diff --git a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/SlidingPanel.qml b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/SlidingPanel.qml
index 5dc0707c..02b8da3a 100644
--- a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/SlidingPanel.qml
+++ b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/SlidingPanel.qml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ NanoShell.FullScreenOverlay {
             easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
             properties: "offset"
             from: window.offset
-            to: 0
+            to: -headerHeight
         }
         ScriptAction {
             script: {
diff --git a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index 4a1b867c..3670e3b5 100644
--- a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -217,19 +217,28 @@ PlasmaCore.ColorScope {
         openThreshold: units.gridUnit * 10
         headerHeight: root.height
 
-        contentItem: ColumnLayout {
+        contentItem: Item {
             id: panelContents
             anchors.fill: parent
+            implicitWidth: quickSettingsParent.implicitWidth
+            implicitHeight: quickSettingsParent.implicitHeight
 
             DrawerBackground {
-                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                id: quickSettingsParent
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                z: 1
                 contentItem: QuickSettings {
                     id: quickSettings
                 }
             }
 
             DrawerBackground {
-                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                anchors {
+                    left: parent.left
+                    right: parent.right
+                }
+                y: quickSettingsParent.height - height * (1-opacity)
+                opacity: slidingPanel.offset/panelContents.height
                 contentItem: Item {
                     id: notificationsParent