diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/plasmacomponentsplugin.cpp b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/plasmacomponentsplugin.cpp
index ce52bc0d7..92c08b3e8 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/plasmacomponentsplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/plasmacomponentsplugin.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "qmenu.h"
 #include "qmenuitem.h"
 //#include "fullscreensheet.h"
+#include "units.h"
 
 //Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(plasmacomponentsplugin, PlasmaComponentsPlugin)
 
@@ -83,6 +84,10 @@ void PlasmaComponentsPlugin::initializeEngine(QQmlEngine *engine, const char *ur
 {
     QQmlExtensionPlugin::initializeEngine(engine, uri);
     EngineBookKeeping::self()->insertEngine(engine);
+
+    QQmlContext *context = engine->rootContext();
+    Units *units = new Units(context);
+    context->setContextProperty("units", units);
 }
 
 void PlasmaComponentsPlugin::registerTypes(const char *uri)
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@ void PlasmaComponentsPlugin::registerTypes(const char *uri)
     qmlRegisterUncreatableType<DialogStatus>(uri, 2, 0, "DialogStatus", "");
     qmlRegisterUncreatableType<PageOrientation>(uri, 2, 0, "PageOrientation", "");
     qmlRegisterUncreatableType<PageStatus>(uri, 2, 0, "PageStatus", "");
+    qmlRegisterUncreatableType<Units>(uri, 0, 1, "Units", "");
 }