diff --git a/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.cpp b/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.cpp
index a42d6719d..7c9ed4839 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.cpp
+++ b/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ FrameSvgItemMargins::FrameSvgItemMargins(Plasma::FrameSvg *frameSvg, QObject *pa
     : QObject(parent),
       m_frameSvg(frameSvg)
 {
-    connect(m_frameSvg, SIGNAL(repaintNeeded()), this, SIGNAL(marginsChanged()));
+    kDebug() << "margins at: " << left() << top() << right() << bottom();
+    connect(m_frameSvg, SIGNAL(repaintNeeded()), this, SLOT(update()));
 }
 
 qreal FrameSvgItemMargins::left() const
@@ -54,6 +55,11 @@ qreal FrameSvgItemMargins::bottom() const
     return m_frameSvg->marginSize(BottomMargin);
 }
 
+void FrameSvgItemMargins::update()
+{
+    emit marginsChanged();
+}
+
 FrameSvgItem::FrameSvgItem(QDeclarativeItem *parent)
     : QDeclarativeItem(parent)
 {
@@ -70,8 +76,9 @@ FrameSvgItem::~FrameSvgItem()
 
 void FrameSvgItem::setImagePath(const QString &path)
 {
-    if (m_frameSvg->imagePath() == path)
+    if (m_frameSvg->imagePath() == path) {
         return;
+    }
 
     m_frameSvg->setImagePath(path);
     m_frameSvg->setElementPrefix(m_prefix);
@@ -88,13 +95,15 @@ QString FrameSvgItem::imagePath() const
 
 void FrameSvgItem::setPrefix(const QString &prefix)
 {
-    if (m_prefix == prefix)
+    if (m_prefix == prefix) {
         return;
+    }
 
     m_frameSvg->setElementPrefix(prefix);
     m_prefix = prefix;
 
     emit prefixChanged();
+    m_margins->update();
     update();
 }
 
diff --git a/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.h b/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.h
index 8182e3446..f313f1072 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.h
+++ b/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ public:
     qreal right() const;
     qreal bottom() const;
 
+public Q_SLOTS:
+    void update();
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void marginsChanged();