diff --git a/src/MainWindow.h b/src/MainWindow.h
--- a/src/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/MainWindow.h
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@
 
     void profileListChanged(const QList<QAction *> &sessionActions);
     void configureNotifications();
-    void setBlur(bool blur);
 
     void updateWindowIcon();
     void updateWindowCaption();
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow.cpp
--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KToggleAction>
 #include <KToggleFullScreenAction>
-#include <KWindowEffects>
 
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QMenuBar>
@@ -102,9 +101,7 @@
             &Konsole::MainWindow::disconnectController);
     connect(_viewManager, &Konsole::ViewManager::viewPropertiesChanged,
             bookmarkHandler(), &Konsole::BookmarkHandler::setViews);
-    connect(_viewManager, &Konsole::ViewManager::blurSettingChanged,
-            this, &Konsole::MainWindow::setBlur);
-
+    
     connect(_viewManager, &Konsole::ViewManager::updateWindowIcon, this,
             &Konsole::MainWindow::updateWindowIcon);
     connect(_viewManager,
@@ -246,8 +243,6 @@
     Q_ASSERT(controller);
     _pluggedController = controller;
 
-    setBlur(ViewManager::profileHasBlurEnabled(SessionManager::instance()->sessionProfile(_pluggedController->session())));
-
     // listen for title changes from the current session
     connect(controller, &Konsole::SessionController::titleChanged, this,
             &Konsole::MainWindow::activeViewTitleChanged);
@@ -841,17 +836,6 @@
     KNotifyConfigWidget::configure(this);
 }
 
-void MainWindow::setBlur(bool blur)
-{
-    if (_pluggedController.isNull()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!_pluggedController->isKonsolePart()) {
-        KWindowEffects::enableBlurBehind(winId(), blur);
-    }
-}
-
 void MainWindow::setMenuBarInitialVisibility(bool visible)
 {
     _menuBarInitialVisibility = visible;
diff --git a/src/ViewManager.h b/src/ViewManager.h
--- a/src/ViewManager.h
+++ b/src/ViewManager.h
@@ -356,6 +356,8 @@
 
     void closeTabFromContainer(ViewContainer *container, QWidget *tab);
 
+    void setBlur(bool blur);
+    
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(ViewManager)
 
diff --git a/src/ViewManager.cpp b/src/ViewManager.cpp
--- a/src/ViewManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewManager.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KActionCollection>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
+#include <KWindowEffects>
 
 // Konsole
 #include <windowadaptor.h>
@@ -91,6 +92,9 @@
             this, &Konsole::ViewManager::profileChanged);
     connect(SessionManager::instance(), &Konsole::SessionManager::sessionUpdated,
             this, &Konsole::ViewManager::updateViewsForSession);
+    connect(this, &Konsole::ViewManager::blurSettingChanged,
+            this, &Konsole::ViewManager::setBlur);
+
 
     //prepare DBus communication
     new WindowAdaptor(this);
@@ -566,6 +570,9 @@
     _viewSplitter->setFocusProxy(controller->view());
 
     _pluggedController = controller;
+    
+    setBlur(profileHasBlurEnabled(SessionManager::instance()->sessionProfile(_pluggedController->session())));
+    
     emit activeViewChanged(controller);
 }
 
@@ -1139,6 +1146,17 @@
     }
 }
 
+void ViewManager::setBlur(bool blur)
+{
+    if (_pluggedController.isNull()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if(widget() && widget()->window()) {
+        KWindowEffects::enableBlurBehind(widget()->window()->winId(), blur);
+    }
+}
+
 void ViewManager::setNavigationVisibility(int visibility)
 {
     _navigationVisibility = static_cast<ViewContainer::NavigationVisibility>(visibility);