diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 940820ce..a1dbb05d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
-set(KF5_MIN_VERSION "5.89.0")
+set(KF5_MIN_VERSION "5.101.0")
 set(QT_MIN_VERSION "5.15.0")
 
 find_package(ECM ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
diff --git a/src/qml/main.qml b/src/qml/main.qml
index 4f076b18..500faa25 100644
--- a/src/qml/main.qml
+++ b/src/qml/main.qml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
     height: Kirigami.Settings.isMobile ? 660 : 600
 
     pageStack.clip: true
+    pageStack.popHiddenPages: true
     pageStack.globalToolBar.style: Kirigami.ApplicationHeaderStyle.ToolBar;
     pageStack.globalToolBar.showNavigationButtons: Kirigami.ApplicationHeaderStyle.ShowBackButton;
 
@@ -96,26 +97,6 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
         }
     }
 
-    // pop pages when not in use
-    Connections {
-        target: applicationWindow().pageStack
-        function onCurrentIndexChanged() {
-            // wait for animation to finish before popping pages
-            timer.restart();
-        }
-    }
-
-    Timer {
-        id: timer
-        interval: 300
-        onTriggered: {
-            let currentIndex = applicationWindow().pageStack.currentIndex;
-            while (applicationWindow().pageStack.depth > (currentIndex + 1) && currentIndex >= 0) {
-                applicationWindow().pageStack.pop();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     Component.onDestruction: {
         saveWindowLayout();
     }