diff --git a/Shell/Notifications/NotificationCard.qml b/Shell/Notifications/NotificationCard.qml
index 1f6faca..392e436 100644
--- a/Shell/Notifications/NotificationCard.qml
+++ b/Shell/Notifications/NotificationCard.qml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Item {
     property bool closing: false
     property bool contextOpen: false
     property real collapseFactor: 1
+    property bool hovered: hoverHandler.hovered
 
     readonly property string notifTitle: notifObject ? String(notifObject.summary || "") : ""
     readonly property string notifBody: notifObject ? String(notifObject.body || "") : ""
@@ -78,9 +79,11 @@ Item {
         if (!notifObject)
             return theme.fallbackNormalTimeoutMs;
 
-        const rawSeconds = Number(notifObject.expireTimeout);
-        if (Number.isFinite(rawSeconds) && rawSeconds > 0)
-            return Math.max(1000, Math.round(rawSeconds * 1000));
+        const rawTimeout = Number(notifObject.expireTimeout);
+        if (Number.isFinite(rawTimeout) && rawTimeout > 0) {
+            const normalizedTimeout = rawTimeout > 100 ? Math.round(rawTimeout) : Math.round(rawTimeout * 1000);
+            return Math.max(theme ? theme.minimumTimeoutMs : 4500, normalizedTimeout);
+        }
 
         const urgency = notifObject.urgency;
         if (urgency === NotificationUrgency.Critical)
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ Item {
     }
 
     function restartTimeout() {
-        if (closing || isExpanded || peekMode)
+        if (closing || isExpanded || peekMode || hovered)
             return;
         timeoutTimer.interval = urgencyTimeoutMs();
         timeoutTimer.restart();
@@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ Item {
         id: timeoutTimer
         interval: root.urgencyTimeoutMs()
         repeat: false
-        running: !root.peekMode
+        running: false
         onTriggered: root.beginClose("timeout")
     }
 
@@ -384,6 +387,10 @@ Item {
         onTapped: root.beginClose("dismiss")
     }
 
+    HoverHandler {
+        id: hoverHandler
+    }
+
     onNotifObjectChanged: restartTimeout()
     onNotifVersionChanged: restartTimeout()
     onContextOpenChanged: {
@@ -392,5 +399,17 @@ Item {
         else
             timeoutTimer.stop();
     }
+    onHoveredChanged: {
+        if (hovered)
+            timeoutTimer.stop();
+        else
+            restartTimeout();
+    }
+    onForceExpandedChanged: {
+        if (forceExpanded)
+            timeoutTimer.stop();
+        else
+            restartTimeout();
+    }
     Component.onCompleted: restartTimeout()
 }
diff --git a/Shell/Notifications/NotificationTheme.qml b/Shell/Notifications/NotificationTheme.qml
index be4e3ea..93c9f75 100644
--- a/Shell/Notifications/NotificationTheme.qml
+++ b/Shell/Notifications/NotificationTheme.qml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ QtObject {
     readonly property int fallbackLowTimeoutMs: 4500
     readonly property int fallbackNormalTimeoutMs: 5000
     readonly property int fallbackCriticalTimeoutMs: 8000
+    readonly property int minimumTimeoutMs: 4500
 
     readonly property int enterMs: 170
     readonly property int exitMs: 140