diff --git a/kded/configeditor.h b/kded/configeditor.h
--- a/kded/configeditor.h
+++ b/kded/configeditor.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 namespace ConfigEditor
 {
     void setGtk2ConfigValue(const QString &paramName, const QString &paramValue);
+    void setGtk3ConfigValueDconf(const QString &paramName, bool paramValue, const QString &category = QStringLiteral("org.gnome.desktop.interface"));
     void setGtk3ConfigValueDconf(const QString &paramName, const QString &paramValue, const QString &category = QStringLiteral("org.gnome.desktop.interface"));
     void setGtk3ConfigValueSettingsIni(const QString &paramName, const QString &paramValue);
     void setGtk3ConfigValueXSettingsd(const QString &paramName, const QString &paramValue);
diff --git a/kded/configeditor.cpp b/kded/configeditor.cpp
--- a/kded/configeditor.cpp
+++ b/kded/configeditor.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@
 
 #include "configeditor.h"
 
+void ConfigEditor::setGtk3ConfigValueDconf(const QString &paramName, bool paramValue, const QString &category)
+{
+    g_autoptr(GSettings) gsettings = g_settings_new(category.toUtf8().constData());
+    g_settings_set_boolean(gsettings, paramName.toUtf8().constData(), paramValue);
+}
+
 void ConfigEditor::setGtk3ConfigValueDconf(const QString &paramName, const QString &paramValue, const QString &category)
 {
     g_autoptr(GSettings) gsettings = g_settings_new(category.toUtf8().constData());
@@ -164,6 +170,7 @@
         QStringLiteral("gtk-menu-images"),
         QStringLiteral("gtk-button-images"),
         QStringLiteral("gtk-primary-button-warps-slider"),
+        QStringLiteral("gtk-enable-animations"),
     };
 
     QString newConfigString;
@@ -189,6 +196,7 @@
         QStringLiteral("Gtk/MenuImages"),
         QStringLiteral("Gtk/ToolbarStyle"),
         QStringLiteral("Gtk/PrimaryButtonWarpsSlider"),
+        QStringLiteral("Gtk/EnableAnimations"),
     };
 
     QString newConfigString;
diff --git a/kded/configvalueprovider.h b/kded/configvalueprovider.h
--- a/kded/configvalueprovider.h
+++ b/kded/configvalueprovider.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     QString scrollbarBehavior() const;
     QString preferDarkTheme() const;
     QString windowDecorationsButtonsOrder() const;
+    QString enableAnimations() const;
 
 private:
     QString toolbarStyleInDesiredNotation(const QString &kdeConfigValue, ToolbarStyleNotation notation) const;
diff --git a/kded/configvalueprovider.cpp b/kded/configvalueprovider.cpp
--- a/kded/configvalueprovider.cpp
+++ b/kded/configvalueprovider.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,20 @@
     return buttonsOnLeftInGtkNotation + QStringLiteral(":") + buttonsOnRightInGtkNotation;
 }
 
+QString ConfigValueProvider::enableAnimations() const
+{
+    KConfigGroup generalCfg = kdeglobalsConfig->group(QStringLiteral("KDE"));
+    const qreal animationSpeedModifier = qMax(0.0, generalCfg.readEntry("AnimationDurationFactor", 1.0));
+
+    const bool enableAnimations = !qFuzzyIsNull(animationSpeedModifier);
+
+    if (enableAnimations) {
+        return QStringLiteral("1");
+    } else {
+        return QStringLiteral("0");
+    }
+}
+
 QString ConfigValueProvider::toolbarStyleInDesiredNotation(const QString &kdeConfigValue, ConfigValueProvider::ToolbarStyleNotation notation) const
 {
     QStringList toolbarStyles {};
diff --git a/kded/gtkconfig.h b/kded/gtkconfig.h
--- a/kded/gtkconfig.h
+++ b/kded/gtkconfig.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     void setScrollbarBehavior() const;
     void setDarkThemePreference() const;
     void setWindowDecorationsButtonsOrder() const;
+    void setEnableAnimations() const;
 
     void applyAllSettings() const;
 
