diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/package/contents/ui/Effect.qml b/kcmkwin/kwineffects/package/contents/ui/Effect.qml
--- a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/package/contents/ui/Effect.qml
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwineffects/package/contents/ui/Effect.qml
@@ -22,19 +22,10 @@
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.0
 import org.kde.kirigami 2.5 as Kirigami
 
-Rectangle {
-    height: row.implicitHeight
-
-    Kirigami.Theme.inherit: false
-    Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: Kirigami.Theme.View
-    color: index % 2 ? Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor : palette.alternateBase
-
-    RowLayout {
+Kirigami.SwipeListItem {
+    alternatingBackground: true
+    contentItem: RowLayout {
         id: row
-
-        x: spacing
-        width: parent.width - 2 * spacing
-
         QtControls.RadioButton {
             property bool _exclusive: model.ExclusiveRole != ""
             property bool _toggled: false
@@ -130,11 +121,4 @@
             onClicked: aboutItem.visible = !aboutItem.visible;
         }
     }
-
-    // Kirigami.Theme doesn't provide alternate color.
-    SystemPalette {
-        id: palette
-
-        colorGroup: SystemPalette.Active
-    }
 }
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/kcmkwin/kwineffects/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwineffects/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@
 
         property var _buttonGroups: []
 
-        spacing: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
-
         model: Private.EffectsFilterProxyModel {
             id: searchModel
 
@@ -97,15 +95,11 @@
         }
 
         section.property: "CategoryRole"
-        section.delegate: Item {
+        section.delegate: Kirigami.SwipeListItem {
             width: effectsList.width
-            height: sectionText.implicitHeight + 2 * Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
-
+            sectionDelegate: true
             QtControls.Label {
                 id: sectionText
-
-                anchors.fill: parent
-
                 color: Kirigami.Theme.disabledTextColor
                 font.weight: Font.Bold
                 horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter