diff --git a/modules/notification/NotificationBody.qml b/modules/notification/NotificationBody.qml
index 378b8dc..18bf616 100644
--- a/modules/notification/NotificationBody.qml
+++ b/modules/notification/NotificationBody.qml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Rectangle {
     property var urgency: (notification.urgency ?? notification.hints["urgency"]) != null ? (notification.urgency ?? notification.hints["urgency"]) + 1 : 0
 
     property bool closing: false
+    property int _hoveredActionCount: 0
 
     property real duration: (
         notification.expireTimeout > 0 ? notification.expireTimeout*1000 :
@@ -217,6 +218,8 @@ Rectangle {
                 spacing: Config.spacing
                 anchors.fill: parent
                 anchors.margins: Config.spacing
+                // Expose root to delegates without direct id lookup (avoids ReferenceError inside Repeater)
+                property var bodyRoot: root
 
                 Repeater {
                     id: notificationActionRepeater
@@ -224,13 +227,28 @@ Rectangle {
 
                     delegate: MouseArea{
                         id: actionMouseArea
-                        width: actionsRow.width/notification.actions.length
+                        width: parent.width / parent.bodyRoot.notification.actions.length
                         height: actionRectangle.height
                         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
 
                         hoverEnabled: true
                         cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
 
+                        onContainsMouseChanged: {
+                            // Track hover for pause logic via parent's bodyRoot (avoids direct 'root' lookup)
+                            const body = parent.bodyRoot
+                            if (!body) return
+                            if (containsMouse) body._hoveredActionCount++
+                            else body._hoveredActionCount = Math.max(0, body._hoveredActionCount - 1)
+                        }
+
+                        Component.onDestruction: {
+                            if (containsMouse && parent && parent.bodyRoot) {
+                                const body = parent.bodyRoot
+                                body._hoveredActionCount = Math.max(0, body._hoveredActionCount - 1)
+                            }
+                        }
+
                         Rectangle {
                             id: actionRectangle
                             width: parent.width
@@ -265,7 +283,7 @@ Rectangle {
                             mouse.accepted=true
                             modelData.invoke()
                             // resident check is allready in .invoke()
-                            root.closeNotification(false)
+                            parent.bodyRoot.closeNotification(false)
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -298,6 +316,8 @@ Rectangle {
                     width: parent.width - inlineReplyButtonMouseArea.width
                     height: inlineReplyButtonText.height
                     anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                    hoverEnabled: true
+                    activeFocusOnTab: true
 
                     placeholderText: notification.hints["x-kde-reply-placeholder-text"] != null ? notification.hints["x-kde-reply-placeholder-text"] : notification.inlineReplyPlaceholder
                     placeholderTextColor: inlineReplyTextField.activeFocus ? Colors.secondary_fg : Colors.secondary
@@ -370,7 +390,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 from: 1.0
                 to: 0.0
                 duration: root.duration 
-                paused: mouseArea.containsMouse || closingMouseArea.containsMouse || inlineReplyButtonMouseArea.containsMouse
+                paused: mouseArea.containsMouse || closingMouseArea.containsMouse || inlineReplyButtonMouseArea.containsMouse || root._hoveredActionCount > 0 || inlineReplyTextField.hovered || inlineReplyTextField.activeFocus
 
                 onFinished: root.closeNotification(false)
             }