diff --git a/kwin/mobiletaskswitcher/qml/TaskSwitcher.qml b/kwin/mobiletaskswitcher/qml/TaskSwitcher.qml
index 127a571e..5dd3cdef 100644
--- a/kwin/mobiletaskswitcher/qml/TaskSwitcher.qml
+++ b/kwin/mobiletaskswitcher/qml/TaskSwitcher.qml
@@ -445,20 +445,18 @@ FocusScope {
             Behavior on opacity { NumberAnimation { duration: Kirigami.Units.longDuration } }
 
             anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
-            anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+            anchors.right: parent.horizontalCenter
             anchors.bottomMargin: taskSwitcherHelpers.openedYPosition * 5 / 8
 
-            anchors.horizontalCenterOffset: {
+            anchors.rightMargin: {
                 let size = Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.large + Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing * 2;
-                let offset = (root.state.currentTaskIndex - 0.5) * size;
-                return offset;
+                let offset = (root.state.currentTaskIndex + 0.5) * size;
+                return -offset;
             }
-            Behavior on anchors.horizontalCenterOffset {
+            Behavior on anchors.rightMargin {
                 NumberAnimation {
-                    // TODO: this duration should track the duration of xAnim but that is variable through function parameter
-                    // how do we make sure this is always the same duration?
-                    duration: Kirigami.Units.longDuration * 2;
-                    easing.type: Easing.OutBack;
+                    duration: taskSwitcherHelpers.xAnimDuration;
+                    easing.type: taskSwitcherHelpers.xAnimEasingType;
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/kwin/mobiletaskswitcher/qml/TaskSwitcherHelpers.qml b/kwin/mobiletaskswitcher/qml/TaskSwitcherHelpers.qml
index 3bf1c6d2..b63d7b0f 100644
--- a/kwin/mobiletaskswitcher/qml/TaskSwitcherHelpers.qml
+++ b/kwin/mobiletaskswitcher/qml/TaskSwitcherHelpers.qml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ QtObject {
     // we don't want to continuously send haptics, just once is enough
     property bool hasVibrated: false
 
+    // made as variables to keep x anim in task list and task scrub icon list in sync
+    property int xAnimDuration: Kirigami.Units.longDuration * 2
+    property int xAnimEasingType: Easing.OutExpo
+
     // ~~ measurement constants ~~
 
     // dimensions of a real window on the screen
@@ -161,9 +165,9 @@ QtObject {
 
     // go to the task index, animated
     function animateGoToTaskIndex(index, duration = Kirigami.Units.longDuration * 2, easing = Easing.OutExpo) {
-        xAnim.duration = duration;
+        xAnimDuration = duration;
+        xAnimEasingType = easing;
         xAnim.to = xPositionFromTaskIndex(index);
-        xAnim.easing.type = easing;
         xAnim.restart();
     }
 
@@ -219,7 +223,8 @@ QtObject {
     property var xAnim: NumberAnimation {
         target: root.state
         property: "xPosition"
-        easing.type: Easing.OutBack
+        duration: xAnimDuration
+        easing.type: xAnimEasingType
     }
 
     property var openAnim: NumberAnimation {