diff --git a/private/wallpaper_p.h b/private/wallpaper_p.h
index fb8bf9df9..8607ab6ba 100644
--- a/private/wallpaper_p.h
+++ b/private/wallpaper_p.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public:
     QSizeF targetSize;
     WallpaperScript *script;
     QList<QAction*> contextActions;
+    QString wallpaperPath;
 
     bool cacheRendering : 1;
     bool initialized : 1;
diff --git a/scripting/wallpaperscript.cpp b/scripting/wallpaperscript.cpp
index 0ea94b55a..5574575aa 100644
--- a/scripting/wallpaperscript.cpp
+++ b/scripting/wallpaperscript.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ void WallpaperScript::render(const QString &sourceImagePath, const QSize &size,
         Wallpaper::ResizeMethod resizeMethod, const QColor &color)
 {
     if (d->wallpaper) {
-        d->wallpaper->render(sourceImagePath, size, resizeMethod, color);
+        d->wallpaper->setWallpaperPath(sourceImagePath);
+        d->wallpaper->render(size, resizeMethod, color);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/wallpaper.cpp b/wallpaper.cpp
index 3928d19e3..4c4587e6f 100644
--- a/wallpaper.cpp
+++ b/wallpaper.cpp
@@ -269,6 +269,21 @@ bool Wallpaper::isInitialized() const
     return d->initialized;
 }
 
+QString Wallpaper::wallpaperPath() const
+{
+    return d->wallpaperPath;
+}
+
+void Wallpaper::setWallpaperPath(const QString& path)
+{
+    if (path.isEmpty() || !QFile::exists(path)) {
+        kWarning() << "failed on:" << path;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    d->wallpaperPath = path;
+}
+
 void Wallpaper::setBoundingRect(const QRectF &boundingRect)
 {
     d->boundingRect = boundingRect;
@@ -427,15 +442,10 @@ void Wallpaper::render(const QImage &image, const QSize &size,
     d->renderWallpaper(QString(), image, size, resizeMethod, color);
 }
 
-void Wallpaper::render(const QString &sourceImagePath, const QSize &size,
-                       Wallpaper::ResizeMethod resizeMethod, const QColor &color)
+void Wallpaper::render(const QSize &size, Wallpaper::ResizeMethod resizeMethod,
+                       const QColor &color)
 {
-    if (sourceImagePath.isEmpty() || !QFile::exists(sourceImagePath)) {
-        //kDebug() << "failed on:" << sourceImagePath;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    d->renderWallpaper(sourceImagePath, QImage(), size, resizeMethod, color);
+    d->renderWallpaper(d->wallpaperPath, QImage(), size, resizeMethod, color);
 }
 
 void WallpaperPrivate::renderWallpaper(const QString &sourceImagePath, const QImage &image, const QSize &size,
diff --git a/wallpaper.h b/wallpaper.h
index c3be59e3f..6b55f169b 100644
--- a/wallpaper.h
+++ b/wallpaper.h
@@ -309,6 +309,8 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Wallpaper : public QObject
          */
         bool isUsingRenderingCache() const;
 
+        virtual void setWallpaperPath(const QString& path);
+
         /**
          * Allows one to set rendering hints that may differ from the actualities of the
          * Wallpaper's current state, allowing for better selection of papers from packages,
@@ -355,6 +357,8 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Wallpaper : public QObject
          */
         bool isPreviewing() const;
 
+        QString wallpaperPath() const;
+
         /**
          * Puts the wallpaper into preview mode
          * @since 4.5
@@ -451,8 +455,7 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Wallpaper : public QObject
          *              entire size with the given ResizeMethod
          * @since 4.3
          */
-        void render(const QString &sourceImagePath, const QSize &size,
-                    Wallpaper::ResizeMethod resizeMethod = ScaledResize,
+        void render(const QSize &size, Wallpaper::ResizeMethod resizeMethod = ScaledResize,
                     const QColor &color = QColor(0, 0, 0));
 
         /**