diff --git a/scriptengines/javascript/appletinterface.cpp b/scriptengines/javascript/appletinterface.cpp
index 1650ccd08..844bcf6db 100644
--- a/scriptengines/javascript/appletinterface.cpp
+++ b/scriptengines/javascript/appletinterface.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QSignalMapper>
 
-#include <KDE/KIcon>
+#include <KIcon>
+#include <KService>
+#include <KServiceTypeTrader>
 
 #include <Plasma/Plasma>
 #include <Plasma/Applet>
@@ -303,4 +305,15 @@ bool AppletInterface::immutable() const
     return applet()->immutability() != Plasma::Mutable;
 }
 
+int AppletInterface::apiVersion() const
+{
+    const QString constraint("[X-Plasma-API] == 'javascript' and 'Applet' in [X-Plasma-ComponentTypes]");
+    KService::List offers = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query("Plasma/ScriptEngine", constraint);
+    if (offers.isEmpty()) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return offers.first()->property("X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version", QVariant::Int).toInt();
+}
+
 #include "appletinterface.moc"
diff --git a/scriptengines/javascript/appletinterface.h b/scriptengines/javascript/appletinterface.h
index 22e7d5d79..97ada28a9 100644
--- a/scriptengines/javascript/appletinterface.h
+++ b/scriptengines/javascript/appletinterface.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ class AppletInterface : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(BackgroundHints backgroundHints WRITE setBackgroundHints READ backgroundHints)
     Q_PROPERTY(QGraphicsLayout *layout WRITE setLayout READ layout)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool immutable READ immutable)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int apiVersion READ apiVersion)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QObject *sender READ sender)
 
 public:
     AppletInterface(SimpleJavaScriptApplet *parent);
@@ -219,6 +221,7 @@ enum QtAlignment {
     QGraphicsLayout *layout() const;
     void setLayout(QGraphicsLayout *);
     bool immutable() const;
+    int apiVersion() const;
 
     inline Plasma::Applet *applet() const { return m_appletScriptEngine->applet(); }
 
diff --git a/scriptengines/javascript/plasma-scriptengine-applet-simple-javascript.desktop b/scriptengines/javascript/plasma-scriptengine-applet-simple-javascript.desktop
index 3ca70783b..bc0644190 100644
--- a/scriptengines/javascript/plasma-scriptengine-applet-simple-javascript.desktop
+++ b/scriptengines/javascript/plasma-scriptengine-applet-simple-javascript.desktop
@@ -133,3 +133,4 @@ Icon=text-x-script
 X-KDE-Library=plasma_appletscript_simple_javascript
 X-Plasma-API=javascript
 X-Plasma-ComponentTypes=Applet
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=1