diff --git a/shell/scripting/widget.h b/shell/scripting/widget.h
--- a/shell/scripting/widget.h
+++ b/shell/scripting/widget.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     Q_PROPERTY(QStringList currentConfigGroup WRITE setCurrentConfigGroup READ currentConfigGroup)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString globalShortcut WRITE setGlobalShortcut READ globalShorcut)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool locked READ locked WRITE setLocked)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString userBackgroundHints WRITE setUserBackgroundHints READ userBackgroundHints)
 
 public:
     explicit Widget(Plasma::Applet *applet, QObject *parent = nullptr);
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@
     void setGlobalShortcut(const QString &shortcut);
     QString globalShorcut() const;
 
+    QString userBackgroundHints() const;
+    void setUserBackgroundHints(QString hint);
+
     Plasma::Applet *applet() const override;
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
diff --git a/shell/scripting/widget.cpp b/shell/scripting/widget.cpp
--- a/shell/scripting/widget.cpp
+++ b/shell/scripting/widget.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "widget.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
+#include <QMetaEnum>
 
 #include <Plasma/Applet>
 #include <Plasma/Containment>
@@ -176,6 +177,22 @@
     }*/
 }
 
+QString Widget::userBackgroundHints() const
+{qWarning()<<"DJENT";
+    QMetaEnum hintEnum = QMetaEnum::fromType<Plasma::Types::BackgroundHints>();
+    return hintEnum.valueToKey(applet()->userBackgroundHints());
+}
+
+void Widget::setUserBackgroundHints(QString hint)
+{
+    QMetaEnum hintEnum = QMetaEnum::fromType<Plasma::Types::BackgroundHints>();
+    bool ok;
+    int value = hintEnum.keyToValue(hint.toUtf8().constData(), &ok);
+    if (ok) {
+        applet()->setUserBackgroundHints(Plasma::Types::BackgroundHints(value));
+    }
+}
+
 }