diff --git a/ksplash/ksplashqml/CMakeLists.txt b/ksplash/ksplashqml/CMakeLists.txt
index b4ad34eff..9daa3bf31 100644
--- a/ksplash/ksplashqml/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ksplash/ksplashqml/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
 add_subdirectory(themes)
 
 set(ksplashqml_SRCS
     main.cpp
     splashapp.cpp
     splashwindow.cpp
    )
 
 add_executable(ksplashqml ${ksplashqml_SRCS})
 
 target_link_libraries(ksplashqml
     Qt5::Quick
     Qt5::DBus
     KF5::ConfigCore
     KF5::Package
     KF5::QuickAddons
     KF5::WaylandClient
     KF5::WindowSystem
+    KF5::QuickAddons
     PW::KWorkspace
    )
 
 install(TARGETS ksplashqml ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 install(FILES org.kde.KSplash.xml DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DBUSINTERFACEDIR})
 
diff --git a/ksplash/ksplashqml/main.cpp b/ksplash/ksplashqml/main.cpp
index b8ff9bfa9..2ab43a6ed 100644
--- a/ksplash/ksplashqml/main.cpp
+++ b/ksplash/ksplashqml/main.cpp
@@ -1,76 +1,78 @@
 /*
  *   Copyright (C) 2011 Ivan Cukic <ivan.cukic(at)kde.org>
  *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
  *   or (at your option) any later version, as published by the Free
  *   Software Foundation
  *
  *   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, write to the
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 
 #include "splashapp.h"
 #include <QQuickWindow>
 
 #include <QTextStream>
 
+#include <KQuickAddons/QtQuickSettings>
+
 #include <kworkspace.h>
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 void logMessageHandler(QtMsgType type, const char *msg)
 {
     QString txt;
     switch (type) {
     case QtDebugMsg:
         txt = QStringLiteral("Debug: %1").arg(msg);
         break;
     case QtInfoMsg:
         txt = QStringLiteral("Info: %1").arg(msg);
         break;
     case QtWarningMsg:
         txt = QStringLiteral("Warning: %1").arg(msg);
     break;
     case QtCriticalMsg:
         txt = QStringLiteral("Critical: %1").arg(msg);
     break;
     case QtFatalMsg:
         txt = QStringLiteral("Fatal: %1").arg(msg);
     break;
     }
     QFile outFile(QStringLiteral("/tmp/ksplash"));
     outFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Append);
     QTextStream ts(&outFile);
     ts << txt << '\n';
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     bool test = false;
 
     for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
         if (strcmp("--test", argv[i]) == 0 || strcmp("--help", argv[i]) == 0)
             test = true;
     }
 
-
+    KQuickAddons::QtQuickSettings::init();
     //enable to send log output to /tmp/ksplash
     //which is useful for debugging
 //     qInstallMsgHandler(myMessageHandler);
     KWorkSpace::detectPlatform(argc, argv);
     QQuickWindow::setDefaultAlphaBuffer(true);
     SplashApp app(argc, argv);
 
     return app.exec();
 }