diff --git a/data/CMakeLists.txt b/data/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0b822bc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+if(KWIN_PLASMA_ACTIVE)
+    add_subdirectory(active)
+else(KWIN_PLASMA_ACTIVE)
+    add_subdirectory(desktop)
+endif(KWIN_PLASMA_ACTIVE)
diff --git a/data/active/CMakeLists.txt b/data/active/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26294f968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/active/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+########### next target ###############
+set( kwin_update_tabbox_qml_settings_SRCS update_tabbox_qml_settings_active.cpp )
+
+kde4_add_executable( kwin_update_tabbox_qml_settings ${kwin_update_tabbox_qml_settings_SRCS} )
+
+target_link_libraries( kwin_update_tabbox_qml_settings_active ${KDE4_KDECORE_LIBS} )
+
+install( TARGETS kwin_update_tabbox_qml_settings_active DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/kconf_update_bin/ )
+
+########### install files ###############
+
+install( FILES kwin_update_tabbox_qml_settings_active.upd DESTINATION  ${KCONF_UPDATE_INSTALL_DIR} )
diff --git a/data/active/kwin_update_tabbox_qml_settings_active.upd b/data/active/kwin_update_tabbox_qml_settings_active.upd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9467efc10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/active/kwin_update_tabbox_qml_settings_active.upd
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Id=Kwin-4.8
+Script=kwin_update_tabbox_qml_settings_active
diff --git a/data/active/update_tabbox_qml_settings_active.cpp b/data/active/update_tabbox_qml_settings_active.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36c2ffde6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/active/update_tabbox_qml_settings_active.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/********************************************************************
+KWin - the KDE window manager
+This file is part of the KDE project.
+
+Copyright (C) 2012 Lamarque V. Souza <Lamarque.Souza.ext@basyskom.com>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*********************************************************************/
+
+#include <kconfig.h>
+#include <kconfiggroup.h>
+#include <kcomponentdata.h>
+#include <kaboutdata.h>
+#include <kcmdlineargs.h>
+#include <kglobal.h>
+#include <QtDBus/QtDBus>
+
+void updateTabBoxConfig(KConfigGroup &tabbox, bool migrate)
+{
+    if (migrate) {
+        tabbox.writeEntry("LayoutName", "window_strip");
+    }
+    tabbox.sync();
+}
+
+int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
+{
+    KAboutData about( "kwin_update_tabbox_qml_settings_active", "kwin", KLocalizedString(), 0 );
+    KCmdLineArgs::init( argc, argv, &about );
+    KComponentData inst( &about );
+    Q_UNUSED( KGlobal::locale() ); // jump-start locales to get to translated descriptions
+    KConfig config("kwinrc");
+    KConfigGroup tabbox = config.group("TabBox");
+    const bool tabboxSwitchLayout = tabbox.readEntry<QString>("LayoutName", "") != QLatin1String("window_strip");
+    updateTabBoxConfig(tabbox, tabboxSwitchLayout);
+    config.sync();
+    // Send signal to all kwin instances
+    QDBusMessage message =
+    QDBusMessage::createSignal("/KWin", "org.kde.KWin", "reloadConfig");
+    QDBusConnection::sessionBus().send(message);    
+}