diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
index 586ca5b66..76810b054 100644
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ ContainmentInterface::ContainmentInterface(DeclarativeAppletScript *parent)
     setAcceptedMouseButtons(Qt::RightButton);
 
     qmlRegisterType<ContainmentInterface>();
-}
-
-void ContainmentInterface::init()
-{
-    AppletInterface::init();
 
     connect(containment(), &Plasma::Containment::appletRemoved,
             this, &ContainmentInterface::appletRemovedForward);
@@ -67,17 +62,26 @@ void ContainmentInterface::init()
          connect(containment()->corona(), &Plasma::Corona::availableScreenRegionChanged,
                  this, &ContainmentInterface::availableScreenRegionChanged);
      }
+}
 
-     //HACK, why appletAddedForward doesn't get called?
-     foreach (Plasma::Applet *applet, containment()->applets()) {
-         appletAddedForward(applet);
-     }
-     foreach (QObject *appletObj, m_appletInterfaces) {
-         AppletInterface *applet = qobject_cast<AppletInterface *>(appletObj);
-         if (!applet->qmlObject()) {
-             applet->init();
-         }
-     }
+void ContainmentInterface::init()
+{
+    AppletInterface::init();
+
+    foreach (QObject *appletObj, m_appletInterfaces) {
+        AppletInterface *applet = qobject_cast<AppletInterface *>(appletObj);
+        if (applet) {
+            if (!applet->qmlObject()) {
+                applet->init();
+            }
+            m_appletInterfaces << applet;
+            emit appletAdded(applet);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!m_appletInterfaces.isEmpty()) {
+        emit appletsChanged();
+    }
 }
 
 QList <QObject *> ContainmentInterface::applets()
@@ -142,17 +146,22 @@ QVariantList ContainmentInterface::availableScreenRegion(int id) const
 
 void ContainmentInterface::appletAddedForward(Plasma::Applet *applet)
 {
+    if (!applet) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     QObject *appletGraphicObject = applet->property("graphicObject").value<QObject *>();
     QObject *contGraphicObject = containment()->property("graphicObject").value<QObject *>();
 
-    qDebug() << "Applet added:" << applet << applet->title() << appletGraphicObject;
+    qDebug() << "Applet added on containment:" << containment()->title() << contGraphicObject
+             << "Applet: " << applet << applet->title() << appletGraphicObject;
 
-    if (applet && contGraphicObject && appletGraphicObject) {
+    if (contGraphicObject && appletGraphicObject) {
         appletGraphicObject->setProperty("visible", false);
         appletGraphicObject->setProperty("parent", QVariant::fromValue(contGraphicObject));
 
     //if an appletGraphicObject is not set, we have to display some error message
-    } else if (applet && contGraphicObject) {
+    } else if (contGraphicObject) {
         QObject *errorUi = qmlObject()->createObjectFromSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(containment()->corona()->package().filePath("appleterror")));
 
         if (errorUi) {