diff --git a/shell/desktopview.h b/shell/desktopview.h
--- a/shell/desktopview.h
+++ b/shell/desktopview.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 
     //What kind of plasma session we're in: are we in a full workspace, an application?...
     Q_PROPERTY(SessionType sessionType READ sessionType CONSTANT)
+
+    Q_PROPERTY(QVariantMap candidateContainments READ candidateContainmentsGraphicItems NOTIFY candidateContainmentsChanged)
+
 public:
     enum WindowType {
         Window, /** The window is a normal resizable window with titlebar and appears in the taskbar */
@@ -72,6 +75,8 @@
 
     SessionType sessionType() const;
 
+    QVariantMap candidateContainmentsGraphicItems() const;
+
 protected:
     bool event(QEvent *e) override;
     void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *e) override;
@@ -88,6 +93,7 @@
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void stayBehindChanged();
     void windowTypeChanged();
+    void candidateContainmentsChanged();
 
 private:
     void coronaPackageChanged(const KPackage::Package &package);
diff --git a/shell/desktopview.cpp b/shell/desktopview.cpp
--- a/shell/desktopview.cpp
+++ b/shell/desktopview.cpp
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@
 #include <QQmlEngine>
 #include <QQmlContext>
 #include <QScreen>
+#include <QQuickItem>
 #include <qopenglshaderprogram.h>
 
 #include <kwindowsystem.h>
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
 #include <KAuthorized>
+#include <kactivities/controller.h>
 
 #include <KPackage/Package>
 
@@ -57,6 +59,13 @@
     QObject::connect(corona, &Plasma::Corona::kPackageChanged,
                      this, &DesktopView::coronaPackageChanged);
 
+    KActivities::Controller *m_activityController = new KActivities::Controller(this);
+    
+    QObject::connect(m_activityController, &KActivities::Controller::activityAdded,
+                     this, &DesktopView::candidateContainmentsChanged);
+    QObject::connect(m_activityController, &KActivities::Controller::activityRemoved,
+                     this, &DesktopView::candidateContainmentsChanged);
+
     if (QQuickWindow::sceneGraphBackend() != QLatin1String("software")) {
         connect(this, &DesktopView::sceneGraphInitialized, this,
             [this, corona]() {
@@ -197,6 +206,19 @@
     }
 }
 
+QVariantMap DesktopView::candidateContainmentsGraphicItems() const
+{
+    QVariantMap map;
+    if (!containment()) {
+        return map;
+    }
+
+    for (auto cont : corona()->containmentsForScreen(containment()->screen())) {
+        map[cont->activity()] = cont->property("_plasma_graphicObject");
+    }
+    return map;
+}
+
 bool DesktopView::event(QEvent *e)
 {
     if (e->type() == QEvent::PlatformSurface) {