diff --git a/osd/NotificationPanel.qml b/osd/NotificationPanel.qml
index 0fee388..5713363 100644
--- a/osd/NotificationPanel.qml
+++ b/osd/NotificationPanel.qml
@@ -11,16 +11,26 @@ Scope {
   property bool visible: false
   property int panelWidth: 350
 
+  Timer {
+    id: hideTimer
+    interval: Config.options.osd.timeout
+    onTriggered: GlobalStates.notificationPanelOpen = false
+  }
+
+  Timer {
+    id: quickHideTimer
+    interval: 1
+    onTriggered: GlobalStates.notificationPanelOpen = false
+  }
+
   Loader {
     id: notificationPanelLoader
     active: GlobalStates.notificationPanelOpen
-    /**
     onActiveChanged: {
-      if (!notificationPanelLoader.active & NotificationServer.amountNotifications == 0) {
-        GlobalStates.notificationPanelOpen = false;
+      if (notificationPanelLoader.active & NotificationService.amountNotifications == 0) {
+        quickHideTimer.restart();
       }
     }
-    //*/
 
     sourceComponent: PanelWindow {
       id: notificationPanelRoot
@@ -49,18 +59,29 @@ Scope {
         color: Config.options.bar.showBackground ? Appearance.colors.colLayer1 : "transparent"
       }
 
-      ColumnLayout {
-        id: notifs
-        anchors.margins: 4
-        anchors.left: parent.left
-        anchors.right: parent.right
-        Repeater {
-          model: NotificationService.notifications
-          NotificationItem {
-            required property Notification modelData
-            notif: modelData
-            textWidth: root.panelWidth - 14
-            notificationRounding: Appearance.rounding.unsharpenmore
+      MouseArea {
+        id: notificationArea
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        hoverEnabled: true
+        onExited: () => {
+          hideTimer.restart();
+        }
+        onEntered: () => {
+          hideTimer.stop();
+        }
+        ColumnLayout {
+          id: notifs
+          anchors.margins: 4
+          anchors.left: parent.left
+          anchors.right: parent.right
+          Repeater {
+            model: NotificationService.notifications
+            NotificationItem {
+              required property Notification modelData
+              notif: modelData
+              textWidth: root.panelWidth - 14
+              notificationRounding: Appearance.rounding.unsharpenmore
+            }
           }
         }
       }