diff --git a/qml/CMakeLists.txt b/qml/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/qml/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qml/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 install( DIRECTORY outline/plasma   DESTINATION ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/${KWIN_NAME}/outline )
 install( DIRECTORY virtualkeyboard   DESTINATION ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/${KWIN_NAME} )
+
+add_subdirectory(kwinqml)
diff --git a/qml/kwinqml/CMakeLists.txt b/qml/kwinqml/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qml/kwinqml/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+set(kwinqmlplugin_SRCS
+  kwinqml.cpp
+  kwinplugin.cpp
+)
+
+install(FILES qmldir DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_QMLDIR}/org/kde/kwin/app)
+
+add_library(kwinqmlplugin SHARED ${kwinqmlplugin_SRCS})
+
+target_link_libraries(kwinqmlplugin
+  Qt5::Qml
+  Qt5::Quick
+  KF5::WaylandClient
+  KF5::WaylandServer
+)
+
+install(TARGETS kwinqmlplugin DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_QMLDIR}/org/kde/kwin/app)
diff --git a/qml/kwinqml/kwinplugin.h b/qml/kwinqml/kwinplugin.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qml/kwinqml/kwinplugin.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef KWINPLUGIN_H
+#define KWINPLUGIN_H
+
+#include <QQmlEngine>
+#include <QQmlExtensionPlugin>
+
+class KWinPlugin : public QQmlExtensionPlugin
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.qt-project.Qt.QQmlExtensionInterface")
+
+    public:
+        void registerTypes(const char *uri) override;
+};
+
+#endif //KWINPLUGIN_H
diff --git a/qml/kwinqml/kwinplugin.cpp b/qml/kwinqml/kwinplugin.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qml/kwinqml/kwinplugin.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "kwinplugin.h"
+#include "kwinqml.h"
+#include <QtQml>
+
+void KWinPlugin::registerTypes(const char *uri)
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(uri == QLatin1String("org.kde.kwin.app"));
+    qmlRegisterType<KWinQml>(uri, 1, 0,"KWinApp");
+}
+
diff --git a/qml/kwinqml/kwinqml.h b/qml/kwinqml/kwinqml.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qml/kwinqml/kwinqml.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#include <QtQuick/QQuickItem>
+#include <QObject>
+
+namespace KWayland
+{
+namespace Server
+{
+class Display;
+class SeatInterface;
+class ShellInterface;
+}
+}
+
+class KWinQml : public QQuickItem
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString socketName READ socketName WRITE setSocketName NOTIFY socketNameChanged)
+
+public:
+    KWinQml();
+    ~KWinQml() override;
+
+    void setSocketName(const QString socketName)
+    {
+        m_name = "kwin-plasma-emulator-0";
+        emit socketNameChanged(socketName);
+    }
+
+    QString socketName() const
+    {
+        return m_name;
+    }
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE void start();
+
+signals:
+    void socketNameChanged(QString);
+
+private:
+    QString m_name;
+    KWayland::Server::Display *m_display = nullptr;
+    KWayland::Server::SeatInterface *m_seat = nullptr;
+    KWayland::Server::ShellInterface *m_shell = nullptr;
+
+};
+
diff --git a/qml/kwinqml/kwinqml.cpp b/qml/kwinqml/kwinqml.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qml/kwinqml/kwinqml.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#include "kwinqml.h"
+#include <KWayland/Server/display.h>
+#include <KWayland/Server/seat_interface.h>
+#include <KWayland/Server/compositor_interface.h>
+#include <KWayland/Server/shell_interface.h>
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QProcess>
+
+// system
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
+using namespace KWayland::Server;
+
+KWinQml::KWinQml()
+{
+}
+
+KWinQml::~KWinQml()
+{
+}
+void KWinQml::start()
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(!m_display);
+    m_display = new Display(this);
+    m_display->start(Display::StartMode::ConnectClientsOnly);
+    m_display->createShm();
+    m_display->createCompositor()->create();
+    m_seat = m_display->createSeat(m_display);
+    m_seat->setHasTouch(true);
+    m_seat->create();
+    m_shell = m_display->createShell(m_display);
+    // output
+    auto output = m_display->createOutput(m_display);
+    const QSize size(height(), width());
+    output->setGlobalPosition(QPoint(0, 0));
+    output->setPhysicalSize(size / 3.8);
+    output->addMode(size);
+    output->create();
+
+    int sx[2];
+    if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0, sx) < 0) {
+        QCoreApplication::instance()->exit(1);
+        return;
+    }
+    m_display->createClient(sx[0]);
+    int socket = dup(sx[1]);
+    if (socket == -1) {
+        QCoreApplication::instance()->exit(1);
+        return;
+    }
+    QProcess *kwinWayland = new QProcess(this);
+    kwinWayland->setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::ForwardedChannels);
+    QProcessEnvironment environment = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
+    environment.insert(QStringLiteral("QT_QPA_PLATFORM"), QStringLiteral("wayland"));
+    environment.insert(QStringLiteral("WAYLAND_SOCKET"), QString::fromUtf8(QByteArray::number(socket)));
+    kwinWayland->setProcessEnvironment(environment);
+    //TODO: Start Kwin_wayland here
+    QStringList arguments;
+    arguments << "--xwayland";
+    kwinWayland->start("kwin_wayland", arguments);
+}
diff --git a/qml/kwinqml/qmldir b/qml/kwinqml/qmldir
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qml/kwinqml/qmldir
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+module org.kde.kwin.app
+plugin kwinqmlplugin