diff --git a/examples/KReportExampleData.h b/examples/KReportExampleData.h
--- a/examples/KReportExampleData.h
+++ b/examples/KReportExampleData.h
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
     virtual bool close();
     virtual bool open();
 
+    virtual QStringList scriptList(const QString &language) const;
+    virtual QString scriptCode(const QString &script, const QString &language) const;
+
 private:
     struct Data
     {
diff --git a/examples/KReportExampleData.cpp b/examples/KReportExampleData.cpp
--- a/examples/KReportExampleData.cpp
+++ b/examples/KReportExampleData.cpp
@@ -153,3 +153,47 @@
 {
     return true;
 }
+
+QStringList KReportExampleData::scriptList(const QString &language) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(language);
+    QStringList scripts;
+
+    scripts << "example";
+
+    return scripts;
+}
+
+QString KReportExampleData::scriptCode(const QString &script, const QString &language) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(language);
+    if (script != "example")
+        return QString();
+
+    QString scriptcode;
+
+    scriptcode = ""
+             "function detail(){\n"
+             "  var count = 0;"
+             "  this.OnRender = function() {\n"
+             "    count++;\n"
+             "    debug.print(\"printing this from the javascript engine\");\n"
+             "    if (count % 2 == 0) {\n"
+             "      example_report.section_detail.setBackgroundColor(\"#ffffff\");\n"
+             "    } else {\n"
+             "      example_report.section_detail.setBackgroundColor(\"#dddddd\");\n"
+             "    }\n"
+             "    example_report.section_detail.objectByName(\"label1\").setCaption(\"Record: \" + count);\n"
+             "  }\n"
+             "}\n"
+             "\n"
+             "function report(){\n"
+             "  this.OnOpen = function() {\n"
+             "    debug.print(\"report on-open event\");\n"
+             "  }\n"
+             "}\n"
+             "example_report.section_detail.initialize(new detail());\n"
+             "example_report.initialize(new report());\n";
+
+    return scriptcode;
+}
diff --git a/examples/designerwindow.cpp b/examples/designerwindow.cpp
--- a/examples/designerwindow.cpp
+++ b/examples/designerwindow.cpp
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@
     connect(m_reportDesigner, SIGNAL(dirty()), this, SLOT(designDirty()));
 
     m_reportDesigner->setReportData(new KReportExampleData());
-
-
 }
 
 DesignerWindow::~DesignerWindow()
diff --git a/examples/window.cpp b/examples/window.cpp
--- a/examples/window.cpp
+++ b/examples/window.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
     }
 
     preRenderer.setSourceData(m_testData);
+    preRenderer.setName("example_report");
 
     m_reportView->setDocument(preRenderer.generate());
     m_reportView->moveToFirstPage();
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 configure_file(config-kreport.h.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config-kreport.h)
 
 if(KREPORT_SCRIPTING)
-    find_package(KF5 5.7.0 REQUIRED Kross)
-    set(SCRIPTING_LIBS KF5::KrossCore KF5::KrossUi)
+    set(SCRIPTING_LIBS Qt5Qml)
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(plugins)
@@ -266,6 +265,7 @@
     HEADER_NAMES
         krscripthandler
         krscriptdraw
+        krscriptconstants
 )
 
 ecm_generate_headers(kreport_FORWARDING_HEADERS
diff --git a/src/common/KoReportData.cpp b/src/common/KoReportData.cpp
--- a/src/common/KoReportData.cpp
+++ b/src/common/KoReportData.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "KoReportData.h"
-
+#include <QDebug>
 #include <QVariant>
 
 KoReportData::~KoReportData()
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 
 QStringList KoReportData::dataSourceNames() const
 {
+    qDebug() << "Returning data sources";
     return dataSources();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/items/check/KoReportScriptCheck.cpp b/src/items/check/KoReportScriptCheck.cpp
--- a/src/items/check/KoReportScriptCheck.cpp
+++ b/src/items/check/KoReportScriptCheck.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "KoReportScriptCheck.h"
+#include <KProperty/KProperty>
 
 namespace Scripting
 {
diff --git a/src/items/image/krscriptimage.cpp b/src/items/image/krscriptimage.cpp
--- a/src/items/image/krscriptimage.cpp
+++ b/src/items/image/krscriptimage.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include "krscriptimage.h"
 #include "KoReportItemImage.h"
 
