diff --git a/animations/animation.cpp b/animations/animation.cpp
index bd1739eb4..7c8499a79 100644
--- a/animations/animation.cpp
+++ b/animations/animation.cpp
@@ -69,12 +69,17 @@ QGraphicsWidget* Animation::widgetToAnimate()
     return d->animObject.data();
 }
 
-void Animation::setEasingCurve(QEasingCurve easingCurve)
+void Animation::setEasingCurveType(QEasingCurve::Type type)
 {
-    d->easingCurve = easingCurve;
+    d->easingCurve.setType(type);
 }
 
-QEasingCurve Animation::easingCurve() const
+QEasingCurve::Type Animation::easingCurveType() const
+{
+    return d->easingCurve.type();
+}
+
+QEasingCurve& Animation::easingCurve()
 {
     return d->easingCurve;
 }
diff --git a/animations/animation.h b/animations/animation.h
index 732b57948..ee79dcf65 100644
--- a/animations/animation.h
+++ b/animations/animation.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <QAbstractAnimation>
 #include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
 #include <plasma/plasma.h>
+#include <QEasingCurve>
 
 namespace Plasma
 {
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Animation : public QAbstractAnimation
 
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(int duration READ duration WRITE setDuration)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QEasingCurve easingCurve READ easingCurve WRITE setEasingCurve)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QEasingCurve::Type easingCurveType READ easingCurveType WRITE setEasingCurveType)
     Q_PROPERTY(QGraphicsWidget *widgetToAnimate READ widgetToAnimate WRITE setWidgetToAnimate)
 
 public:
@@ -82,12 +83,12 @@ public:
     /**
      * Set the animation easing curve type
      */
-    void setEasingCurve(QEasingCurve easingCurve);
+    void setEasingCurveType(QEasingCurve::Type type);
 
     /**
      * Get the animation easing curve type
      */
-    QEasingCurve easingCurve() const;
+    QEasingCurve::Type easingCurveType() const;
 
 protected:
 
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ protected:
 
     virtual void updateCurrentTime(int currentTime);
 
+    QEasingCurve &easingCurve();
+
 private:
     AnimationPrivate *const d;
 
diff --git a/animations/fade.cpp b/animations/fade.cpp
index 070072927..0d053031b 100644
--- a/animations/fade.cpp
+++ b/animations/fade.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ void FadeAnimation::setWidgetToAnimate(QGraphicsWidget *widget)
     if (widget) {
         widget->setOpacity(m_startOpacity);
     }
+
 }
 
 void FadeAnimation::updateState(QAbstractAnimation::State newState, QAbstractAnimation::State oldState)
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ void FadeAnimation::updateCurrentTime(int currentTime)
     if (w) {
         qreal delta = currentTime / qreal(duration());
         delta = (m_startOpacity - m_targetOpacity) *
-            easingCurve().valueForProgress(delta);
+                Animation::easingCurve().valueForProgress(delta);
         w->setOpacity(m_startOpacity - delta);
     }
 
diff --git a/animations/grow.cpp b/animations/grow.cpp
index 3378ffce2..d665ada79 100644
--- a/animations/grow.cpp
+++ b/animations/grow.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void GrowAnimation::updateCurrentTime(int currentTime)
 {
     QGraphicsWidget *w = widgetToAnimate();
     if (w && state() == QAbstractAnimation::Running) {
-        qreal delta = easingCurve().valueForProgress(
+        qreal delta = Animation::easingCurve().valueForProgress(
                 currentTime / qreal(duration()));
         QRectF geometry;
         geometry.setTopLeft(m_startGeometry.topLeft() * (1-delta) + (m_targetGeometry.topLeft() * delta));
diff --git a/animations/grow_p.h b/animations/grow_p.h
index d69734581..3f19a0c5a 100644
--- a/animations/grow_p.h
+++ b/animations/grow_p.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     qreal m_animFactor;
-
     QRectF m_startGeometry;
     QRectF m_targetGeometry;
 };
diff --git a/animations/slide.cpp b/animations/slide.cpp
index 4b762be8a..6adb84971 100644
--- a/animations/slide.cpp
+++ b/animations/slide.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ SlideAnimation::~SlideAnimation()
 
 SlideAnimation::SlideAnimation(QObject *parent,
                                AnimationDirection direction,
-                               qreal distance)
-          : Animation(parent)
+                               qreal distance) : Animation(parent)
 {
     setMovementDirection(direction);
     setDistance(distance);
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ void SlideAnimation::updateCurrentTime(int currentTime)
 {
     QGraphicsWidget *w = widgetToAnimate();
     if (w && state() == QAbstractAnimation::Running) {
-        qreal delta = easingCurve().valueForProgress(
+        qreal delta = Animation::easingCurve().valueForProgress(
                 currentTime / qreal(duration()));
         w->setPos(m_startPos * (1-delta) + (m_targetPos * delta));
     }
diff --git a/animations/slide_p.h b/animations/slide_p.h
index af523beb7..ebc6e77a8 100644
--- a/animations/slide_p.h
+++ b/animations/slide_p.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "plasma/plasma_export.h"
 #include "plasma/plasma.h"
 
-
 namespace Plasma
 {
 
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ private:
      * there is change in the position of animated widget.
      */
     qreal m_animDistance;
-
     QPointF m_startPos;
     QPointF m_targetPos;
 };
diff --git a/private/abstractanimationprivate_p.h b/private/abstractanimationprivate_p.h
index 25b7429be..3419bbb69 100644
--- a/private/abstractanimationprivate_p.h
+++ b/private/abstractanimationprivate_p.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
     /**
      * Animation easing curve type
      */
-    QEasingCurve::Type easingCurve;
+    QEasingCurve easingCurve;
 
     /**
      * Animation direction, the idea is to offer a way