diff --git a/app/CMakeLists.txt b/app/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     KF5::XmlGui
     KF5::DBusAddons
     KF5::ConfigGui
+    KF5::QuickAddons
     PW::KWorkspace
 )
 
diff --git a/app/main.cpp b/app/main.cpp
--- a/app/main.cpp
+++ b/app/main.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <KCrash>
 
 #include <kworkspace.h>
+#include <KQuickAddons/QtQuickSettings>
 
 #include "SystemSettingsApp.h"
 #include "SettingsBase.h"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationName(QStringLiteral("systemsettings"));
 
     KWorkSpace::detectPlatform(argc, argv);
+    KQuickAddons::QtQuickSettings::init();
     SystemSettingsApp application(argc, argv);
     KCrash::initialize();
 
diff --git a/sidebar/CMakeLists.txt b/sidebar/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/sidebar/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sidebar/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     KF5::Service
     KF5::XmlGui
     KF5::Package
+    KF5::QuickAddons
     KF5::Declarative
     KF5::ActivitiesStats
     Qt5::Qml
diff --git a/sidebar/SidebarMode.cpp b/sidebar/SidebarMode.cpp
--- a/sidebar/SidebarMode.cpp
+++ b/sidebar/SidebarMode.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 #include <KActivities/Stats/ResultSet>
 #include <KActivities/Stats/Terms>
 
+#include <KQuickAddons/QtQuickSettings>
+
 namespace KAStats = KActivities::Stats;
 
 using namespace KAStats;
@@ -255,6 +257,7 @@
     : BaseMode( parent )
     , d( new Private() )
 {
+    KQuickAddons::QtQuickSettings::init();
     qApp->setAttribute(Qt::AA_DontCreateNativeWidgetSiblings);
     d->aboutIcon = new KAboutData( QStringLiteral("SidebarView"), i18n( "Sidebar View" ),
                                  QStringLiteral("1.0"), i18n( "Provides a categorized sidebar for control modules." ),