+#include <KProperty/KProperty>
+
 namespace Scripting
 {
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/KoReportPreRenderer.cpp b/src/renderer/KoReportPreRenderer.cpp
--- a/src/renderer/KoReportPreRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/KoReportPreRenderer.cpp
@@ -49,16 +49,18 @@
     m_leftMargin = m_rightMargin = 0.0;
     m_pageCounter = 0;
     m_maxHeight = m_maxWidth = 0.0;
-    m_kodata = new KReportOneRecordData();
+    m_oneRecord = new KReportOneRecordData();
+    m_kodata = m_oneRecord;
+
     asyncManager = new KoReportASyncItemManager(this);
 
     connect(asyncManager, SIGNAL(finished()), this, SLOT(asyncItemsFinished()));
 }
 
 KoReportPreRendererPrivate::~KoReportPreRendererPrivate()
 {
     delete m_reportData;
-    delete m_kodata;
+    delete m_oneRecord;
 
     m_postProcText.clear();
 }
@@ -503,10 +505,9 @@
             if (i.key() == QLatin1String("field"))
                 QObject::connect(d->m_scriptHandler, SIGNAL(groupChanged(QString)), i.value(), SLOT(setWhere(QString)));
         }
+        //execute the script
+        d->m_scriptHandler->trigger();
     }
-
-    //execute the script
-    d->m_scriptHandler->trigger();
 #endif
 
     d->createNewPage();
@@ -618,9 +619,6 @@
 void KoReportPreRenderer::setSourceData(KoReportData *data)
 {
     if (data) {
-        if (d->m_kodata) {
-            delete d->m_kodata;
-        }
         d->m_kodata = data;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/KoReportPreRenderer_p.h b/src/renderer/KoReportPreRenderer_p.h
--- a/src/renderer/KoReportPreRenderer_p.h
+++ b/src/renderer/KoReportPreRenderer_p.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 #include <QMap>
 
+class KReportOneRecordData;
+
 /*! This class is the private class that houses all the internal
   variables so we can provide a cleaner interface to the user
   without presenting to them things that they don't need to see
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@
     int m_recordCount;
 
     KoReportData* m_kodata;
+    KReportOneRecordData *m_oneRecord;
+
     QList<OROTextBox*> m_postProcText;
 
 #ifdef KREPORT_SCRIPTING
diff --git a/src/renderer/scripting/krscripthandler.h b/src/renderer/scripting/krscripthandler.h
--- a/src/renderer/scripting/krscripthandler.h
+++ b/src/renderer/scripting/krscripthandler.h
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@
 #ifdef KREPORT_SCRIPTING
 #include "krscriptconstants.h"
 #include "KoReportData.h"
-
-//! @todo Scripting
+#include <QtQml/QJSValue>
 
 class KRScriptDebug;
 class KRScriptDraw;
 class KRSectionData;
+class QJSEngine;
 
 namespace Scripting
 {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
     QVariant evaluate(const QString&);
     void displayErrors();
-    void registerScriptObject(QObject*, const QString&);
+    QJSValue registerScriptObject(QObject*, const QString&);
     void trigger();
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@
     QString m_source;
     KoReportReportData  *m_reportData;
 
-    //! @todo IKross::Action* m_action;
+    QJSEngine* m_engine;
+    QJSValue m_scriptValue;
 
     QMap<QString, QVariant> m_groups;
     QMap<KRSectionData*, Scripting::Section*> m_sectionMap;
diff --git a/src/renderer/scripting/krscripthandler.cpp b/src/renderer/scripting/krscripthandler.cpp
--- a/src/renderer/scripting/krscripthandler.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/scripting/krscripthandler.cpp
@@ -30,81 +30,69 @@
 #include "krdetailsectiondata.h"
 #include "renderobjects.h"
 
-#include <KMessageBox>
-
-//! @todo #include <kross/core/manager.h>
+#include <QtGui/QMessageBox>
 
 #include "kreport_debug.h"
+#include <QtQml/QJSEngine>
+#include <QtQml/QJSValue>
 
