diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderViewLayer.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderViewLayer.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderViewLayer.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderViewLayer.qml
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@
         size: "16x16"
     }
 
-    Folder.MenuHelper {
-        id: menuHelper
-    }
-
     Folder.ViewPropertiesMenu {
         id: viewPropertiesMenu
 
@@ -390,14 +386,14 @@
         for (var i = 0; i < sharedActions.length; i++) {
             actionName = sharedActions[i];
             modelAction = folderView.model.action(actionName);
-            plasmoid.setAction(actionName, modelAction.text, menuHelper.iconName(modelAction));
+            plasmoid.setAction(actionName, modelAction.text, Folder.MenuHelper.iconName(modelAction));
 
             if (actionName == "newMenu") {
-                menuHelper.setMenu(plasmoid.action(actionName), folderView.model.newMenu);
+                Folder.MenuHelper.setMenu(plasmoid.action(actionName), folderView.model.newMenu);
                 plasmoid.setActionSeparator("separator1");
 
                 plasmoid.setAction("viewProperties", i18n("Icons"), "preferences-desktop-icons");
-                menuHelper.setMenu(plasmoid.action("viewProperties"), viewPropertiesMenu.menu);
+                Folder.MenuHelper.setMenu(plasmoid.action("viewProperties"), viewPropertiesMenu.menu);
             } else {
                 plasmoid.action(actionName).triggered.connect(modelAction.trigger);
             }
diff --git a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/folderplugin.cpp b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/folderplugin.cpp
--- a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/folderplugin.cpp
+++ b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/folderplugin.cpp
@@ -35,14 +35,21 @@
 
 #include <QtQml>
 
+static QObject *menuHelperSingletonProvider(QQmlEngine *engine, QJSEngine *jsEngine)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(engine);
+    Q_UNUSED(jsEngine);
+    return new MenuHelper();
+}
+
 void FolderPlugin::registerTypes(const char *uri)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(uri == QLatin1String("org.kde.private.desktopcontainment.folder"));
     qmlRegisterType<DirectoryPicker>(uri, 0, 1, "DirectoryPicker");
     qmlRegisterType<FolderModel>(uri, 0, 1, "FolderModel");
     qmlRegisterType<ItemViewAdapter>(uri, 0, 1, "ItemViewAdapter");
     qmlRegisterType<LabelGenerator>(uri, 0, 1, "LabelGenerator");
-    qmlRegisterType<MenuHelper>(uri, 0, 1, "MenuHelper");
+    qmlRegisterSingletonType<MenuHelper>(uri, 0, 1, "MenuHelper", menuHelperSingletonProvider);
     qmlRegisterType<MimeTypesModel>(uri, 0, 1, "MimeTypesModel");
     qmlRegisterType<PlacesModel>(uri, 0, 1, "PlacesModel");
     qmlRegisterType<Positioner>(uri, 0, 1, "Positioner");