diff --git a/shell/scripting/scriptengine.cpp b/shell/scripting/scriptengine.cpp
--- a/shell/scripting/scriptengine.cpp
+++ b/shell/scripting/scriptengine.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@
     m_scriptSelf.setProperty(QStringLiteral("knownWallpaperPlugins"), newFunction(ScriptEngine::V1::knownWallpaperPlugins));
     m_scriptSelf.setProperty(QStringLiteral("ConfigFile"), newFunction(ScriptEngine::V1::configFile));
     m_scriptSelf.setProperty(QStringLiteral("gridUnit"), ScriptEngine::V1::gridUnit());
+    m_scriptSelf.setProperty(QStringLiteral("setImmutability"), newFunction(ScriptEngine::V1::setImmutability));
+    m_scriptSelf.setProperty(QStringLiteral("immutability"), newFunction(ScriptEngine::V1::immutability));
 
     setGlobalObject(m_scriptSelf);
 }
diff --git a/shell/scripting/scriptengine_v1.h b/shell/scripting/scriptengine_v1.h
--- a/shell/scripting/scriptengine_v1.h
+++ b/shell/scripting/scriptengine_v1.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
     static QScriptValue gridUnit();
     static QScriptValue createContainment(const QString &type, const QString &defautPlugin,
                                           QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine);
+    static QScriptValue setImmutability(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine);
+    static QScriptValue immutability(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine);
 };
 
 }
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
@@ -922,6 +922,40 @@
     return ScriptEngine::gridUnit();
 }
 
+QScriptValue ScriptEngine::V1::setImmutability(QScriptContext *context,
+                                       QScriptEngine *engine)
+{
+    if (context->argumentCount() == 0) {
+        return QScriptValue();
+    }
+    ScriptEngine *env = envFor(engine);
+    const QString immutability = context->argument(0).toString();
+
+    if (immutability == QStringLiteral("systemImmutable")) {
+        env->corona()->setImmutability(Plasma::Types::SystemImmutable);
+    } else if (immutability == QStringLiteral("userImmutable")) {
+        env->corona()->setImmutability(Plasma::Types::UserImmutable);
+    } else {
+        env->corona()->setImmutability(Plasma::Types::Mutable);
+    }
+
+    return QScriptValue();
+}
+
+QScriptValue ScriptEngine::V1::immutability(QScriptContext *context,
+                                            QScriptEngine *engine)
+{
+    ScriptEngine *env = envFor(engine);
+    switch (env->corona()->immutability()) {
+    case Plasma::Types::SystemImmutable:
+        return QStringLiteral("systemImmutable");
+    case Plasma::Types::UserImmutable:
+        return QStringLiteral("userImmutable");
+    default:
+        return QStringLiteral("mutable");
+    }
+}
+
 QScriptValue ScriptEngine::V1::createContainment(const QString &type, const QString &defaultPlugin,
                                                  QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine)
 {