diff --git a/effects/CMakeLists.txt b/effects/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/effects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/effects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
     presentwindows/presentwindowsconfig.kcfgc
     resize/resizeconfig.kcfgc
     showfps/showfpsconfig.kcfgc
+    slidingpopups/slidingpopupsconfig.kcfgc
     thumbnailaside/thumbnailasideconfig.kcfgc
     trackmouse/trackmouseconfig.kcfgc
     windowgeometry/windowgeometryconfig.kcfgc
diff --git a/effects/slidingpopups/slidingpopups.cpp b/effects/slidingpopups/slidingpopups.cpp
--- a/effects/slidingpopups/slidingpopups.cpp
+++ b/effects/slidingpopups/slidingpopups.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 *********************************************************************/
 
 #include "slidingpopups.h"
+#include "slidingpopupsconfig.h"
 
-#include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <QTimeLine>
 #include <QApplication>
 
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@
 void SlidingPopupsEffect::reconfigure(ReconfigureFlags flags)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(flags)
-    KConfigGroup conf = effects->effectConfig(QStringLiteral("SlidingPopups"));
-    mFadeInTime = animationTime(conf, QStringLiteral("SlideInTime"), 150);
-    mFadeOutTime = animationTime(conf, QStringLiteral("SlideOutTime"), 250);
+    SlidingPopupsConfig::self()->read();
+    mFadeInTime = animationTime(SlidingPopupsConfig::slideInTime() != 0 ? SlidingPopupsConfig::slideInTime() : 150);
+    mFadeOutTime = animationTime(SlidingPopupsConfig::slideOutTime() != 0 ? SlidingPopupsConfig::slideOutTime() : 250);
     QHash< const EffectWindow*, QTimeLine* >::iterator it = mAppearingWindows.begin();
     while (it != mAppearingWindows.end()) {
         it.value()->setDuration(animationTime(mFadeInTime));
diff --git a/effects/slidingpopups/slidingpopups.kcfg b/effects/slidingpopups/slidingpopups.kcfg
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/effects/slidingpopups/slidingpopups.kcfg
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?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="Effect-SlidingPopups">
+        <entry name="SlideInTime" type="Int">
+            <default>0</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="SlideOutTime" type="Int">
+            <default>0</default>
+        </entry>
+    </group>
+</kcfg>
+
diff --git a/effects/slidingpopups/slidingpopupsconfig.kcfgc b/effects/slidingpopups/slidingpopupsconfig.kcfgc
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/effects/slidingpopups/slidingpopupsconfig.kcfgc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+File=slidingpopups.kcfg
+ClassName=SlidingPopupsConfig
+NameSpace=KWin
+Singleton=true
+Mutators=true