diff --git a/widgets/scrollbar.cpp b/widgets/scrollbar.cpp
index b1dd0697d..8d9c4600f 100644
--- a/widgets/scrollbar.cpp
+++ b/widgets/scrollbar.cpp
@@ -31,17 +31,18 @@ public:
     Plasma::Style *style;
 };
 
-ScrollBar::ScrollBar(Qt::Orientation orientation, QGraphicsWidget *parent)
-   : QGraphicsProxyWidget(parent),
-     d(new ScrollBarPrivate)
+ScrollBar::ScrollBar(QGraphicsWidget *parent)
+    : QGraphicsProxyWidget(parent),
+      d(new ScrollBarPrivate)
 {
-   QScrollBar *scrollbar = new QScrollBar(orientation);
+   QScrollBar *scrollbar = new QScrollBar();
    scrollbar->setAttribute(Qt::WA_NoSystemBackground);
    setWidget(scrollbar);
    d->style = new Plasma::Style();
    scrollbar->setStyle(d->style);
 
    scrollbar->resize(scrollbar->sizeHint());
+   connect(scrollbar, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)));
 }
 
 ScrollBar::~ScrollBar()
@@ -111,6 +112,11 @@ QScrollBar *ScrollBar::nativeWidget() const
    return static_cast<QScrollBar*>(widget());
 }
 
+void ScrollBar::setOrientation(Qt::Orientation orientation)
+{
+   static_cast<QScrollBar*>(widget())->setOrientation(orientation);
+}
+
 }
 
 #include <scrollbar.moc>
diff --git a/widgets/scrollbar.h b/widgets/scrollbar.h
index 2c31b3c8a..b7a3a62d4 100644
--- a/widgets/scrollbar.h
+++ b/widgets/scrollbar.h
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT ScrollBar : public QGraphicsProxyWidget
     Q_PROPERTY(QScrollBar *nativeWidget READ nativeWidget)
 
 public:
-    explicit ScrollBar(Qt::Orientation orientation, QGraphicsWidget *parent);
+    /**
+     * Creates a scrollbar; the default orientation is vertical
+     */
+    explicit ScrollBar(QGraphicsWidget *parent);
+
     ~ScrollBar();
 
     /**
@@ -82,12 +86,6 @@ public:
      */
     int pageStep();
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the current value for the ScrollBar
-     * @arg value must be minimum() <= value <= maximum()
-     */
-    void setValue(int val);
-
     /**
      * @return the current scrollbar value
      */
@@ -120,6 +118,24 @@ public:
      */
     QScrollBar *nativeWidget() const;
 
+public Q_SLOTS:
+    /**
+     * Sets the current value for the ScrollBar
+     * @arg value must be minimum() <= value <= maximum()
+     */
+    void setValue(int val);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the orientation of the ScrollBar.
+     */
+    void setOrientation(Qt::Orientation orientation);
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    /**
+     * Emitted when the value of the slider changes
+     */
+    void valueChanged(int value);
+
 private:
     ScrollBarPrivate * const d;
 };