diff --git a/view.cpp b/view.cpp
index 1295b22a2..1ff7f6367 100644
--- a/view.cpp
+++ b/view.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,22 @@ public:
 View::View(int screen, Corona *corona, QWidget *parent)
     : QGraphicsView(parent),
       d(new Private)
+{
+    initGraphicsView();
+    setScene(corona);
+    setScreen(screen);
+}
+
+View::View(Containment *containment, QWidget *parent)
+    : QGraphicsView(parent),
+      d(new Private)
+{
+    initGraphicsView();
+    setScene(containment->scene());
+    setContainment(containment);
+}
+
+void View::initGraphicsView()
 {
     setFrameShape(QFrame::NoFrame);
     setAutoFillBackground(true);
@@ -58,17 +74,6 @@ View::View(int screen, Corona *corona, QWidget *parent)
     setAlignment(Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::AlignTop);
     setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);
     setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);
-
-    setScene(corona);
-    setScreen(screen);
-}
-
-View::View(Containment *containment, QWidget *parent)
-    : QGraphicsView(parent),
-      d(new Private)
-{
-    setScene(containment->scene());
-    setContainment(containment);
 }
 
 View::~View()
diff --git a/view.h b/view.h
index 5de762aa4..fb88a6dfb 100644
--- a/view.h
+++ b/view.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ protected Q_SLOTS:
     void updateSceneRect();
 
 private:
+    void initGraphicsView();
+
     class Private;
     Private * const d;
 };