diff --git a/src/kdeclarative/qmlobject.h b/src/kdeclarative/qmlobject.h
--- a/src/kdeclarative/qmlobject.h
+++ b/src/kdeclarative/qmlobject.h
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@
      */
     bool isInitializationDelayed() const;
 
+    void setCompilationMode(QQmlComponent::CompilationMode mode);
+    QQmlComponent::CompilationMode compilationMode() const;
+
     /**
      * @return the declarative engine that runs the qml file assigned to this widget.
      */
@@ -194,6 +197,20 @@
     QQmlComponent::Status status() const;
 
     /**
+     * Provides some properties that will be used, if we don't enforce completion
+     *
+     * @since 5.27
+     */
+    void setInitialProperties(const QVariantHash &initialProperties);
+
+    /**
+     * @returns the selected initial properties
+     *
+     * @since 5.27
+     */
+    QVariantHash initialProperties() const;
+
+    /**
      * Creates and returns an object based on the provided url to a Qml file
      * with the same QQmlEngine and the same root context as the amin object,
      * that will be the parent of the newly created object
diff --git a/src/kdeclarative/qmlobject.cpp b/src/kdeclarative/qmlobject.cpp
--- a/src/kdeclarative/qmlobject.cpp
+++ b/src/kdeclarative/qmlobject.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@
     KDeclarative kdeclarative;
     KPackage::Package package;
     QQmlContext *rootContext;
+    QVariantHash initialProperties;
+    QQmlComponent::CompilationMode compilationMode = QQmlComponent::PreferSynchronous;
     bool delay : 1;
 };
 
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@
                      q, &QmlObject::statusChanged, Qt::QueuedConnection);
     delete incubator.object();
 
-    component->loadUrl(source);
+    component->loadUrl(source, compilationMode);
 
     if (delay) {
         executionEndTimer->start(0);
@@ -135,9 +137,12 @@
 void QmlObjectPrivate::scheduleExecutionEnd()
 {
     if (component->isReady() || component->isError()) {
-        q->completeInitialization();
+        q->completeInitialization(initialProperties);
     } else {
-        QObject::connect(component, SIGNAL(statusChanged(QQmlComponent::Status)), q, SLOT(completeInitialization()));
+        QObject::connect(component, &QQmlComponent::statusChanged, q, [this](QQmlComponent::Status status) {
+            if (status == QQmlComponent::Status::Ready)
+                q->completeInitialization(initialProperties);
+        });
     }
 }
 
@@ -240,6 +245,16 @@
     return d->package;
 }
 
+QQmlComponent::CompilationMode QmlObject::compilationMode() const
+{
+    return d->compilationMode;
+}
+
+void QmlObject::setCompilationMode(QQmlComponent::CompilationMode mode)
+{
+    d->compilationMode = mode;
+}
+
 void QmlObject::setInitializationDelayed(const bool delay)
 {
     d->delay = delay;
@@ -372,6 +387,16 @@
     }
 }
 
+QVariantHash QmlObject::initialProperties() const
+{
+    return d->initialProperties;
+}
+
+void QmlObject::setInitialProperties(const QVariantHash& initialProperties)
+{
+    d->initialProperties = initialProperties;
+}
+
 }
 
 #include "moc_qmlobject.cpp"
diff --git a/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrolsaddons/mouseeventlistener.cpp b/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrolsaddons/mouseeventlistener.cpp
--- a/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrolsaddons/mouseeventlistener.cpp
+++ b/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrolsaddons/mouseeventlistener.cpp
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@
         m_pressAndHoldEvent = new KDeclarativeMouseEvent(me->pos().x(), me->pos().y(), me->screenPos().x(), me->screenPos().y(), me->button(), me->buttons(), me->modifiers(), screenForGlobalPos(me->globalPos()));
     }
 
-    emit pressed(&dme);
     m_pressed = true;
+    emit pressed(&dme);
     emit pressedChanged();
 
     m_pressAndHoldTimer->start(QGuiApplication::styleHints()->mousePressAndHoldInterval());
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@
 
         //qDebug() << "pressed in sceneEventFilter";
         m_buttonDownPos = me->screenPos();
-        emit pressed(&dme);
         m_pressed = true;
+        emit pressed(&dme);
         emit pressedChanged();
 
         m_pressAndHoldTimer->start(QGuiApplication::styleHints()->mousePressAndHoldInterval());