diff --git a/scriptengine.cpp b/scriptengine.cpp
index dee67eae2..c217f4aa3 100644
--- a/scriptengine.cpp
+++ b/scriptengine.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,25 @@ QScriptValue ScriptEngine::panelById(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *eng
     return engine->undefinedValue();
 }
 
+QScriptValue ScriptEngine::panels(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(context)
+
+    QScriptValue panels = engine->newArray();
+    ScriptEngine *env = envFor(engine);
+    int count = 0;
+
+    foreach (Plasma::Containment *c, env->m_corona->containments()) {
+        if (isPanel(c)) {
+            panels.setProperty(count, env->wrap(c));
+            ++count;
+        }
+    }
+
+    panels.setProperty("length", count);
+    return panels;
+}
+
 QScriptValue ScriptEngine::fileExists(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(engine)
@@ -278,6 +297,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::setupEngine()
     m_scriptSelf.setProperty("activityById", newFunction(ScriptEngine::activityById));
     m_scriptSelf.setProperty("activityForScreen", newFunction(ScriptEngine::activityForScreen));
     m_scriptSelf.setProperty("panelById", newFunction(ScriptEngine::panelById));
+    m_scriptSelf.setProperty("panels", newFunction(ScriptEngine::panels));
     m_scriptSelf.setProperty("fileExists", newFunction(ScriptEngine::fileExists));
     m_scriptSelf.setProperty("loadTemplate", newFunction(ScriptEngine::loadTemplate));
     m_scriptSelf.setProperty("applicationVersion", KGlobal::mainComponent().aboutData()->version(), QScriptValue::ReadOnly | QScriptValue::Undeletable);
diff --git a/scriptengine.h b/scriptengine.h
index a87330aa3..f144258bc 100644
--- a/scriptengine.h
+++ b/scriptengine.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ private:
     static QScriptValue activityById(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine);
     static QScriptValue activityForScreen(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine);
     static QScriptValue panelById(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine);
+    static QScriptValue panels(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine);
     static QScriptValue fileExists(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine);
     static QScriptValue loadTemplate(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine);