diff --git a/autotests/integration/effects/scripted_effects_test.cpp b/autotests/integration/effects/scripted_effects_test.cpp
--- a/autotests/integration/effects/scripted_effects_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/effects/scripted_effects_test.cpp
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@
 
     QTest::newRow("single") << "fullScreenEffectTest";
     QTest::newRow("multi")  << "fullScreenEffectTestMulti";
+    QTest::newRow("global") << "fullScreenEffectTestGlobal";
 }
 
 void ScriptedEffectsTest::testFullScreenEffect()
diff --git a/autotests/integration/effects/scripts/fullScreenEffectTestGlobal.js b/autotests/integration/effects/scripts/fullScreenEffectTestGlobal.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autotests/integration/effects/scripts/fullScreenEffectTestGlobal.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+effects['desktopChanged(int,int)'].connect(function(old, current) {
+    var stackingOrder = effects.stackingOrder;
+    for (var i=0; i<stackingOrder.length; i++) {
+        var w = stackingOrder[i];
+        //1 second long random animation, marked as fullscreen
+        w.anim1 = animate({
+            window: w,
+            duration: 1000,
+            fullScreen: true,
+            animations: [{
+                type: Effect.Scale,
+                curve: Effect.GaussianCurve,
+                to: 1.4
+            }, {
+                type: Effect.Opacity,
+                curve: Effect.GaussianCurve,
+                to: 0.0
+            }]
+        });
+    }
+});
diff --git a/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp b/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
--- a/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
+++ b/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@
                 if (!(s.set & AnimationSettings::Delay)) {
                     s.delay = settings.at(0).delay;
                 }
+                if (!(s.set & AnimationSettings::FullScreen)) {
+                    s.fullScreenEffect = settings.at(0).fullScreenEffect;
+                }
 
                 s.metaData = 0;
                 typedef QMap<AnimationEffect::MetaType, QString> MetaTypeMap;