diff --git a/src/plasmaview/configview.cpp b/src/plasmaview/configview.cpp
index fea5a7350..075ac04f7 100644
--- a/src/plasmaview/configview.cpp
+++ b/src/plasmaview/configview.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,28 @@
 
 ///////////////////////ConfigCategory
 
+class ConfigCategoryPrivate
+{
+public:
+    ConfigCategoryPrivate();
+    ~ConfigCategoryPrivate();
+    QString name;
+    QString icon;
+    QString source;
+    QString pluginName;
+};
+
+ConfigCategoryPrivate::ConfigCategoryPrivate()
+{
+}
+
+ConfigCategoryPrivate::~ConfigCategoryPrivate()
+{
+}
+
 ConfigCategory::ConfigCategory(QObject *parent)
-    : QObject(parent)
+    : QObject(parent),
+      d(new ConfigCategoryPrivate())
 {
 }
 
@@ -49,182 +69,110 @@ ConfigCategory::~ConfigCategory()
 
 QString ConfigCategory::name() const
 {
-    return m_name;
+    return d->name;
 }
 
 void ConfigCategory::setName(const QString &name)
 {
-    if (m_name == name) {
+    if (d->name == name) {
         return;
     }
 
-    m_name = name;
+    d->name = name;
     emit nameChanged();
 }
 
 
 QString ConfigCategory::icon() const
 {
-    return m_icon;
+    return d->icon;
 }
 
 void ConfigCategory::setIcon(const QString &icon)
 {
-    if (m_icon == icon) {
+    if (d->icon == icon) {
         return;
     }
 
-    m_icon = icon;
+    d->icon = icon;
     emit iconChanged();
 }
 
 
 QString ConfigCategory::source() const
 {
-    return m_source;
+    return d->source;
 }
 
 void ConfigCategory::setSource(const QString &source)
 {
-    if (m_source == source) {
+    if (d->source == source) {
         return;
     }
 
-    m_source = source;
+    d->source = source;
     emit sourceChanged();
 }
 
 QString ConfigCategory::pluginName() const
 {
-    return m_pluginName;
+    return d->pluginName;
 }
 
 void ConfigCategory::setPluginName(const QString &name)
 {
-    if (m_pluginName == name) {
+    if (d->pluginName == name) {
         return;
     }
 
-    m_pluginName = name;
+    d->pluginName = name;
     emit pluginNameChanged();
 }
 
 
 
 //////////////////////////////ConfigModel
-ConfigModel::ConfigModel(QObject *parent)
-    : QAbstractListModel(parent)
-{
-    QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames;
-    roleNames[NameRole] = "name";
-    roleNames[IconRole] = "icon";
-    roleNames[SourceRole] = "source";
-    roleNames[PluginNameRole] = "pluginName";
 
-    setRoleNames(roleNames);
-    qDebug() << " XXX loaded QALM";
+class ConfigModelPrivate
+{
+public:
+    ConfigModelPrivate(ConfigModel *model);
+    ~ConfigModelPrivate();
+
+    ConfigModel *q;
+    QList<ConfigCategory*> categories;
+    QWeakPointer<Plasma::Applet> appletInterface;
+
+    void appendCategory(ConfigCategory *c);
+    void clear();
+    QVariant get(int row) const;
+
+    static ConfigCategory *categories_at(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop, int index);
+    static void categories_append(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop, ConfigCategory *o);
+    static int categories_count(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop);
+    static void categories_clear(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop);
+};
+
+ConfigModelPrivate::ConfigModelPrivate(ConfigModel *model)
+    : q(model)
+{
 }
 
-ConfigModel::~ConfigModel()
-{}
-
-int ConfigModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &index) const
+ConfigModelPrivate::~ConfigModelPrivate()
 {
-    if (index.column() > 0) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return m_categories.count();
 }
 
