diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cc874dc2e..f214cdd8b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ set(plasma_LIB_SRCS
     animations/slide.cpp
     animations/pulser.cpp
     animations/rotation.cpp
+    animations/pause.cpp
     applet.cpp
     configloader.cpp
     containment.cpp
@@ -358,6 +359,7 @@ install(FILES
     animations/slide.h
     animations/pulser.h
     animations/rotation.h
+    animations/pause.h
     DESTINATION ${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}/plasma/animations COMPONENT Devel)
 
 
diff --git a/animations/fade.cpp b/animations/fade.cpp
index d1662737d..371934dd5 100644
--- a/animations/fade.cpp
+++ b/animations/fade.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ void FadeAnimation::setFactor(qreal factor)
     m_animFactor = qBound(qreal(0.0), factor, qreal(1.0));
 }
 
+qreal FadeAnimation::factor() const
+{
+    return m_animFactor;
+}
+
 void FadeAnimation::setWidgetToAnimate(QGraphicsWidget *widget)
 {
     QGraphicsOpacityEffect *effect = m_opacityEffect.data();
diff --git a/private/focusindicator.cpp b/private/focusindicator.cpp
index ac7633534..b1a803242 100644
--- a/private/focusindicator.cpp
+++ b/private/focusindicator.cpp
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ FocusIndicator::FocusIndicator(QGraphicsWidget *parent)
     m_background->setElementPrefix("hover");
     m_background->setCacheAllRenderedFrames(true);
 
-    m_fadeIn = new FadeAnimation(1.0);
+    m_fadeIn = new FadeAnimation();
+    m_fadeIn->setFactor(1.0);
     m_fadeIn->setWidgetToAnimate(this);
-    m_fadeOut = new FadeAnimation(0.0);
+    m_fadeOut = new FadeAnimation();
+    m_fadeOut->setFactor(0);
     m_fadeOut->setWidgetToAnimate(this);
     setOpacity(0);