diff --git a/animator.h b/animator.h
index d61f20120..c82db346d 100644
--- a/animator.h
+++ b/animator.h
@@ -198,6 +198,14 @@ public:
      */
     void unregisterScrollingManager(QGraphicsWidget *widget);
 
+    /**
+     * Stop any scrolling that could be happening on widget
+     *
+     * @param the widget that must stop animating
+     * @since 4.5
+     */
+    void stopScrollingWidget(QGraphicsWidget *widget);
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void animationFinished(QGraphicsItem *item, Plasma::Animator::Animation anim);
     void movementFinished(QGraphicsItem *item);
diff --git a/deprecated/animator.cpp b/deprecated/animator.cpp
index 27ddf63bc..bdf98dd3f 100644
--- a/deprecated/animator.cpp
+++ b/deprecated/animator.cpp
@@ -782,5 +782,12 @@ void Animator::unregisterScrollingManager(QGraphicsWidget *widget)
     }
 }
 
+void Animator::stopScrollingWidget(QGraphicsWidget *widget)
+{
+    if (d->scrollingManagers.contains(widget)) {
+        d->scrollingManagers.value(widget)->stop();
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace Plasma
 
diff --git a/private/kineticscroll.cpp b/private/kineticscroll.cpp
index 39b4d50fd..6e323f9e2 100644
--- a/private/kineticscroll.cpp
+++ b/private/kineticscroll.cpp
@@ -369,6 +369,12 @@ void KineticScrolling::setWidget(QGraphicsWidget *parent)
     /* TODO: add a new property in plasma::ScrollWidget 'hasOvershoot' */
 }
 
+void KineticScrolling::stop()
+{
+    d->scrollAnimation->stop();
+}
+
+
 bool KineticScrolling::eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(watched);
@@ -378,11 +384,6 @@ bool KineticScrolling::eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event)
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (event->type() == QEvent::GraphicsSceneMove) {
-        d->scrollAnimation->stop();
-        return false;
-    }
-
     bool notBlocked = true;
     if (d->multitouchGesture == KineticScrollingPrivate::GestureNone &&
             d->parent && d->parent->scene()) {
diff --git a/private/kineticscroll_p.h b/private/kineticscroll_p.h
index 5f2571367..cb413a494 100644
--- a/private/kineticscroll_p.h
+++ b/private/kineticscroll_p.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public:
     KineticScrolling(QGraphicsWidget *parent);
     ~KineticScrolling();
     void setWidget(QGraphicsWidget *parent);
+    void stop();
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void stateChanged(QAbstractAnimation::State newState,