diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentconfigview.cpp b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentconfigview.cpp
index 1bd057e12..56761b3a2 100644
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentconfigview.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentconfigview.cpp
@@ -117,4 +117,9 @@ void ContainmentConfigView::setCurrentWallpaper(const QString &wallpaper)
     emit currentWallpaperChanged();
 }
 
+void ContainmentConfigView::applyWallpaper()
+{
+    m_contianmentInterface->containment()->setWallpaper(m_currentWallpaper);
+}
+
 #include "moc_containmentconfigview.cpp"
diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentconfigview.h b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentconfigview.h
index 6cebaa23e..e1aa15ae3 100644
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentconfigview.h
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentconfigview.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public:
     void setCurrentWallpaper(const QString &wallpaper);
     ConfigPropertyMap *wallpaperConfiguration() const;
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE void applyWallpaper();
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void currentWallpaperChanged();
 
diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/wallpaperinterface.cpp b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/wallpaperinterface.cpp
index 8ec2a2ecc..ef1914093 100644
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/wallpaperinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/wallpaperinterface.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ void WallpaperInterface::syncWallpaperPackage()
 
     m_configLoader->deleteLater();
     m_configuration->deleteLater();
+    m_configLoader = 0;
+    m_configuration = 0;
     if (configScheme()) {
         m_configuration = new ConfigPropertyMap(configScheme(), this);
     }
diff --git a/src/shell/qmlpackages/desktop/contents/components/ConfigurationContainmentAppearance.qml b/src/shell/qmlpackages/desktop/contents/components/ConfigurationContainmentAppearance.qml
index f4cb0e8c2..12b3ce7b4 100644
--- a/src/shell/qmlpackages/desktop/contents/components/ConfigurationContainmentAppearance.qml
+++ b/src/shell/qmlpackages/desktop/contents/components/ConfigurationContainmentAppearance.qml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Column {
                 configDialog.wallpaperConfiguration[key] = main.currentPage["cfg_"+key]
             }
         }
+        configDialog.applyWallpaper()
     }
 
     function restoreConfig() {
@@ -65,10 +66,10 @@ Column {
             }
             width: 64
             onClicked: {
+                configDialog.currentWallpaper = model.pluginName
                 if (delegate.current) {
                     return
                 } else {
-                    configDialog.currentWallpaper = model.pluginName
                     main.sourceFile = model.source
                     root.restoreConfig()
                 }
@@ -78,10 +79,28 @@ Column {
                     categoriesView.currentIndex = index
                 }
             }
+            Component.onCompleted: {
+                if (configDialog.currentWallpaper == model.pluginName) {
+                    loadWallpaperTimer.pendingCurrent = model
+                    loadWallpaperTimer.restart()
+                }
+            }
         }
         highlight: Rectangle {
             color: theme.highlightColor
         }
+        Timer {
+            id: loadWallpaperTimer
+            interval: 100
+            property variant pendingCurrent
+            onTriggered: {
+                if (pendingCurrent) {
+                    main.sourceFile = pendingCurrent.source
+                    root.restoreConfig()
+                    categoriesView.currentIndex = pendingCurrent.index
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
     PlasmaComponents.PageStack {
         id: main