-QVariant ConfigModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
-{
-    if (index.row() < 0 || index.row() >= m_categories.count()) {
-        return QVariant();
-    }
-    switch (role) {
-    case NameRole:
-        return m_categories.at(index.row())->name();
-    case IconRole:
-        return m_categories.at(index.row())->icon();
-    case SourceRole:
-        if (m_appletInterface) {
-            return QUrl::fromLocalFile(m_appletInterface.data()->package().filePath("ui", m_categories.at(index.row())->source()));
-        } else {
-            return m_categories.at(index.row())->source();
-        }
-    case PluginNameRole:
-        return m_categories.at(index.row())->pluginName();
-    default:
-        return QVariant();
-    }
-}
-
-QVariant ConfigModel::get(int row) const
-{
-    QVariantMap value;
-    if (row < 0 || row >= m_categories.count()) {
-        return value;
-    }
-
-    value["name"] = m_categories.at(row)->name();
-    value["icon"] = m_categories.at(row)->icon();
-    value["pluginName"] = m_categories.at(row)->pluginName();
-    if (m_appletInterface) {
-        value["source"] = QUrl::fromLocalFile(m_appletInterface.data()->package().filePath("ui", m_categories.at(row)->source()));
-    } else {
-        value["source"] = m_categories.at(row)->source();
-    }
-    return value;
-}
-
-void ConfigModel::appendCategory(ConfigCategory *c)
-{
-    beginInsertRows(QModelIndex(), m_categories.size(), m_categories.size());
-    m_categories.append(c);
-    endInsertRows();
-    emit countChanged();
-}
-
-void ConfigModel::clear()
-{
-    beginResetModel();
-    while (!m_categories.isEmpty()) {
-        m_categories.first()->setParent(0);
-        m_categories.pop_front();
-    }
-    endResetModel();
-    emit countChanged();
-}
-
-void ConfigModel::setApplet(Plasma::Applet *interface)
-{
-    m_appletInterface = interface;
-}
-
-Plasma::Applet *ConfigModel::applet() const
-{
-    return m_appletInterface.data();
-}
-
-QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> ConfigModel::categories()
-{
-    return QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory>(this, 0, ConfigModel::categories_append,
-                                             ConfigModel::categories_count,
-                                             ConfigModel::categories_at,
-                                             ConfigModel::categories_clear);
-
-}
-
-ConfigCategory *ConfigModel::categories_at(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop, int index)
+ConfigCategory *ConfigModelPrivate::categories_at(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop, int index)
 {
     ConfigModel *model = qobject_cast<ConfigModel *>(prop->object);
-    if (!model || index >= model->m_categories.count() || index < 0)
+    if (!model || index >= model->d->categories.count() || index < 0) {
         return 0;
-    else
-        return model->m_categories.at(index);
+    }  else {
+        return model->d->categories.at(index);
+    }
 }
 
-void ConfigModel::categories_append(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop, ConfigCategory *o)
+void ConfigModelPrivate::categories_append(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop, ConfigCategory *o)
 {
     ConfigModel *model = qobject_cast<ConfigModel *>(prop->object);
     if (!o || !model) {
@@ -239,17 +187,17 @@ void ConfigModel::categories_append(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop, Conf
     model->appendCategory(o);
 }
 
-int ConfigModel::categories_count(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop)
+int ConfigModelPrivate::categories_count(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop)
 {
     ConfigModel *model = qobject_cast<ConfigModel *>(prop->object);
     if (model) {
-        return model->m_categories.count();
+        return model->d->categories.count();
     } else {
         return 0;
     }
 }
 
-void ConfigModel::categories_clear(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop)
+void ConfigModelPrivate::categories_clear(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop)
 {
     ConfigModel *model = qobject_cast<ConfigModel *>(prop->object);
     if (!model) {
@@ -259,66 +207,234 @@ void ConfigModel::categories_clear(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop)
     model->clear();
 }
 
