diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/CMakeLists.txt b/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
     virtualdesktops.cpp
 )
 
+kconfig_add_kcfg_files(kcm_kwin_virtualdesktops_PART_SRCS virtualdesktopssettings.kcfgc GENERATE_MOC)
+
 add_library(kcm_kwin_virtualdesktops MODULE ${kcm_kwin_virtualdesktops_PART_SRCS})
 
 target_link_libraries(kcm_kwin_virtualdesktops
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@
 
 ########### install files ###############
 
+install(FILES virtualdesktopssettings.kcfg DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KCFGDIR})
 install(TARGETS kcm_kwin_virtualdesktops DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_PLUGINDIR}/kcms)
 install(FILES kcm_kwin_virtualdesktops.desktop  DESTINATION  ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR})
 kpackage_install_package(package kcm_kwin_virtualdesktops kcms)
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/virtualdesktops.h b/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/virtualdesktops.h
--- a/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/virtualdesktops.h
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/virtualdesktops.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include <KQuickAddons/ConfigModule>
 #include <KSharedConfig>
 
+class VirtualDesktopsSettings;
+
 namespace KWin
 {
 
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@
     void updateNeedsSave();
 
 private:
-    KSharedConfigPtr m_kwinConfig;
+    VirtualDesktopsSettings *m_settings;
     DesktopsModel *m_desktopsModel;
     bool m_navWraps;
     bool m_osdEnabled;
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/virtualdesktops.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/virtualdesktops.cpp
--- a/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/virtualdesktops.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/virtualdesktops.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "virtualdesktops.h"
 #include "animationsmodel.h"
 #include "desktopsmodel.h"
+#include "virtualdesktopssettings.h"
 
 #include <KAboutApplicationDialog>
 #include <KAboutData>
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
 
 VirtualDesktops::VirtualDesktops(QObject *parent, const QVariantList &args)
     : KQuickAddons::ConfigModule(parent, args)
-    , m_kwinConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig("kwinrc"))
+    , m_settings(new VirtualDesktopsSettings(this))
     , m_desktopsModel(new KWin::DesktopsModel(this))
     , m_navWraps(true)
     , m_osdEnabled(false)
@@ -135,15 +136,12 @@
 
 void VirtualDesktops::load()
 {
-    KConfigGroup navConfig(m_kwinConfig, "Windows");
-    setNavWraps(navConfig.readEntry<bool>("RollOverDesktops", true));
+    setNavWraps(m_settings->rollOverDesktop());
 
-    KConfigGroup osdConfig(m_kwinConfig, "Plugins");
-    setOsdEnabled(osdConfig.readEntry("desktopchangeosdEnabled", false));
+    setOsdEnabled(m_settings->desktopChangeOsdEnabled());
 
-    KConfigGroup osdSettings(m_kwinConfig, "Script-desktopchangeosd");
-    setOsdDuration(osdSettings.readEntry("PopupHideDelay", 1000));
-    setOsdTextOnly(osdSettings.readEntry("TextOnly", false));
+    setOsdDuration(m_settings->popupHideDelay());
+    setOsdTextOnly(m_settings->textOnly());
 
     m_animationsModel->load();
 }
@@ -153,17 +151,12 @@
     m_desktopsModel->syncWithServer();
     m_animationsModel->save();
 
-    KConfigGroup navConfig(m_kwinConfig, "Windows");
-    navConfig.writeEntry("RollOverDesktops", m_navWraps);
+    m_settings->setRollOverDesktop(m_navWraps);
+    m_settings->setDesktopChangeOsdEnabled(m_osdEnabled);
+    m_settings->setPopupHideDelay(m_osdDuration);
+    m_settings->setTextOnly(m_osdTextOnly);
 
-    KConfigGroup osdConfig(m_kwinConfig, "Plugins");
-    osdConfig.writeEntry("desktopchangeosdEnabled", m_osdEnabled);
-
-    KConfigGroup osdSettings(m_kwinConfig, "Script-desktopchangeosd");
-    osdSettings.writeEntry("PopupHideDelay", m_osdDuration);
-    osdSettings.writeEntry("TextOnly", m_osdTextOnly);
-
-    m_kwinConfig->sync();
+    m_settings->save();
 
     QDBusMessage message = QDBusMessage::createSignal(QStringLiteral("/KWin"),
         QStringLiteral("org.kde.KWin"), QStringLiteral("reloadConfig"));
@@ -254,25 +247,19 @@
         needsSave = true;
     }
 
-    KConfigGroup navConfig(m_kwinConfig, "Windows");
-
-    if (m_navWraps != navConfig.readEntry<bool>("RollOverDesktops", true)) {
+    if (m_navWraps != m_settings->rollOverDesktop()) {
         needsSave = true;
     }
 
-    KConfigGroup osdConfig(m_kwinConfig, "Plugins");
-
-    if (m_osdEnabled != osdConfig.readEntry("desktopchangeosdEnabled", false)) {
+    if (m_osdEnabled != m_settings->desktopChangeOsdEnabled()) {
         needsSave = true;
     }
 
-    KConfigGroup osdSettings(m_kwinConfig, "Script-desktopchangeosd");
-
-    if (m_osdDuration != osdSettings.readEntry("PopupHideDelay", 1000)) {
+    if (m_osdDuration != m_settings->popupHideDelay()) {
         needsSave = true;
     }
 
-    if (m_osdTextOnly != osdSettings.readEntry("TextOnly", false)) {
+    if (m_osdTextOnly != m_settings->textOnly()) {
         needsSave = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/virtualdesktopssettings.kcfg b/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/virtualdesktopssettings.kcfg
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/virtualdesktopssettings.kcfg
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<kcfg xmlns="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0"
+      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+      xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0
+      http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.xsd" >
+  <kcfgfile name="kwinrc"/>
+  <group name="Windows">
+    <entry name="rollOverDesktop" key="RollOverDesktops" type="bool">
+      <label>Whether or not, we circle through the virtual desktop when moving from one to the next</label>
+      <default>true</default>
+    </entry>
+  </group>
+  <group name="Plugins">
+    <entry name="desktopChangeOsdEnabled" key="desktopchangeosdEnabled" type="bool">
+      <label>Display in an OSD the virtual desktop name when switching between virtual desktops</label>
+      <default>false</default>
+    </entry>
+  </group>
+  <group name="Script-desktopchangeosd">
+    <entry name="PopupHideDelay" key="PopupHideDelay" type="int">
+      <label>Duraton of the OSD</label>
+      <default>1000</default>
+    </entry>
+    <entry name="TextOnly" key="TextOnly" type="bool">
+      <label>Whether or not to display desktop layout in the OSD</label>
+      <default>false</default>
+    </entry>
+  </group>
+</kcfg>
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/virtualdesktopssettings.kcfgc b/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/virtualdesktopssettings.kcfgc
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/virtualdesktopssettings.kcfgc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+File=virtualdesktopssettings.kcfg
+ClassName=VirtualDesktopsSettings
+Mutators=true
+DefaultValueGetters=true
+GenerateProperties=true
+ParentInConstructor=true