diff --git a/kstyle/animations/breezeanimations.cpp b/kstyle/animations/breezeanimations.cpp
index c6161f94..f1863370 100644
--- a/kstyle/animations/breezeanimations.cpp
+++ b/kstyle/animations/breezeanimations.cpp
@@ -172,13 +172,14 @@ namespace Breeze
         else if( qobject_cast<QLineEdit*>( widget ) ) { _lineEditEngine->registerWidget( widget, AnimationHover|AnimationFocus ); }
         else if( qobject_cast<QTextEdit*>( widget ) ) { _lineEditEngine->registerWidget( widget, AnimationHover|AnimationFocus ); }
 
+        // header views
+        // need to come before abstract item view, otherwise is skipped
+        else if( qobject_cast<QHeaderView*>( widget ) ) { _headerViewEngine->registerWidget( widget ); }
+
         // lists
         else if( qobject_cast<QAbstractItemView*>( widget ) || widget->inherits("Q3ListView") )
         { _lineEditEngine->registerWidget( widget, AnimationHover|AnimationFocus ); }
 
-        // header views
-        else if( qobject_cast<QHeaderView*>( widget ) ) { _headerViewEngine->registerWidget( widget ); }
-
         // tabbar
         else if( qobject_cast<QTabBar*>( widget ) ) { _tabBarEngine->registerWidget( widget ); }
 
diff --git a/kstyle/animations/breezeheaderviewdata.cpp b/kstyle/animations/breezeheaderviewdata.cpp
index 01df4824..8069e825 100644
--- a/kstyle/animations/breezeheaderviewdata.cpp
+++ b/kstyle/animations/breezeheaderviewdata.cpp
@@ -78,13 +78,7 @@ namespace Breeze
                 }
 
                 setCurrentIndex( index );
-
-                /*
-                for now animation is only triggered when hovering the sorting section,
-                since no hover effect is implemented for all other sections
-                */
-                if( index == local->sortIndicatorSection() )
-                { currentIndexAnimation().data()->restart(); }
+                currentIndexAnimation().data()->restart();
 
                 return true;