+void ConfigModelPrivate::clear()
+{
+    q->beginResetModel();
+    while (!categories.isEmpty()) {
+        categories.first()->setParent(0);
+        categories.pop_front();
+    }
+    q->endResetModel();
+    emit q->countChanged();
+}
+
+void ConfigModelPrivate::appendCategory(ConfigCategory *c)
+{
+    q->beginInsertRows(QModelIndex(), categories.size(), categories.size());
+    categories.append(c);
+    q->endInsertRows();
+    emit q->countChanged();
+}
+
+QVariant ConfigModelPrivate::get(int row) const
+{
+    QVariantMap value;
+    if (row < 0 || row >= categories.count()) {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    value["name"] = categories.at(row)->name();
+    value["icon"] = categories.at(row)->icon();
+    value["pluginName"] = categories.at(row)->pluginName();
+    if (appletInterface) {
+        value["source"] = QUrl::fromLocalFile(appletInterface.data()->package().filePath("ui", categories.at(row)->source()));
+    } else {
+        value["source"] = categories.at(row)->source();
+    }
+    return value;
+}
+
+
+ConfigModel::ConfigModel(QObject *parent)
+    : QAbstractListModel(parent),
+      d(new ConfigModelPrivate(this))
+{
+    QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames;
+    roleNames[NameRole] = "name";
+    roleNames[IconRole] = "icon";
+    roleNames[SourceRole] = "source";
+    roleNames[PluginNameRole] = "pluginName";
+
+    setRoleNames(roleNames);
+    qDebug() << " XXX loaded QALM";
+}
+
+ConfigModel::~ConfigModel()
+{
+    delete d;
+}
+
+int ConfigModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &index) const
+{
+    if (index.column() > 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return d->categories.count();
+}
+
+QVariant ConfigModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
+{
+    if (index.row() < 0 || index.row() >= d->categories.count()) {
+        return QVariant();
+    }
+    switch (role) {
+    case NameRole:
+        return d->categories.at(index.row())->name();
+    case IconRole:
+        return d->categories.at(index.row())->icon();
+    case SourceRole:
+        if (d->appletInterface) {
+            return QUrl::fromLocalFile(d->appletInterface.data()->package().filePath("ui", d->categories.at(index.row())->source()));
+        } else {
+            return d->categories.at(index.row())->source();
+        }
+    case PluginNameRole:
+        return d->categories.at(index.row())->pluginName();
+    default:
+        return QVariant();
+    }
+}
+
+QVariant ConfigModel::get(int row) const
+{
+    return d->get(row);
+}
+
+void ConfigModel::appendCategory(ConfigCategory *c)
+{
+    d->appendCategory(c);
+}
+
+void ConfigModel::clear()
+{
+    d->clear();
+}
+
+void ConfigModel::setApplet(Plasma::Applet *interface)
+{
+    d->appletInterface = interface;
+}
+
+Plasma::Applet *ConfigModel::applet() const
+{
+    return d->appletInterface.data();
+}
+
+QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> ConfigModel::categories()
+{
+    return QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory>(this, 0, ConfigModel::categories_append,
+                                             ConfigModel::categories_count,
+                                             ConfigModel::categories_at,
+                                             ConfigModel::categories_clear);
+
+}
+
+ConfigCategory *ConfigModel::categories_at(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop, int index)
+{
+    return ConfigModelPrivate::categories_at(prop, index);
+}
+
+void ConfigModel::categories_append(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop, ConfigCategory *o)
+{
+    ConfigModelPrivate::categories_append(prop, o);
+}
+
+int ConfigModel::categories_count(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop)
+{
+    return ConfigModelPrivate::categories_count(prop);
+}
+
+void ConfigModel::categories_clear(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop)
+{
+    ConfigModelPrivate::categories_clear(prop);
+}
+
 
 
 //////////////////////////////ConfigView
-ConfigView::ConfigView(Plasma::Applet *applet, QWindow *parent)
-    : QQuickView(parent),
-      m_applet(applet)
+
+class ConfigViewPrivate
+{
+public:
+    ConfigViewPrivate(Plasma::Applet *appl, ConfigView *view);
+    ~ConfigViewPrivate();
+
+    void init();
+    ConfigView *q;
+    Plasma::Applet *applet;
+    ConfigModel *configModel;
+};
+
+ConfigViewPrivate::ConfigViewPrivate(Plasma::Applet *appl, ConfigView *view)
+    : q(view),
+      applet(appl)
+{
+}
+
+void ConfigViewPrivate::init()
 {
     applet->setUserConfiguring(true);
+
     KDeclarative kdeclarative;
-    kdeclarative.setDeclarativeEngine(engine());
+    kdeclarative.setDeclarativeEngine(q->engine());
     kdeclarative.setupBindings();
     qmlRegisterType<ConfigModel>("org.kde.plasma.configuration", 2, 0, "ConfigModel");
     qmlRegisterType<ConfigCategory>("org.kde.plasma.configuration", 2, 0, "ConfigCategory");
 
     //FIXME: problem on nvidia, all windows should be transparent or won't show
-    setColor(Qt::transparent);
-    setTitle(i18n("%1 Settings", m_applet->title()));
+    q->setColor(Qt::transparent);
+    q->setTitle(i18n("%1 Settings", applet->title()));
 
 
-    if (!m_applet->containment()->corona()->package().isValid()) {
+    if (!applet->containment()->corona()->package().isValid()) {
         qWarning() << "Invalid home screen package";
     }
 
-    setResizeMode(QQuickView::SizeViewToRootObject);
+    q->setResizeMode(QQuickView::SizeViewToRootObject);
 
