diff --git a/view.cpp b/view.cpp
index 2e4c78bef..20cce3178 100644
--- a/view.cpp
+++ b/view.cpp
@@ -97,8 +97,9 @@ public:
 
     void containmentScreenChanged(int wasScreen, int newScreen, Plasma::Containment *containment)
     {
+        Q_UNUSED(wasScreen)
         lastScreen = newScreen;
-        lastDesktop = this->containment->desktop();
+        lastDesktop = containment->desktop();
     }
 
     void initGraphicsView()
@@ -332,6 +333,16 @@ KConfigGroup View::config() const
     return KConfigGroup(&views, QString::number(d->viewId));
 }
 
+void View::configNeedsSaving() const
+{
+    Plasma::Corona *corona = qobject_cast<Plasma::Corona*>(scene());
+    if (corona) {
+        corona->requestConfigSync();
+    } else {
+        KGlobal::config()->sync();
+    }
+}
+
 int View::id() const
 {
     return d->viewId;
diff --git a/view.h b/view.h
index 2e1358867..c2d0f7397 100644
--- a/view.h
+++ b/view.h
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ protected:
      */
     KConfigGroup config() const;
 
+
+    /**
+     * Requests that the config be synchronized to disk
+     */
+    void configNeedsSaving() const;
+
 private:
     ViewPrivate * const d;