diff --git a/plasma-windowed/CMakeLists.txt b/plasma-windowed/CMakeLists.txt
index 867cdc7e9..d19e276d8 100644
--- a/plasma-windowed/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plasma-windowed/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
 set(plasmawindowed-app_SRCS
     plasmawindowedcorona.cpp
     plasmawindowedview.cpp
     main.cpp
 )
 
 add_executable(plasmawindowed ${plasmawindowed-app_SRCS})
 
 target_link_libraries(
     plasmawindowed
     Qt5::Widgets
     Qt5::Quick
     Qt5::Qml
     KF5::I18n
     KF5::IconThemes
     KF5::XmlGui
+    KF5::QuickAddons
     KF5::PlasmaQuick
     KF5::Plasma
     KF5::DBusAddons
     KF5::Notifications
 )
 
 install(TARGETS plasmawindowed ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 #even if hidden, the desktop file is needed anyways for kdbusservice::unique
 install(FILES plasma-windowed.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_APPDIR})
diff --git a/plasma-windowed/main.cpp b/plasma-windowed/main.cpp
index abc126e09..0067538a2 100644
--- a/plasma-windowed/main.cpp
+++ b/plasma-windowed/main.cpp
@@ -1,74 +1,77 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2014  Bhushan Shah <bhush94@gmail.com>
  * Copyright 2014 Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.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) version 3 or any later version
  * accepted by the membership of KDE e.V. (or its successor approved
  * by the membership of KDE e.V.), which shall act as a proxy
  * defined in Section 14 of version 3 of the license.
  *
  * 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 <QApplication>
 #include <qcommandlineparser.h>
 #include <qcommandlineoption.h>
 
+#include <KQuickAddons/QtQuickSettings>
 #include <KDBusService>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 
 #include "plasmawindowedview.h"
 #include "plasmawindowedcorona.h"
 
 static const char version[] = "1.0";
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     QQuickWindow::setDefaultAlphaBuffer(true);
 
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
     app.setApplicationVersion(version);
     app.setOrganizationDomain(QStringLiteral("kde.org"));
 
     KDBusService service(KDBusService::Unique);
 
+    KQuickAddons::QtQuickSettings::init();
+
     QCommandLineParser parser;
     parser.setApplicationDescription(i18n("Plasma Windowed"));
     parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QStringLiteral("statusnotifier"), i18n("Makes the plasmoid stay alive in the Notification Area, even when the window is closed.")));
     parser.addPositionalArgument(QStringLiteral("applet"), i18n("The applet to open."));
     parser.addPositionalArgument(QStringLiteral("args"), i18n("Arguments to pass to the plasmoid."), QStringLiteral("[args...]"));
     parser.addVersionOption();
     parser.addHelpOption();
     parser.process(app);
 
     if (parser.positionalArguments().isEmpty()) {
         parser.showHelp(1);
     }
 
     PlasmaWindowedCorona *corona = new PlasmaWindowedCorona();
 
     const QStringList arguments = parser.positionalArguments();
     QVariantList args;
     QStringList::const_iterator constIterator = arguments.constBegin() + 1;
     for (; constIterator != arguments.constEnd();
            ++constIterator) {
         args << (*constIterator);
     }
     corona->setHasStatusNotifier(parser.isSet(QStringLiteral("statusnotifier")));
     corona->loadApplet(arguments.first(), args);
 
     QObject::connect(&service, &KDBusService::activateRequested, corona, &PlasmaWindowedCorona::activateRequested);
 
     const int ret = app.exec();
     delete corona;
     return ret;
 }