff --git a/libmobileshell/declarative/qml/actiondrawer/quicksettings/QuickSettingsDelegate.qml b/libmobileshell/declarative/qml/actiondrawer/quicksettings/QuickSettingsDelegate.qml
index 2d2a4a69..18c88434 100644
--- a/libmobileshell/declarative/qml/actiondrawer/quicksettings/QuickSettingsDelegate.qml
+++ b/libmobileshell/declarative/qml/actiondrawer/quicksettings/QuickSettingsDelegate.qml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Components.BaseItem {
             root.toggleFunction();
         } else if (root.settingsCommand) {
             closeRequested();
-            MobileShell.HomeScreenControls.openAppAnimation(
+            MobileShell.HomeScreenControls.openAppLaunchAnimation(
                 root.icon,
                 root.text,
                 iconItem.Kirigami.ScenePosition.x + iconItem.width/2,
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Components.BaseItem {
     function delegatePressAndHold() {
         if (root.settingsCommand) {
             closeRequested();
-            MobileShell.HomeScreenControls.openAppAnimation(
+            MobileShell.HomeScreenControls.openAppLaunchAnimation(
                 root.icon,
                 root.text,
                 iconItem.Kirigami.ScenePosition.x + iconItem.width/2,
diff --git a/libmobileshell/declarative/qml/osd/volume/VolumeOSD.qml b/libmobileshell/declarative/qml/osd/volume/VolumeOSD.qml
index 2d78c6e1..db0fa2da 100644
--- a/libmobileshell/declarative/qml/osd/volume/VolumeOSD.qml
+++ b/libmobileshell/declarative/qml/osd/volume/VolumeOSD.qml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ NanoShell.FullScreenOverlay {
                             
                             onClicked: {
                                 let coords = mapToItem(flickable, 0, 0);
-                                MobileShell.HomeScreenControls.openAppAnimation("audio-volume-high", i18n("Audio Settings"), coords.x, coords.y, PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.medium);
+                                MobileShell.HomeScreenControls.openAppLaunchAnimation("audio-volume-high", i18n("Audio Settings"), coords.x, coords.y, PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.medium);
                                 plasmoid.nativeInterface.executeCommand("plasma-open-settings kcm_pulseaudio");
                             }
                         }