diff --git a/tabbox/declarative.cpp b/tabbox/declarative.cpp
index a470fe83fe..b579298ce8 100644
--- a/tabbox/declarative.cpp
+++ b/tabbox/declarative.cpp
@@ -273,13 +273,21 @@ void DeclarativeView::slotUpdateGeometry()
     }
 }
 
-void DeclarativeView::setCurrentIndex(const QModelIndex &index)
+void DeclarativeView::setCurrentIndex(const QModelIndex &index, bool disableAnimation)
 {
     if (tabBox->config().tabBoxMode() != m_mode) {
         return;
     }
     if (QObject *item = rootObject()->findChild<QObject*>("listView")) {
+        QVariant durationRestore;
+        if (disableAnimation) {
+            durationRestore = item->property("highlightMoveDuration");
+            item->setProperty("highlightMoveDuration", QVariant(1));
+        }
         item->setProperty("currentIndex", index.row());
+        if (disableAnimation) {
+            item->setProperty("highlightMoveDuration", durationRestore);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tabbox/declarative.h b/tabbox/declarative.h
index 28b8a74739..0de08ba168 100644
--- a/tabbox/declarative.h
+++ b/tabbox/declarative.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public:
     DeclarativeView(QAbstractItemModel *model, TabBoxConfig::TabBoxMode mode, QWidget *parent = NULL);
     virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *event);
     virtual void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event);
-    void setCurrentIndex(const QModelIndex &index);
+    void setCurrentIndex(const QModelIndex &index, bool disableAnimation = false);
 
 protected:
     virtual void hideEvent(QHideEvent *event);
diff --git a/tabbox/tabboxhandler.cpp b/tabbox/tabboxhandler.cpp
index e91ea71da0..6dea794add 100644
--- a/tabbox/tabboxhandler.cpp
+++ b/tabbox/tabboxhandler.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void TabBoxHandler::show()
                 d->m_declarativeView = new DeclarativeView(d->clientModel(), TabBoxConfig::ClientTabBox);
             }
             d->m_declarativeView->show();
-            d->m_declarativeView->setCurrentIndex(d->index);
+            d->m_declarativeView->setCurrentIndex(d->index, true);
         } else {
             if (!d->m_declarativeDesktopView) {
                 d->m_declarativeDesktopView = new DeclarativeView(d->desktopModel(), TabBoxConfig::DesktopTabBox);