diff --git a/greeter/main.cpp b/greeter/main.cpp
--- a/greeter/main.cpp
+++ b/greeter/main.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
 #include <KLocalizedString>
+#include <KQuickAddons/QtQuickSettings>
 
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion(QStringLiteral("0.1"));
     QCoreApplication::setOrganizationDomain(QStringLiteral("kde.org"));
 
+    KQuickAddons::QtQuickSettings::init();
+
     // disable session management for the greeter
     auto disableSessionManagement = [](QSessionManager &sm) {
         sm.setRestartHint(QSessionManager::RestartNever);