diff --git a/shell/scripting/scriptengine_v1.cpp b/shell/scripting/scriptengine_v1.cpp
--- a/shell/scripting/scriptengine_v1.cpp
+++ b/shell/scripting/scriptengine_v1.cpp
@@ -378,7 +378,11 @@
 
         // Basic panel setup
         panel->setLocation(panelData.property("location").toString());
-        panel->setHeight(panelData.property("height").toInteger() * ScriptEngine::gridUnit());
+        panel->setHeight(panelData.property("height").toNumber() * ScriptEngine::gridUnit());
+        panel->setMaximumLength(panelData.property("maximumLength").toNumber() * ScriptEngine::gridUnit());
+        panel->setMinimumLength(panelData.property("minimumLength").toNumber() * ScriptEngine::gridUnit());
+        panel->setOffset(panelData.property("offset").toNumber() * ScriptEngine::gridUnit());
+        panel->setAlignment(panelData.property("alignment").toString());
 
         // Loading the config for the panel
         loadSerializedConfigs(panel, panelData.property("config"));
diff --git a/shell/shellcorona.cpp b/shell/shellcorona.cpp
--- a/shell/shellcorona.cpp
+++ b/shell/shellcorona.cpp
@@ -435,15 +435,22 @@
               : location == Plasma::Types::RightEdge ? "right"
               : /* Plasma::Types::BottomEdge */        "bottom");
 
-        const qreal units =
+        const qreal height =
                 // If we do not have a panel, fallback to 4 units
                 !view     ?  4
-              : location == Plasma::Types::TopEdge   ? view->height() / gridUnit
-              : location == Plasma::Types::LeftEdge  ? view->width()  / gridUnit
-              : location == Plasma::Types::RightEdge ? view->width()  / gridUnit
-              : /* Plasma::Types::BottomEdge */        view->height() / gridUnit;
-
-        panelJson.insert("height", units);
+              : (qreal)view->thickness() / gridUnit;
+
+        panelJson.insert("height", height);
+        if (view) {
+            const auto alignment = view->alignment();
+            panelJson.insert("maximumLength", (qreal)view->maximumLength() / gridUnit);
+            panelJson.insert("minimumLength", (qreal)view->minimumLength() / gridUnit);
+            panelJson.insert("offset", (qreal)view->offset() / gridUnit);
+            panelJson.insert("alignment",
+                 alignment == Qt::AlignRight  ? "right"
+               : alignment == Qt::AlignCenter ? "center"
+               : "left");
+        }
 
         // Saving the config keys
         const KConfigGroup contConfig = cont->config();