 KRScriptHandler::KRScriptHandler(const KoReportData* kodata, KoReportReportData* d)
 {
     m_reportData = d;
     m_koreportData = kodata;
 
-    m_action = 0;
+    m_engine = 0;
     m_constants = 0;
     m_debug = 0;
     m_draw = 0;
 
-    // Create the Kross::Action instance .
-    m_action = new Kross::Action(this, QLatin1String("ReportScript"));
-
-    /*! @todo The kjsembed interpreter is buggy, and crashes on expressions
-     involving QVariant, which happens often.  So, as a workaground
-     if the qtscript interpreter is available, load that instead.
-     we do this instead of hiding the javascript interpreter incase a
-     user has a database using that interpreter. */
-
-    QStringList interpreters = Kross::Manager::self().interpreters();
-    QString interpreter = d->interpreter();
-
-    if (interpreter.toLower() == QLatin1String("javascript") && interpreters.contains(QLatin1String("qtscript"))) {
-        interpreter = QLatin1String("qtscript");
-    }
-
-    m_action->setInterpreter(interpreter);
+    // Create the script engine instance .
+    m_engine = new QJSEngine(this);
 
     //Add constants object
     m_constants = new KRScriptConstants();
-    m_action->addObject(m_constants, QLatin1String("constants"));
+    registerScriptObject(m_constants, QLatin1String("constants"));
 
     //A simple debug function to allow printing from functions
     m_debug = new KRScriptDebug();
-    m_action->addObject(m_debug, QLatin1String("debug"));
+    registerScriptObject(m_debug, QLatin1String("debug"));
 
     //A simple drawing object
     m_draw = new KRScriptDraw();
-    m_action->addObject(m_draw, "draw");
+    registerScriptObject(m_draw, QLatin1String("draw"));
 
     //Add a general report object
     m_report = new Scripting::Report(m_reportData);
+    QJSValue r = registerScriptObject(m_report, m_reportData->name());
 
     //Add the sections
     QList<KRSectionData*> secs = m_reportData->sections();
     foreach(KRSectionData *sec, secs) {
         m_sectionMap[sec] = new Scripting::Section(sec);
         m_sectionMap[sec]->setParent(m_report);
         m_sectionMap[sec]->setObjectName(sec->name().replace(QLatin1Char('-'), QLatin1Char('_'))
                                          .remove(QLatin1String("report:")));
-        //kreportDebug() << "Added" << m_sectionMap[sec]->objectName() << "to report" << m_reportData->name();
+        QJSValue s = m_engine->newQObject(m_sectionMap[sec]);
+        r.setProperty(m_sectionMap[sec]->objectName(), s);
+        kreportDebug() << "Added" << m_sectionMap[sec]->objectName() << "to report" << m_reportData->name();
     }
 
-    m_action->addObject(m_report, m_reportData->name());
-    //kreportDebug() << "Report name is" << m_reportData->name();
 
-    QString code = m_koreportData->scriptCode(m_reportData->script(), m_reportData->interpreter());
-    m_action->setCode(code.toUtf8());
+    kreportDebug() << "Report name is" << m_reportData->name();
 }
 
 void KRScriptHandler::trigger()
 {
-    //kreportDebug() << m_action->code();
-    m_action->trigger();
-    if (m_action->hadError()) {
-        KMessageBox::error(0, m_action->errorMessage());
-    } else {
-        kreportDebug() << "Function Names:" << m_action->functionNames();
-    }
+    //kreportDebug() << m_engine->code();
+    QString code = m_koreportData->scriptCode(m_reportData->script(), QLatin1String(""));
+    qDebug() << code;
+    m_scriptValue = m_engine->evaluate(code);
+
+    if (m_scriptValue.isError()) {
+        QMessageBox::warning(0, tr("Script Error"), m_scriptValue.toString());
+    }/*TODO else {
+        kreportDebug() << "Function Names:" << m_engine->functionNames();
+    }*/
     m_report->eventOnOpen();
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +102,7 @@
     delete m_constants;
     delete m_debug;
     delete m_draw;
-    delete m_action;
+    delete m_engine;
 }
 