 
     //config model local of the applet
-    QQmlComponent *component = new QQmlComponent(engine(), QUrl::fromLocalFile(m_applet->package().filePath("configmodel")), this);
-    QObject *object = component->beginCreate(engine()->rootContext());
-    m_configModel = qobject_cast<ConfigModel *>(object);
-    if (m_configModel) {
-        m_configModel->setApplet(m_applet);
+    QQmlComponent *component = new QQmlComponent(q->engine(), QUrl::fromLocalFile(applet->package().filePath("configmodel")), q);
+    QObject *object = component->beginCreate(q->engine()->rootContext());
+    configModel = qobject_cast<ConfigModel *>(object);
+    if (configModel) {
+        configModel->setApplet(applet);
     } else {
         delete object;
     }
 
-    Plasma::Containment *cont = qobject_cast<Plasma::Containment *>(m_applet);
-
-    engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty("plasmoid", applet->property("graphicObject").value<QObject*>());
-    engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty("configDialog", this);
+    q->engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty("plasmoid", applet->property("graphicObject").value<QObject*>());
+    q->engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty("configDialog", q);
     component->completeCreate();
     delete component;
 }
 
+
+
+ConfigView::ConfigView(Plasma::Applet *applet, QWindow *parent)
+    : QQuickView(parent),
+      d(new ConfigViewPrivate(applet, this))
+{
+    d->init();
+    qmlRegisterType<ConfigModel>("org.kde.plasma.configuration", 2, 0, "ConfigModel");
+    qmlRegisterType<ConfigCategory>("org.kde.plasma.configuration", 2, 0, "ConfigCategory");
+}
+
 ConfigView::~ConfigView()
 {
-    m_applet->setUserConfiguring(false);
+    d->applet->setUserConfiguring(false);
 }
 
 void ConfigView::init()
 {
-    setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(m_applet->containment()->corona()->package().filePath("appletconfigurationui")));
+    setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(d->applet->containment()->corona()->package().filePath("appletconfigurationui")));
 }
 
 ConfigModel *ConfigView::configModel() const
 {
-    return m_configModel;
+    return d->configModel;
 }
 
-
 //To emulate Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose that QWindow doesn't have
 void ConfigView::hideEvent(QHideEvent *ev)
 {
diff --git a/src/plasmaview/configview.h b/src/plasmaview/configview.h
index 2e8f68ff8..7f3c1f5b7 100644
--- a/src/plasmaview/configview.h
+++ b/src/plasmaview/configview.h
@@ -26,14 +26,17 @@
 #include <QQmlListProperty>
 #include <QStandardItemModel>
 
+#include <plasmaview/plasmaview_export.h>
+
 namespace Plasma {
     class Applet;
 }
 
 class ConfigPropertyMap;
 
+class ConfigCategoryPrivate;
 
-class ConfigCategory : public QObject
+class PLASMAVIEW_EXPORT ConfigCategory : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(QString name READ name WRITE setName NOTIFY nameChanged)
@@ -64,13 +67,12 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void pluginNameChanged();
 
 private:
-    QString m_name;
-    QString m_icon;
-    QString m_source;
-    QString m_pluginName;
+    ConfigCategoryPrivate *const d;
 };
 
-class ConfigModel : public QAbstractListModel
+class ConfigModelPrivate;
+
+class PLASMAVIEW_EXPORT ConfigModel : public QAbstractListModel
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> categories READ categories CONSTANT)
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE QVariant get(int row) const;
 
     QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> categories();
-    
+
     static ConfigCategory *categories_at(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop, int index);
     static void categories_append(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop, ConfigCategory *o);
     static int categories_count(QQmlListProperty<ConfigCategory> *prop);
@@ -109,12 +111,16 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void countChanged();
 
 private:
-    QList<ConfigCategory*>m_categories;
-    QWeakPointer<Plasma::Applet> m_appletInterface;
+    friend class ConfigModelPrivate;
+    ConfigModelPrivate *const d;
 };
 
 
-class ConfigView : public QQuickView
+class ConfigViewPrivate;
+
+//TODO: the config view for the containment should be a subclass
+//TODO: is it possible to move this in the shell?
+class PLASMAVIEW_EXPORT ConfigView : public QQuickView
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(ConfigModel *configModel READ configModel CONSTANT)
@@ -132,8 +138,7 @@ protected:
      void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *re);
 
 private:
-    Plasma::Applet *m_applet;
-    ConfigModel *m_configModel;
+    ConfigViewPrivate *const d;
 };
 
 #endif // multiple inclusion guard