diff --git a/src/gui/activitywidget.cpp b/src/gui/activitywidget.cpp
index 5d3408890e..d9321ac712 100644
--- a/src/gui/activitywidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/activitywidget.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ ActivityWidget::ActivityWidget(AccountState *accountState, QWidget *parent)
     ActivityItemDelegate *delegate = new ActivityItemDelegate;
     delegate->setParent(this);
     _ui->_activityList->setItemDelegate(delegate);
-    _ui->_activityList->setAlternatingRowColors(true);
+    _ui->_activityList->setAlternatingRowColors(false);
     _ui->_activityList->setModel(_model);
 
     // Create a widget container for the notifications. The ui file defines
diff --git a/src/gui/activitywidget.ui b/src/gui/activitywidget.ui
index 132a6a3bbd..cbaf396e90 100644
--- a/src/gui/activitywidget.ui
+++ b/src/gui/activitywidget.ui
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@
      <property name="lineWidth">
       <number>0</number>
      </property>
+     <property name="editTriggers">
+      <set>QAbstractItemView::NoEditTriggers</set>
+     </property>
+     <property name="showDropIndicator" stdset="0">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="defaultDropAction">
+      <enum>Qt::IgnoreAction</enum>
+     </property>
      <property name="resizeMode">
       <enum>QListView::Adjust</enum>
      </property>
@@ -72,4 +81,4 @@
  </tabstops>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
-</ui>
\ No newline at end of file
+</ui>