 void KRScriptHandler::newPage()
@@ -152,38 +140,41 @@
 
 QVariant KRScriptHandler::evaluate(const QString &code)
 {
-    if (!m_action->hadError()) {
-        QVariant result = m_action->evaluate(code.toUtf8());
-        return QString::fromUtf8(result.toByteArray());
+    if (!m_scriptValue.isError()) {
+        QJSValue result = m_engine->evaluate(code);
+        return result.toVariant();
     } else {
         return QVariant();
     }
 }
 
 void KRScriptHandler::displayErrors()
 {
-    if (m_action->hadError()) {
-        KMessageBox::error(0, m_action->errorMessage());
+    if (m_scriptValue.isError()) {
+        QMessageBox::warning(0, tr("Script Error"), m_scriptValue.toString());
     }
 }
 
 QString KRScriptHandler::where()
 {
     QString w;
     QMap<QString, QVariant>::const_iterator i = m_groups.constBegin();
     while (i != m_groups.constEnd()) {
-        w += QLatin1Char('(') + i.key() + QLatin1String(" = '") + i.value().toString() + QLatin1Char("') AND ");
+        w += QLatin1Char('(') + i.key() + QLatin1String(" = '") + i.value().toString() + QLatin1String("') AND ");
         ++i;
     }
     w.chop(4);
     //kreportDebug() << w;
     return w;
 }
 
-void KRScriptHandler::registerScriptObject(QObject* obj, const QString& name)
+QJSValue KRScriptHandler::registerScriptObject(QObject* obj, const QString& name)
 {
-    //kreportDebug();
-    if (m_action)
-        m_action->addObject(obj, name);
+    QJSValue val;
+    if (m_engine) {
+        val = m_engine->newQObject(obj);
+        m_engine->globalObject().setProperty(name, val);
+    }
+    return val;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptline.cpp b/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptline.cpp
--- a/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptline.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptline.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include "krscriptline.h"
 #include "KoReportItemLine.h"
 
+#include "KProperty/KProperty"
+
 namespace Scripting
 {
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptreport.h b/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptreport.h
--- a/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptreport.h
+++ b/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptreport.h
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 #define SCRIPTINGKRSCRIPTREPORT_H
 
 #include <QObject>
-
-#include <kross/core/object.h>
+#include <QtQml/QJSValue>
 
 class KoReportReportData;
 
@@ -44,14 +43,14 @@
     QObject* sectionByName(const QString &);
 
 
-    void initialize(Kross::Object::Ptr);
+    void initialize(QJSValue val);
     void eventOnOpen();
     void eventOnComplete();
     void eventOnNewPage();
 
 private:
     KoReportReportData *m_reportData;
-    Kross::Object::Ptr m_scriptObject;
+    QJSValue m_scriptObject;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptreport.cpp b/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptreport.cpp
--- a/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptreport.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptreport.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "krscriptline.h"
 #include "krscriptsection.h"
 #include "KoReportItemLine.h"
+#include "kreport_debug.h"
 
 namespace Scripting
 {
@@ -91,27 +92,27 @@
     }
 }
 
-void Report::initialize(Kross::Object::Ptr ptr)
+void Report::initialize(QJSValue val)
 {
-    m_scriptObject = ptr;
+    m_scriptObject = val;
 }
 
 void Report::eventOnOpen()
 {
-    if (m_scriptObject)
-        m_scriptObject->callMethod(QLatin1String("OnOpen"));
+    if (m_scriptObject.isObject())
+        m_scriptObject.property(QLatin1String("OnOpen")).call();
 }
 
 void Report::eventOnComplete()
 {
-    if (m_scriptObject)
-        m_scriptObject->callMethod(QLatin1String("OnComplete"));
+    if (m_scriptObject.isObject())
+        m_scriptObject.property(QLatin1String("OnComplete")).call();
 }
 
 void Report::eventOnNewPage()
 {
-    if (m_scriptObject)
-        m_scriptObject->callMethod(QLatin1String("OnNewPage"));
+    if (m_scriptObject.isObject())
+        m_scriptObject.property(QLatin1String("OnNewPage")).call();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptsection.h b/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptsection.h
--- a/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptsection.h
+++ b/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptsection.h
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 #define KRSCRIPTSECTION_H
 