@@ -83,10 +84,12 @@
     Q_SCRIPTABLE void showGtk3ThemePreview(const QString &themeName) const;
 
     void onGlobalSettingsChange(int settingsChangeType, int arg) const;
+    void onKdeglobalsSettingsChange(const KConfigGroup &group, const QByteArrayList &names) const;
     void onKWinSettingsChange(const KConfigGroup &group, const QByteArrayList &names) const;
 
 private:
     QScopedPointer<ConfigValueProvider> configValueProvider;
     QScopedPointer<ThemePreviewer> themePreviewer;
+    KConfigWatcher::Ptr kdeglobalsConfigWatcher;
     KConfigWatcher::Ptr kwinConfigWatcher;
 };
diff --git a/kded/gtkconfig.cpp b/kded/gtkconfig.cpp
--- a/kded/gtkconfig.cpp
+++ b/kded/gtkconfig.cpp
@@ -38,14 +38,16 @@
     KDEDModule(parent),
     configValueProvider(new ConfigValueProvider()),
     themePreviewer(new ThemePreviewer(this)),
+    kdeglobalsConfigWatcher(KConfigWatcher::create(KSharedConfig::openConfig(QStringLiteral("kdeglobals")))),
     kwinConfigWatcher(KConfigWatcher::create(KSharedConfig::openConfig(QStringLiteral("kwinrc"))))
 {
     QDBusConnection dbus = QDBusConnection::sessionBus();
     dbus.registerService(QStringLiteral("org.kde.GtkConfig"));
     dbus.registerObject(QStringLiteral("/GtkConfig"), this, QDBusConnection::ExportScriptableSlots);
 
     connect(qGuiApp, &QGuiApplication::fontChanged, this, &GtkConfig::setFont);
     connect(KIconLoader::global(), &KIconLoader::iconChanged, this, &GtkConfig::setIconTheme);
+    connect(kdeglobalsConfigWatcher.data(), &KConfigWatcher::configChanged, this, &GtkConfig::onKdeglobalsSettingsChange);
     connect(kwinConfigWatcher.data(), &KConfigWatcher::configChanged, this, &GtkConfig::onKWinSettingsChange);
     dbus.connect(
         QString(),
@@ -180,6 +182,16 @@
     ConfigEditor::setGtk3ConfigValueXSettingsd(QStringLiteral("Gtk/DecorationLayout"), windowDecorationsButtonOrder);
 }
 
+void GtkConfig::setEnableAnimations() const
+{
+    const QString enableAnimations = configValueProvider->enableAnimations();
+    ConfigEditor::setGtk2ConfigValue(QStringLiteral("gtk-enable-animations"), enableAnimations);
+    // FIXME work with booleans in configValueProvider...
+    ConfigEditor::setGtk3ConfigValueDconf(QStringLiteral("enable-animations"), enableAnimations == QLatin1String("1"));
+    ConfigEditor::setGtk3ConfigValueSettingsIni(QStringLiteral("gtk-enable-animations"), enableAnimations);
+    ConfigEditor::setGtk3ConfigValueXSettingsd(QStringLiteral("Gtk/EnableAnimations"), enableAnimations);
+}
+
 void GtkConfig::applyAllSettings() const
 {
     setFont();
@@ -191,6 +203,7 @@
     setScrollbarBehavior();
     setDarkThemePreference();
     setWindowDecorationsButtonsOrder();
+    setEnableAnimations();
 }
 
 void GtkConfig::onGlobalSettingsChange(int settingsChangeType, int arg) const
@@ -211,6 +224,14 @@
     }
 }
 
+void GtkConfig::onKdeglobalsSettingsChange(const KConfigGroup &group, const QByteArrayList &names) const
+{
+    if (group.name() == QLatin1String("KDE")
+            && names.contains(QByteArrayLiteral("AnimationDurationFactor"))) {
+        setEnableAnimations();
+    }
+}
+
 void GtkConfig::onKWinSettingsChange(const KConfigGroup &group, const QByteArrayList &names) const
 {
     if (group.name() == QStringLiteral("org.kde.kdecoration2")