diff --git a/src/status_im2/contexts/activity_center/events.cljs b/src/status_im2/contexts/activity_center/events.cljs
index 5fa566d425..6560621aa8 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/contexts/activity_center/events.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/contexts/activity_center/events.cljs
@@ -25,19 +25,25 @@
 (rf/defn open-activity-center
   {:events [:activity-center/open]}
   [{:keys [db]} {:keys [filter-type filter-status]}]
-  {:db       (cond-> db
-               filter-status
-               (assoc-in [:activity-center :filter :status] filter-status)
+  ;; It's essential to clean-up the popover state and delay the dispatch of the
+  ;; `:show-popover` event, otherwise the popover won't be displayed under
+  ;; certain conditions. See issue
+  ;; https://github.com/status-im/status-mobile/issues/15230
+  {:db             (cond-> (dissoc db :popover/popover)
+                     filter-status
+                     (assoc-in [:activity-center :filter :status] filter-status)
 
-               filter-type
-               (assoc-in [:activity-center :filter :type] filter-type))
-   :dispatch [:show-popover
-              {:view                       :activity-center
-               :style                      {:margin 0}
-               :disable-touchable-overlay? true
-               :blur-view?                 true
-               :blur-view-props            {:blur-amount 20
-                                            :blur-type   :dark}}]})
+                     filter-type
+                     (assoc-in [:activity-center :filter :type] filter-type))
+   :dispatch-later [{:ms       25
+                     :dispatch [:show-popover
+                                {:view                       :activity-center
+                                 :style                      {:margin 0}
+                                 :disable-touchable-overlay? true
+                                 :delay-ms                   225
+                                 :blur-view?                 true
+                                 :blur-view-props            {:blur-amount 20
+                                                              :blur-type   :dark}}]}]})
 
 ;;;; Misc
 
diff --git a/src/status_im2/contexts/activity_center/events_test.cljs b/src/status_im2/contexts/activity_center/events_test.cljs
index 6b5525f118..16bf10be29 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/contexts/activity_center/events_test.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/contexts/activity_center/events_test.cljs
@@ -36,32 +36,23 @@
 (deftest open-activity-center-test
   (testing "opens the activity center with filters enabled"
     (h/run-test-sync
-     (let [spy-queue (atom [])]
-       (setup)
-       (h/spy-fx spy-queue :show-popover)
+     (setup)
+     (rf/dispatch [:activity-center/open
+                   {:filter-type   types/contact-request
+                    :filter-status :unread}])
 
-       (rf/dispatch [:activity-center/open
-                     {:filter-type   types/contact-request
-                      :filter-status :unread}])
+     (is (= {:status :unread
+             :type   types/contact-request}
+            (get-in (h/db) [:activity-center :filter])))))
 
-       (is (= {:status :unread
-               :type   types/contact-request}
-              (get-in (h/db) [:activity-center :filter])))
-       (is (= [{:id :show-popover :args nil}]
-              @spy-queue)))))
-
-  (testing "opens the activity center without custom filters"
+  (testing "opens the activity center with default filters"
     (h/run-test-sync
-     (let [spy-queue (atom [])]
-       (setup)
-       (h/spy-fx spy-queue :show-popover)
+     (setup)
 
-       (rf/dispatch [:activity-center/open])
+     (rf/dispatch [:activity-center/open])
 
-       (is (= {:status :unread :type types/no-type}
-              (get-in (h/db) [:activity-center :filter])))
-       (is (= [{:id :show-popover :args nil}]
-              @spy-queue))))))
+     (is (= {:status :unread :type types/no-type}
+            (get-in (h/db) [:activity-center :filter]))))))
 
 (deftest mark-as-read-test
   (testing "does nothing if the notification ID cannot be found in the app db"