 #include <QObject>
-
-#include <kross/core/object.h>
+#include <QtQml/QJSValue>
 
 class KRSectionData;
 
@@ -56,12 +55,12 @@
     /**Returns an object in the section, by name*/
     QObject* objectByName(const QString&);
 
-    void initialize(Kross::Object::Ptr);
+    void initialize(QJSValue s);
     void eventOnRender();
 
 private:
     KRSectionData *m_section;
-    Kross::Object::Ptr m_scriptObject;
+    QJSValue m_scriptObject;
 };
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptsection.cpp b/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptsection.cpp
--- a/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptsection.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/scripting/krscriptsection.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 #include "KoReportPluginManager.h"
 #include "KoReportPluginInterface.h"
 #include "KoReportItemLine.h"
-
 #include "kreport_debug.h"
+#include "krsectiondata.h"
 
 namespace Scripting
 {
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-void Section::initialize(Kross::Object::Ptr p)
+void Section::initialize(QJSValue s)
 {
-    m_scriptObject = p;
+    m_scriptObject = s;
 }
 
 void Section::eventOnRender()
 {
-    if (m_scriptObject)
-        m_scriptObject->callMethod(QLatin1String("OnRender"));
+    if (m_scriptObject.isObject())
+        m_scriptObject.property(QLatin1String("OnRender")).call();
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/wrtembed/KoReportDesigner.cpp b/src/wrtembed/KoReportDesigner.cpp
--- a/src/wrtembed/KoReportDesigner.cpp
+++ b/src/wrtembed/KoReportDesigner.cpp
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@
 #include "common/KoReportPluginInterface.h"
 #include "common/KoReportPluginManager.h"
 
-#ifdef KREPORT_SCRIPTING
-#include <kross/core/manager.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <KStandardShortcut>
 #include <KStandardGuiItem>
 #include <QLayout>
@@ -180,7 +176,6 @@
     KProperty *gridSnap;
     KProperty *labelType;
 #ifdef KREPORT_SCRIPTING
-    KProperty *interpreter;
     KProperty *script;
 #endif
 
@@ -287,7 +282,7 @@
                 setReportTitle(it.firstChild().nodeValue());
 #ifdef KREPORT_SCRIPTING
             } else if (n == QLatin1String("report:script")) {
-                d->interpreter->setValue(it.toElement().attribute(QLatin1String("report:script-interpreter")));
+//!TODO                d->interpreter->setValue(it.toElement().attribute(QLatin1String("report:script-interpreter")));
                 d->script->setValue(it.firstChild().nodeValue());
 #endif
             } else if (n == QLatin1String("report:grid")) {
@@ -370,7 +365,7 @@
 
 #ifdef KREPORT_SCRIPTING
     QDomElement scr = propertyToElement(&doc, d->script);
-    KRUtils::addPropertyAsAttribute(&scr, d->interpreter);
+    //KRUtils::addPropertyAsAttribute(&scr, d->interpreter);
     content.appendChild(scr);
 #endif
 
@@ -755,11 +750,7 @@
     d->set->addProperty(d->bottomMargin);
 
 #ifdef KREPORT_SCRIPTING
-    keys = Kross::Manager::self().interpreters();
-    d->interpreter = new KProperty("script-interpreter", keys, keys, keys.value(0), tr("Script Interpreter"));
-    d->set->addProperty(d->interpreter);
-    d->script = new KProperty("script", keys, keys, QString(), tr("Object Script"));
-    d->set->addProperty(d->interpreter);
+    d->script = new KProperty("script", QStringList(), QStringList(), QString(), tr("Object Script"));
     d->set->addProperty(d->script);
 #endif
 
@@ -789,9 +780,13 @@
 
 void KoReportDesigner::slotPageButton_Pressed()
 {
+    qDebug() << "page button pressed";
 #ifdef KREPORT_SCRIPTING
     if (d->kordata) {
-        QStringList sl = d->kordata->scriptList(d->interpreter->value().toString());
+        qDebug() << "..getting script list";
+        QStringList sl = d->kordata->scriptList(QLatin1String(""));
+        sl.push_front(QLatin1String(""));
+        qDebug() << ".." << sl;
         d->script->setListData(sl, sl);
     }
     changeSet(d->set);