diff --git a/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ded583a7..4cbdb1388 100644
--- a/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -137,9 +137,18 @@ kconfig_add_kcfg_files(plasma_LIB_SRCS data/kconfigxt/libplasma-theme-global.kcf
 
 kde4_add_library(plasma SHARED ${plasma_LIB_SRCS})
 
-target_link_libraries(plasma ${QT_QTUITOOLS_LIBRARY}
-                              ${QT_QTNETWORK_LIBRARY} ${QT_QTSQL_LIBRARY}
-                             ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} ${ThreadWeaver_LIBRARIES} ${KAuth_LIBRARIES} ${KWindowSystem_LIBRARIES} ${PLASMA_EXTRA_LIBS} ki18n ${kde4support_LIBRARY})
+target_link_libraries(plasma
+    ${QT_QTUITOOLS_LIBRARY}
+    ${QT_QTNETWORK_LIBRARY} ${QT_QTSQL_LIBRARY}
+    ${Qt5Quick_LIBRARIES}
+    ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS}
+    ${ThreadWeaver_LIBRARIES}
+    ${KAuth_LIBRARIES}
+    ${KWindowSystem_LIBRARIES}
+    ${PLASMA_EXTRA_LIBS}
+    ki18n
+    ${kde4support_LIBRARY}
+)
 #FIXME gpgme++ is in kdepimlibs, neeeds to be elsewhere
 target_link_libraries(plasma kdeclarative ${KArchive_LIBRARIES})
 
diff --git a/src/plasma/private/service_p.h b/src/plasma/private/service_p.h
index 7583e2993..4f3cb8247 100644
--- a/src/plasma/private/service_p.h
+++ b/src/plasma/private/service_p.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public:
     KConfig *dummyConfig;
     DNSSD::PublicService *publicService;
     QMultiHash<QWidget *, QString> associatedWidgets;
-    QMultiHash<QGraphicsObject *, QString> associatedItems;
+    QMultiHash<QQuickItem *, QString> associatedItems;
     QSet<QString> disabledOperations;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plasma/service.cpp b/src/plasma/service.cpp
index c77b38c95..9821abf9c 100644
--- a/src/plasma/service.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/service.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 #include "config-plasma.h"
 
 #include <QFile>
-#include <QGraphicsObject>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <QQuickItem>
 
 #include <kdebug.h>
 #include <kservice.h>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void ServicePrivate::associatedWidgetDestroyed(QObject *obj)
 
 void ServicePrivate::associatedItemDestroyed(QObject *obj)
 {
-    associatedItems.remove(static_cast<QGraphicsObject*>(obj));
+    associatedItems.remove(static_cast<QQuickItem*>(obj));
 }
 
 KConfigGroup ServicePrivate::dummyGroup()
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ ServiceJob *Service::startOperationCall(const KConfigGroup &description, QObject
     return job;
 }
 
-void Service::associateItem(QGraphicsObject *widget, const QString &operation)
+void Service::associateItem(QQuickItem *widget, const QString &operation)
 {
     if (!widget) {
         return;
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void Service::associateItem(QGraphicsObject *widget, const QString &operation)
     widget->setEnabled(!d->disabledOperations.contains(operation));
 }
 
-void Service::disassociateItem(QGraphicsObject *widget)
+void Service::disassociateItem(QQuickItem *widget)
 {
     if (!widget) {
         return;
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ void Service::setOperationEnabled(const QString &operation, bool enable)
     }
 
     {
-        QHashIterator<QGraphicsObject *, QString> it(d->associatedItems);
+        QHashIterator<QQuickItem *, QString> it(d->associatedItems);
         while (it.hasNext()) {
             it.next();
             if (it.value() == operation) {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ void Service::setOperationsScheme(QIODevice *xml)
     }
 
     {
-        QHashIterator<QGraphicsObject *, QString> it(d->associatedItems);
+        QHashIterator<QQuickItem *, QString> it(d->associatedItems);
         while (it.hasNext()) {
             it.next();
             it.key()->setEnabled(d->config->hasGroup(it.value()));
diff --git a/src/plasma/service.h b/src/plasma/service.h
index c4d27bc12..a068cfdba 100644
--- a/src/plasma/service.h
+++ b/src/plasma/service.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 class QIODevice;
 class QWidget;
 class QUrl;
-class QGraphicsObject;
+class QQuickItem;
 
 namespace Plasma
 {
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public:
      * @param item the QGraphicsObject to associate with the service
      * @param operation the operation to associate the item with
      */
-    Q_INVOKABLE void associateItem(QGraphicsObject *item, const QString &operation);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void associateItem(QQuickItem *item, const QString &operation);
 
     /**
      * Disassociates a graphics item if it has been associated with an operation
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public:
      *
      * @param widget the QGraphicsItem to disassociate.
      */
-    Q_INVOKABLE void disassociateItem(QGraphicsObject *widget);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void disassociateItem(QQuickItem *widget);
 
     /**
      * @return a parameter map for the given description