diff --git a/shell/osd.h b/shell/osd.h
--- a/shell/osd.h
+++ b/shell/osd.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <KSharedConfig>
 
 namespace KDeclarative {
-    class QmlObject;
+    class QmlObjectSharedEngine;
 }
 namespace Plasma {
 }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     void showOsd();
 
     QUrl m_osdUrl;
-    KDeclarative::QmlObject *m_osdObject = nullptr;
+    KDeclarative::QmlObjectSharedEngine *m_osdObject = nullptr;
     QTimer *m_osdTimer = nullptr;
     int m_timeout = 0;
 
diff --git a/shell/osd.cpp b/shell/osd.cpp
--- a/shell/osd.cpp
+++ b/shell/osd.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <QUrl>
 
 #include <Plasma/Package>
-#include <KDeclarative/QmlObject>
+#include <KDeclarative/QmlObjectSharedEngine>
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
 
 Osd::Osd(KSharedConfig::Ptr config, ShellCorona *corona)
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
     }
 
     if (!m_osdObject) {
-        m_osdObject = new KDeclarative::QmlObject(this);
+        m_osdObject = new KDeclarative::QmlObjectSharedEngine(this);
     }
 
     m_osdObject->setSource(m_osdUrl);
diff --git a/shell/shellcorona.h b/shell/shellcorona.h
--- a/shell/shellcorona.h
+++ b/shell/shellcorona.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 namespace KDeclarative
 {
-    class QmlObject;
+    class QmlObjectSharedEngine;
 } // namespace KDeclarative
 
 namespace KScreen {
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
     QMenu *m_addPanelsMenu;
     KPackage::Package m_lookAndFeelPackage;
     QSet<QScreen*> m_redundantOutputs;
-    KDeclarative::QmlObject *m_interactiveConsole;
+    KDeclarative::QmlObjectSharedEngine *m_interactiveConsole;
 
     QTimer m_waitingPanelsTimer;
     QTimer m_appConfigSyncTimer;
diff --git a/shell/shellcorona.cpp b/shell/shellcorona.cpp
--- a/shell/shellcorona.cpp
+++ b/shell/shellcorona.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #include <KAuthorized>
 #include <KWindowSystem>
 #include <kdeclarative/kdeclarative.h>
-#include <kdeclarative/qmlobject.h>
+#include <kdeclarative/qmlobjectsharedengine.h>
 #include <KMessageBox>
 #include <kdirwatch.h>
 
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    KDeclarative::QmlObject *qmlObj = new KDeclarative::QmlObject(this);
+    auto *qmlObj = new KDeclarative::QmlObjectSharedEngine(this);
     qmlObj->setInitializationDelayed(true);
     qmlObj->setSource(alternativesQML);
 
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@
             return;
         }
 
-        m_interactiveConsole = new KDeclarative::QmlObject(this);
+        m_interactiveConsole = new KDeclarative::QmlObjectSharedEngine(this);
         m_interactiveConsole->setInitializationDelayed(true);
         m_interactiveConsole->setSource(consoleQML);