diff --git a/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/libkis/krita.cpp b/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/libkis/krita.cpp
index 064346d2bab..86b9444b996 100644
--- a/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/libkis/krita.cpp
+++ b/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/libkis/krita.cpp
@@ -1,77 +1,88 @@
 /*
  *  Copyright (c) 2014 Boudewijn Rempt <boud@valdyas.org>
  *
  *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser 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 Lesser 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 "krita.h"
 
 #include <KisPart.h>
 
 #include <KisViewManager.h>
 #include <KisDocument.h>
 #include <kis_image.h>
 #include <kis_action.h>
 #include <kis_script_manager.h>
 
+Krita* Krita::s_instance = 0;
+
 Krita::Krita(QObject *parent) :
     QObject(parent)
 {
 }
 
 QList<MainWindow *> Krita::mainWindows()
 {
     QList<MainWindow *> ret;
     foreach(QPointer<KisMainWindow> mainWin, KisPart::instance()->mainWindows()) {
         ret << new MainWindow(mainWin, this);
     }
     return ret;
 }
 
 QList<View *> Krita::views()
 {
     QList<View *> ret;
     foreach(QPointer<KisView> view, KisPart::instance()->views()) {
         ret << new View(view, this);
     }
     return ret;
 }
 
 QList<Document *> Krita::documents()
 {
     QList<Document *> ret;
     foreach(QPointer<KisDocument> doc, KisPart::instance()->documents()) {
         ret << new Document(doc, this);
     }
     return ret;
 
 }
 
 QList<Image *> Krita::images()
 {
     QList<Image *> ret;
     foreach(Document *doc, documents()) {
         ret << doc->image();
     }
     return ret;
 }
 
 QAction *Krita::createAction(const QString &text)
 {
     KisAction *action = new KisAction(text, this);
     foreach(KisMainWindow *mainWin, KisPart::instance()->mainWindows()) {
         mainWin->viewManager()->scriptManager()->addAction(action);
     }
     return action;
 }
+
+Krita* Krita::instance()
+{
+    if (!s_instance)
+    {
+        s_instance = new Krita;
+    }
+    return s_instance;
+}
diff --git a/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/libkis/krita.h b/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/libkis/krita.h
index 189551ba475..d15b5aeceac 100644
--- a/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/libkis/krita.h
+++ b/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/libkis/krita.h
@@ -1,53 +1,54 @@
 /*
  *  Copyright (c) 2014 Boudewijn Rempt <boud@valdyas.org>
  *
  *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser 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 Lesser 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.
  */
 #ifndef LIBKIS_KRITA_H
 #define LIBKIS_KRITA_H
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QPointer>
 #include <QAction>
 
 #include "application.h"
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "view.h"
 #include "document.h"
 #include "image.h"
 
 #include <krita_export.h>
 
 class LIBKIS_EXPORT Krita : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     explicit Krita(QObject *parent = 0);
 
     QList<MainWindow*> mainWindows();
     QList<View*> views();
     QList<Document*> documents();
     QList<Image*> images();
 
     QAction *createAction(const QString &text);
-
+    static Krita* instance();
 signals:
 
 public slots:
 
 private:
+    static Krita* s_instance;
 };
 
 #endif // LIBKIS_KRITA_H
diff --git a/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/sip/krita/krita.sip b/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/sip/krita/krita.sip
index 26d3f69f0e9..32906294278 100644
--- a/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/sip/krita/krita.sip
+++ b/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/sip/krita/krita.sip
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 %Import QtCore/QtCoremod.sip
 %Import QtGui/QtGuimod.sip
 
 class Krita : public QObject
 {
 %TypeHeaderCode
 #include "krita.h"
 %End
 
-public:
     Krita(QObject *parent /TransferThis/ = 0);
-
+public:
+    static Krita* instance();
     QList<MainWindow*> mainWindows();
     QList<View*> views();
     QList<Document*> documents();
     QList<Image*> images();
 
     QAction *createAction(const QString &text);
 };
 
diff --git a/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/src/plugins/hello/hello.py b/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/src/plugins/hello/hello.py
index aeb92bf0be2..b3f9e630582 100644
--- a/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/src/plugins/hello/hello.py
+++ b/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/src/plugins/hello/hello.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 from PyQt4.QtGui import *
 from PyKrita4.krita import *
 
 import krita
 
 def hello():
     QMessageBox.information(QWidget(), "Test", "Hello World")
 
-kr = Krita()
-ac = kr.createAction("Hello")
+ac = Krita.instance().createAction("Hello")
 ac.triggered.connect(hello)