diff --git a/containments/homescreens/halcyon/package/contents/ui/GridAppList.qml b/containments/homescreens/halcyon/package/contents/ui/GridAppList.qml
index 1259cb5d..bbee7d3f 100644
--- a/containments/homescreens/halcyon/package/contents/ui/GridAppList.qml
+++ b/containments/homescreens/halcyon/package/contents/ui/GridAppList.qml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.kde.phone.homescreen.halcyon 1.0 as Halcyon
 MobileShell.GridView {
     id: gridView
     layer.enabled: true
+    reuseItems: true
     
     readonly property int reservedSpaceForLabel: metrics.height
     readonly property real effectiveContentWidth: width - leftMargin - rightMargin