diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@
 	set(XCB_COMPONENTS_FOUND FALSE)
 endif()
 
+find_package(kImageAnnotator)
+
+if(kImageAnnotator_FOUND)
+    set(KIMAGEANNOTATOR_FOUND 1)
+endif()
+
 # fail build if none of the platform backends can be found
 if (NOT XCB_FOUND OR NOT XCB_COMPONENTS_FOUND)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "No suitable backend platform was found. Currently supported platforms are: XCB Components Required: ${XCB_COMPONENTS_ERRORS}")
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -110,4 +110,8 @@
     )
 endif()
 
+if(KIMAGEANNOTATOR_FOUND)
+    target_link_libraries(spectacle kImageAnnotator)
+endif()
+
 install(TARGETS spectacle ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
diff --git a/src/Config.h.in b/src/Config.h.in
--- a/src/Config.h.in
+++ b/src/Config.h.in
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@
 /* Set the Spectacle version from CMake */
 #cmakedefine SPECTACLE_VERSION "@SPECTACLE_VERSION@"
 
+/* Define to 1 if we have kImageAnnotator */
+#cmakedefine KIMAGEANNOTATOR_FOUND 1
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.h b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.h
--- a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.h
+++ b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <QFrame>
 #include <QToolButton>
 #include <QDialogButtonBox>
+#include <QStackedLayout>
 
 #include <KMessageWidget>
 #include <KNS3/KMoreToolsMenuFactory>
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "KSWidget.h"
 #include "ExportMenu.h"
 #include "Platforms/Platform.h"
+#include "Config.h"
 
 #include <memory>
 
@@ -112,4 +114,10 @@
     ExportMenu       *mExportMenu;
     Platform::ShutterModes mShutterModes;
     QTimer           *mHideMessageWidgetTimer;
+    QStackedLayout   *mStack;
+
+#ifdef KIMAGEANNOTATOR_FOUND
+    QToolButton      *mAnnotateButton;
+    bool             mAnnotatorActive;
+#endif
 };
diff --git a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
--- a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@
     mScreenRecorderToolsMenu(new QMenu(this)),
     mExportMenu(new ExportMenu(this)),
     mShutterModes(theShutterModes)
+#ifdef KIMAGEANNOTATOR_FOUND
+    ,mAnnotateButton(new QToolButton(this))
+    ,mAnnotatorActive(false)
+#endif
 {
     // before we do anything, we need to set a window property
     // that skips the close/hide window animation on kwin. this
@@ -142,6 +146,31 @@
     mConfigureButton->setToolButtonStyle(Qt::ToolButtonTextBesideIcon);
     mDialogButtonBox->addButton(mConfigureButton, QDialogButtonBox::ResetRole);
 
+#ifdef KIMAGEANNOTATOR_FOUND
+    mAnnotateButton->setText(i18n("Annotate"));
+    mAnnotateButton->setToolTip(i18n("Add annotation to the screenshot"));
+    mAnnotateButton->setToolButtonStyle(Qt::ToolButtonTextBesideIcon);
+    mAnnotateButton->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("document-edit")));
+    connect(mAnnotateButton, &QToolButton::pressed, this, [this] {
+
+        if (mAnnotatorActive) {
+            mKSWidget->hideAnnotator();
+            mAnnotateButton->setText(i18n("Annotate"));
+        } else {
+            mKSWidget->showAnnotator();
+            mAnnotateButton->setText(i18n("Annotation done"));
+        }
+        mAnnotatorActive = !mAnnotatorActive;
+
+        mToolsButton->setEnabled(!mAnnotatorActive);
+        mSendToButton->setEnabled(!mAnnotatorActive);
+        mClipboardButton->setEnabled(!mAnnotatorActive);
+        mSaveButton->setEnabled(!mAnnotatorActive);
+    });
+
+    mDialogButtonBox->addButton(mAnnotateButton, QDialogButtonBox::ActionRole);
+#endif
+
     KGuiItem::assign(mToolsButton, KGuiItem(i18n("Tools")));
     mToolsButton->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("tools"),
                                            QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("application-menu"))));
diff --git a/src/Gui/KSWidget.h b/src/Gui/KSWidget.h
--- a/src/Gui/KSWidget.h
+++ b/src/Gui/KSWidget.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "SpectacleCommon.h"
 #include "Platforms/Platform.h"
+#include "Config.h"
 
 class QGridLayout;
 class QHBoxLayout;
@@ -35,10 +36,15 @@
 class QCheckBox;
 class QLabel;
 class QPushButton;
+class QStackedLayout;
 
 class KSImageWidget;
 class SmartSpinBox;
 
