diff --git a/containment/contents/ui/AppletItem.qml b/containment/contents/ui/AppletItem.qml
index a98256b68..600b79d31 100644
--- a/containment/contents/ui/AppletItem.qml
+++ b/containment/contents/ui/AppletItem.qml
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ Item {
             }
 
             Behavior on zoomScale {
-                NumberAnimation { duration: container.animationTime }
+                NumberAnimation { duration: 2 * container.animationTime }
             }
 
             function calculateScales( currentMousePosition ){
diff --git a/plasmoid/contents/ui/TaskDelegate.qml b/plasmoid/contents/ui/TaskDelegate.qml
index 319165150..e77c9d102 100644
--- a/plasmoid/contents/ui/TaskDelegate.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/contents/ui/TaskDelegate.qml
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ MouseArea{
                 }*/
 
             Behavior on mScale {
-                NumberAnimation { duration: mainItemContainer.animationTime }
+                NumberAnimation { duration: 2 * mainItemContainer.animationTime }
             }