diff --git a/effects/slidingpopups/slidingpopups.cpp b/effects/slidingpopups/slidingpopups.cpp
index 41276c7878..a4932fa70c 100644
--- a/effects/slidingpopups/slidingpopups.cpp
+++ b/effects/slidingpopups/slidingpopups.cpp
@@ -61,9 +61,13 @@ void SlidingPopupsEffect::prePaintWindow( EffectWindow* w, WindowPrePaintData& d
         }
     else if( mDisappearingWindows.contains( w ) )
         {
+
         mDisappearingWindows[ w ].addTime( time );
         if( mDisappearingWindows[ w ].value() < 1 )
+            {
             data.setTransformed();
+            w->enablePainting( EffectWindow::PAINT_DISABLED_BY_DELETE );
+            }
         else
             {
             mDisappearingWindows.remove( w );
@@ -90,7 +94,6 @@ void SlidingPopupsEffect::paintWindow( EffectWindow* w, int mask, QRegion region
         animating = true;
         }
 
-
     if( animating )
         {
         const qreal progress = appearing?(1 - mAppearingWindows[ w ].value()):mDisappearingWindows[ w ].value();
@@ -168,6 +171,7 @@ void SlidingPopupsEffect::propertyNotify( EffectWindow* w, long a )
         return;
 
     QByteArray data = w->readProperty( mAtom, mAtom, 32 );
+
     if( data.length() < 1 )
         return;
     long* d = reinterpret_cast< long* >( data.data());