diff --git a/src/plasmaquick/configview.h b/src/plasmaquick/configview.h
--- a/src/plasmaquick/configview.h
+++ b/src/plasmaquick/configview.h
@@ -89,6 +89,17 @@
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void updateMaximumHeight())
 };
 
+// WORKAROUND FOR BUG: 393630
+class PlasmoidRootItem : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    PlasmoidRootItem(QObject *rootItem, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    Q_INVOKABLE QVariant get(const QString p);
+private:
+    QObject *m_rootItem {nullptr};
+};
+// <-- END WORKAROUND
 }
 
 #endif // multiple inclusion guard
diff --git a/src/plasmaquick/configview.cpp b/src/plasmaquick/configview.cpp
--- a/src/plasmaquick/configview.cpp
+++ b/src/plasmaquick/configview.cpp
@@ -170,8 +170,20 @@
         }
     }
 
-    q->engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("plasmoid"), applet.data()->property("_plasma_graphicObject").value<QObject *>());
+    QObject *plasmoid = applet.data()->property("_plasma_graphicObject").value<QObject *>();
+
+    // WORKAROUND FOR BUG: 393630
+    // Usage: in SystemTray's ConfigEntries.qml
+    //        use plasmoidRootItem.get(string property) instead of plasmoid.rootItem.property
+
+    PlasmoidRootItem *plasmoidRootItem = new PlasmoidRootItem(plasmoid->property("rootItem").value<QObject *>(), q);
+    q->engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("plasmoidRootItem"), plasmoidRootItem);
+
+    // <-- END WORKAROUND
+
+    q->engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("plasmoid"), plasmoid);
     q->engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("configDialog"), q);
+
     component->completeCreate();
     delete component;
 }
@@ -354,6 +366,17 @@
     QQuickWindow::resizeEvent(re);
 }
 
+PlasmoidRootItem::PlasmoidRootItem(QObject *rootItem, QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent), m_rootItem(rootItem)
+{
+}
+
+QVariant PlasmoidRootItem::get(const QString p)
+{
+    QByteArray ba = p.toLatin1();
+    const char *c_str = ba.data();
+    return m_rootItem? m_rootItem->property(c_str) : QVariant();
+}
 }
 
 #include "moc_configview.cpp"