diff --git a/applets/systemtray/statusnotifieritemjob.cpp b/applets/systemtray/statusnotifieritemjob.cpp
index 01b74d7c3..2fa613827 100644
--- a/applets/systemtray/statusnotifieritemjob.cpp
+++ b/applets/systemtray/statusnotifieritemjob.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "statusnotifieritemjob.h"
 #include <KWindowSystem>
+#include <QSharedPointer>
 
 StatusNotifierItemJob::StatusNotifierItemJob(StatusNotifierItemSource *source, const QString &operation, QMap<QString, QVariant> &parameters, QObject *parent)
     : ServiceJob(source->objectName(), operation, parameters, parent)
@@ -30,8 +31,10 @@ void StatusNotifierItemJob::start()
 
     QWindow *window = nullptr;
     const quint32 launchedSerial = KWindowSystem::lastInputSerial(window);
-    connect(KWindowSystem::self(), &KWindowSystem::xdgActivationTokenArrived, this, [this, launchedSerial](quint32 serial, const QString &token) {
+    auto conn = QSharedPointer<QMetaObject::Connection>::create();
+    *conn = connect(KWindowSystem::self(), &KWindowSystem::xdgActivationTokenArrived, this, [this, launchedSerial, conn](quint32 serial, const QString &token) {
         if (serial == launchedSerial) {
+            disconnect(*conn);
             m_source->provideXdgActivationToken(token);
             performJob();
         }