diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/ReceiveDialog.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/ReceiveDialog.qml
index c5be650ad..df77d1290 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/ReceiveDialog.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/ReceiveDialog.qml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ ElDialog {
     padding: 0
 
     ColumnLayout {
+        visible: !_ispaid
         anchors.fill: parent
         spacing: 0
 
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ ElDialog {
                 id: rootLayout
                 width: parent.width
                 spacing: constants.paddingMedium
-                visible: !_ispaid
 
                 states: [
                     State {
@@ -361,7 +361,6 @@ ElDialog {
     RequestDetails {
         id: request
         wallet: Daemon.currentWallet
-        key: dialog.key
         onDetailsChanged: {
             if (bolt11) {
                 rootLayout.state = 'bolt11'
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qerequestdetails.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qerequestdetails.py
index 7c11375a8..5326aceae 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qerequestdetails.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qerequestdetails.py
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ from electrum.invoices import (PR_UNPAID, PR_EXPIRED, PR_UNKNOWN, PR_PAID, PR_IN
 
 from .qewallet import QEWallet
 from .qetypes import QEAmount
+from .util import QtEventListener, event_listener
 
-class QERequestDetails(QObject):
+class QERequestDetails(QObject, QtEventListener):
 
     class Status:
         Unpaid = PR_UNPAID
@@ -32,17 +33,25 @@ class QERequestDetails(QObject):
     _amount = None
 
     detailsChanged = pyqtSignal() # generic request properties changed signal
+    statusChanged = pyqtSignal()
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
+        self.register_callbacks()
+        self.destroyed.connect(lambda: self.on_destroy())
 
-    def __del__(self):
-        if self._wallet:
-            self._wallet.requestStatusChanged.disconnect(self.updateRequestStatus)
+    def on_destroy(self):
+        self.unregister_callbacks()
         if self._timer:
             self._timer.stop()
             self._timer = None
 
+    @event_listener
+    def on_event_request_status(self, wallet, key, status):
+        if wallet == self._wallet.wallet and key == self._key:
+            self._logger.debug('request status %d for key %s' % (status, key))
+            self.statusChanged.emit()
+
     walletChanged = pyqtSignal()
     @pyqtProperty(QEWallet, notify=walletChanged)
     def wallet(self):
@@ -51,13 +60,8 @@ class QERequestDetails(QObject):
     @wallet.setter
     def wallet(self, wallet: QEWallet):
         if self._wallet != wallet:
-            if self._wallet:
-                self._wallet.requestStatusChanged.disconnect(self.updateRequestStatus)
             self._wallet = wallet
             self.walletChanged.emit()
-
-            wallet.requestStatusChanged.connect(self.updateRequestStatus)
-
             self.initRequest()
 
     keyChanged = pyqtSignal()
@@ -116,13 +120,6 @@ class QERequestDetails(QObject):
         return self._req.get_bip21_URI() if self._req else ''
 
 
-    @pyqtSlot(str, int)
-    def updateRequestStatus(self, key, status):
-        if key == self._key:
-            self._logger.debug(f'request with key {key} updated status ({status})')
-            self.statusChanged.emit()
-
-
     def initRequest(self):
         if self._wallet is None or self._key is None:
             return