+namespace kImageAnnotator {
+    class KImageAnnotator;
+}
+
 class KSWidget : public QWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -61,6 +67,11 @@
     void lockOnClickDisabled();
     void lockOnClickEnabled();
 
+#ifdef KIMAGEANNOTATOR_FOUND
+    void showAnnotator();
+    void hideAnnotator();
+#endif
+
     private Q_SLOTS:
 
     void newScreenshotClicked();
@@ -86,4 +97,9 @@
     QLabel        *mCaptureModeLabel             { nullptr };
     QLabel        *mContentOptionsLabel          { nullptr };
     bool           mTransientWithParentAvailable { false };
+    QStackedLayout *mStack                       { nullptr };
+    QWidget *placeHolder;
+#ifdef KIMAGEANNOTATOR_FOUND
+    kImageAnnotator::KImageAnnotator *mAnnotator { nullptr };
+#endif
 };
diff --git a/src/Gui/KSWidget.cpp b/src/Gui/KSWidget.cpp
--- a/src/Gui/KSWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/KSWidget.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include "KSImageWidget.h"
 #include "SmartSpinBox.h"
 #include "SpectacleConfig.h"
+#include "ExportManager.h"
+#include "Config.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QCheckBox>
@@ -33,6 +35,11 @@
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <QShortcut>
+#include <QStackedLayout>
+
+#ifdef KIMAGEANNOTATOR_FOUND
+#include <kImageAnnotator/KImageAnnotator.h>
+#endif
 
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 
@@ -42,11 +49,19 @@
     // get a handle to the configuration manager
     SpectacleConfig *lConfigMgr = SpectacleConfig::instance();
 
+    mStack = new QStackedLayout(this);
+
     // we'll init the widget that holds the image first
     mImageWidget = new KSImageWidget(this);
     mImageWidget->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
     connect(mImageWidget, &KSImageWidget::dragInitiated, this, &KSWidget::dragInitiated);
 
+#ifdef KIMAGEANNOTATOR_FOUND
+    mAnnotator = new kImageAnnotator::KImageAnnotator();
+    mAnnotator->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
+    mStack->addWidget(mAnnotator);
+#endif
+
     // the capture mode options first
     mCaptureModeLabel = new QLabel(i18n("<b>Capture Mode</b>"), this);
     mCaptureArea = new QComboBox(this);
@@ -146,12 +161,22 @@
     mRightLayout->addWidget(mTakeScreenshotButton, 1, Qt::AlignHCenter);
     mRightLayout->setContentsMargins(10, 0, 0, 10);
 
-    mMainLayout = new QGridLayout(this);
+    mMainLayout = new QGridLayout();
+
     mMainLayout->addWidget(mImageWidget, 0, 0, 1, 1);
     mMainLayout->addLayout(mRightLayout, 0, 1, 1, 1);
     mMainLayout->setColumnMinimumWidth(0, 320);
     mMainLayout->setColumnMinimumWidth(1, 320);
 
+    placeHolder = new QWidget();
+    placeHolder->setLayout(mMainLayout);
+
+    mStack->addWidget(placeHolder);
+
+#ifdef KIMAGEANNOTATOR_FOUND
+    mStack->addWidget(mAnnotator);
+#endif
+
     // and read in the saved checkbox states and capture mode indices
     mMousePointer->setChecked         (lConfigMgr->includePointerChecked());
     mWindowDecorations->setChecked    (lConfigMgr->includeDecorationsChecked());
@@ -256,3 +281,20 @@
         break;
     }
 }
+
+#ifdef KIMAGEANNOTATOR_FOUND
+void KSWidget::showAnnotator()
+{
+    mStack->setCurrentIndex(1);
+    mAnnotator->loadImage(ExportManager::instance()->pixmap());
+}
+
+void KSWidget::hideAnnotator()
+{
+    mStack->setCurrentIndex(0);
+    QImage image = mAnnotator->image();
+    QPixmap px = QPixmap::fromImage(image);
+    setScreenshotPixmap(px);
+    ExportManager::instance()->setPixmap(px);
+}
+#endif