diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 include(ECMQueryQmake)
 include(KDEPackageAppTemplates)
 include(KDEClangFormat)
+include(ECMConfiguredInstall)
 
 find_package(KF5 ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS
                     Plasma DocTools Runner NotifyConfig Su NewStuff Wallet
diff --git a/krunner/CMakeLists.txt b/krunner/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/krunner/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/krunner/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@
 
 set(krunner_dbusAppXML dbus/org.kde.krunner.App.xml)
 qt5_add_dbus_adaptor(krunner_SRCS ${krunner_dbusAppXML} view.h View)
-configure_file(dbus/org.kde.krunner.service.in
-               ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.krunner.service)
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.krunner.service
-        DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DBUSSERVICEDIR})
 
+ecm_install_configured_files(TEMPLATES dbus/org.kde.krunner.service.in DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DBUSSERVICEDIR})
 
 add_executable(krunner ${krunner_SRCS})
 
@@ -30,8 +27,7 @@
 install(TARGETS krunner ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 install(FILES ${krunner_dbusAppXML} DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DBUSINTERFACEDIR} )
 
-configure_file(krunner.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/krunner.desktop @ONLY)
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/krunner.desktop DESTINATION ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/kglobalaccel)
+ecm_install_configured_files(TEMPLATES krunner.desktop.cmake DESTINATION ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/kglobalaccel @ONLY)
 
 set(CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR "${KDE_INSTALL_CMAKEPACKAGEDIR}/KRunnerAppDBusInterface")
 configure_package_config_file(KRunnerAppDBusInterfaceConfig.cmake.in
diff --git a/login-sessions/CMakeLists.txt b/login-sessions/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/login-sessions/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/login-sessions/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 ## For Plasma end users
 
-configure_file(plasma.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasma.desktop)
-install(FILES
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasma.desktop
+ecm_install_configured_files(TEMPLATES plasma.desktop.cmake
         DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/xsessions
 )
 
-configure_file(plasmawayland.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasmawayland.desktop)
-install(FILES
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/plasmawayland.desktop
+ecm_install_configured_files(TEMPLATES plasmawayland.desktop.cmake
         DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/wayland-sessions
 )
 
diff --git a/runners/baloo/CMakeLists.txt b/runners/baloo/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/runners/baloo/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/runners/baloo/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
   Qt5::DBus
 )
 
-configure_file(org.kde.baloorunner.service.in
-               ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.baloorunner.service)
-
+kdbusaddons_generate_dbus_service_file(baloorunner org.kde.baloorunner @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR@)
 
 install(
   TARGETS baloorunner
@@ -28,6 +26,3 @@
   FILES plasma-runner-baloosearch.desktop
   DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR}
 )
-
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.baloorunner.service
-        DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DBUSSERVICEDIR})
diff --git a/runners/baloo/org.kde.baloorunner.service.in b/runners/baloo/org.kde.baloorunner.service.in
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/runners/baloo/org.kde.baloorunner.service.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[D-BUS Service]
-Name=org.kde.runners.baloo
-Exec=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR@/baloorunner
diff --git a/shell/CMakeLists.txt b/shell/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/shell/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/shell/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,11 +85,13 @@
   target_link_libraries(plasmashell Qt5::X11Extras)
 endif()
 
-configure_file(org.kde.plasmashell.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.plasmashell.desktop @ONLY)
+ecm_install_configured_files(TEMPLATES org.kde.plasmashell.desktop.cmake DESTINATION
+        ${KDE_INSTALL_APPDIR})
+# DAVE this would make the same temporary file twice... would that be a real world issue ?
+ecm_install_configured_files(TEMPLATES org.kde.plasmashell.desktop.cmake DESTINATION
+        ${KDE_INSTALL_AUTOSTARTDIR})
 
 install(TARGETS plasmashell ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.plasmashell.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_APPDIR})
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.plasmashell.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_AUTOSTARTDIR})
 install( FILES dbus/org.kde.PlasmaShell.xml DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DBUSINTERFACEDIR} )
 
 install(FILES
diff --git a/wallpapers/image/CMakeLists.txt b/wallpapers/image/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/wallpapers/image/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/wallpapers/image/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
 
 install(FILES qmldir DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_QMLDIR}/org/kde/plasma/wallpapers/image)
 
-configure_file(wallpaper.knsrc.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/wallpaper.knsrc)
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/wallpaper.knsrc DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KNSRCDIR})
+ecm_install_configured_files(TEMPLATES wallpaper.knsrc.cmake DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KNSRCDIR})
 
 plasma_install_package(imagepackage org.kde.image wallpapers wallpaper)
 plasma_install_package(slideshowpackage org.kde.slideshow wallpapers wallpaper)