diff --git a/components/shellprivate/widgetexplorer/widgetexplorer.h b/components/shellprivate/widgetexplorer/widgetexplorer.h
--- a/components/shellprivate/widgetexplorer/widgetexplorer.h
+++ b/components/shellprivate/widgetexplorer/widgetexplorer.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QObject>
+#include <QQmlParserStatus>
 
 #include "plasmaappletitemmodel_p.h"
 
@@ -50,10 +51,11 @@
     void separatorChanged();
 };
 
-class WidgetExplorer : public QObject
+class WidgetExplorer : public QObject, public QQmlParserStatus
 {
 
     Q_OBJECT
+    Q_INTERFACES(QQmlParserStatus)
 
     /**
      * Model that lists all applets
@@ -66,6 +68,11 @@
     Q_PROPERTY(QObject * filterModel READ filterModel CONSTANT)
 
     /**
+     * Whether to show special filters such as "Running" and "Uninstallable" in the filterModel.
+     */
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool showSpecialFilters READ showSpecialFilters WRITE setShowSpecialFilters NOTIFY showSpecialFiltersChanged)
+
+    /**
      * Actions for adding widgets, like download plasma widgets, download google gadgets, install from local file
      */
     Q_PROPERTY(QList<QObject *> widgetsMenuActions READ widgetsMenuActions NOTIFY widgetsMenuActionsChanged)
@@ -125,14 +132,20 @@
     QObject *widgetsModel() const;
     QObject *filterModel() const;
 
+    bool showSpecialFilters() const;
+    void setShowSpecialFilters(bool show);
+
     QList <QObject *>  widgetsMenuActions();
     QList <QObject *>  extraActions() const;
 
     /**
      * Uninstall a plasmoid with a given plugin name. only user-installed ones are uninstallable
      */
     Q_INVOKABLE void uninstall(const QString &pluginName);
 
+    void classBegin();
+    void componentComplete();
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void widgetsMenuActionsChanged();
     void extraActionsChanged();
@@ -150,6 +163,9 @@
     void openWidgetFile();
     void downloadWidgets(const QString &type);
 
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void showSpecialFiltersChanged() const;
+
 protected Q_SLOTS:
     void immutabilityChanged(Plasma::Types::ImmutabilityType);
 
diff --git a/components/shellprivate/widgetexplorer/widgetexplorer.cpp b/components/shellprivate/widgetexplorer/widgetexplorer.cpp
--- a/components/shellprivate/widgetexplorer/widgetexplorer.cpp
+++ b/components/shellprivate/widgetexplorer/widgetexplorer.cpp
@@ -105,27 +105,32 @@
 
     PlasmaAppletItemModel itemModel;
     KCategorizedItemsViewModels::DefaultFilterModel filterModel;
+    bool showSpecialFilters = true;
     DefaultItemFilterProxyModel filterItemModel;
     QPointer<KNS3::DownloadDialog> newStuffDialog;
 
     QScopedPointer<KActivities::Consumer> activitiesConsumer;
 };
 
 void WidgetExplorerPrivate::initFilters()
 {
-    filterModel.addFilter(i18n("All Widgets"),
-                          KCategorizedItemsViewModels::Filter(), QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("plasma")));
+    filterModel.clear();
 
-    // Filters: Special
-    filterModel.addFilter(i18n("Running"),
-                          KCategorizedItemsViewModels::Filter(QStringLiteral("running"), true),
-                          QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("dialog-ok")));
+    if (showSpecialFilters) {
+        filterModel.addFilter(i18n("All Widgets"),
+                            KCategorizedItemsViewModels::Filter(), QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("plasma")));
 
-    filterModel.addFilter(i18n("Uninstallable"),
-                          KCategorizedItemsViewModels::Filter(QStringLiteral("local"), true),
-                          QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("list-remove")));
+        // Filters: Special
+        filterModel.addFilter(i18n("Running"),
+                            KCategorizedItemsViewModels::Filter(QStringLiteral("running"), true),
+                            QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("dialog-ok")));
 
-    filterModel.addSeparator(i18n("Categories:"));
+        filterModel.addFilter(i18n("Uninstallable"),
+                            KCategorizedItemsViewModels::Filter(QStringLiteral("local"), true),
+                            QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("list-remove")));
+
+        filterModel.addSeparator(i18n("Categories:"));
+    }
 
     typedef QPair<QString, QString> catPair;
     QMap<QString, catPair > categories;
@@ -164,6 +169,15 @@
 
 }
 
+void WidgetExplorer::classBegin()
+{
+}
+
+void WidgetExplorer::componentComplete()
+{
+    setApplication();
+    d->initRunningApplets();
+}
 
 QObject *WidgetExplorer::widgetsModel() const
 {
@@ -175,6 +189,20 @@
     return &d->filterModel;
 }
 
+bool WidgetExplorer::showSpecialFilters() const
+{
+    return d->showSpecialFilters;
+}
+
+void WidgetExplorer::setShowSpecialFilters(bool show)
+{
+    if (d->showSpecialFilters != show) {
+        d->showSpecialFilters = show;
+        d->initFilters();
+        emit showSpecialFiltersChanged();
+    }
+}
+
 QList <QObject *>  WidgetExplorer::widgetsMenuActions()
 {
     QList <QObject *> actionList;
@@ -302,10 +330,6 @@
         : QObject(parent),
           d(new WidgetExplorerPrivate(this))
 {
-    //FIXME: delay
-    setApplication();
-    d->initRunningApplets();
-
     d->filterItemModel.setSortCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
     d->filterItemModel.setDynamicSortFilter(true);
     d->filterItemModel.setSourceModel(&d->itemModel);