diff --git a/declarativeimports/core/dialog.cpp b/declarativeimports/core/dialog.cpp
index 33a99f2f8..ad21fca2d 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/core/dialog.cpp
+++ b/declarativeimports/core/dialog.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ DialogProxy::DialogProxy(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
 {
     m_dialog = new Plasma::Dialog();
+    m_flags = m_dialog->windowFlags();
 }
 
 DialogProxy::~DialogProxy()
@@ -160,6 +161,10 @@ void DialogProxy::setVisible(const bool visible)
 {
     if (m_dialog->isVisible() != visible) {
         m_dialog->setVisible(visible);
+        if (visible) {kWarning()<<"AAAAAAAAA"<<m_flags;
+            m_dialog->setWindowFlags(m_flags);
+            m_dialog->raise();
+        }
         emit visibleChanged();
     }
 }
@@ -195,6 +200,17 @@ void DialogProxy::setY(int y)
     m_dialog->move(m_dialog->pos().x(), y);
 }
 
+int DialogProxy::windowFlags() const
+{
+    return (int)m_dialog->windowFlags();
+}
+
+void DialogProxy::setWindowFlags(const int flags)
+{
+    m_flags = (Qt::WindowFlags)flags;
+    m_dialog->setWindowFlags((Qt::WindowFlags)flags);
+}
+
 bool DialogProxy::eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event)
 {
     if (watched == m_dialog && event->type() == QEvent::Move) {
diff --git a/declarativeimports/core/dialog.h b/declarativeimports/core/dialog.h
index f9954b2a4..fa8ce532f 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/core/dialog.h
+++ b/declarativeimports/core/dialog.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class DialogProxy : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(bool visible READ isVisible WRITE setVisible NOTIFY visibleChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int x READ x WRITE setX NOTIFY positionChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int y READ y WRITE setY NOTIFY positionChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int windowFlags READ windowFlags WRITE setWindowFlags)
 
 public:
     enum WidgetAttribute {
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@ public:
     int y() const;
     void setY(int y);
 
+    //FIXME: passing an int is ugly
+    int windowFlags() const;
+    void setWindowFlags(const int);
+
     Q_INVOKABLE QPoint popupPosition(QGraphicsObject *item) const;
     //FIXME:: Qt::WidgetAttribute should be already 
     Q_INVOKABLE void setAttribute(int attribute, bool on);
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     Plasma::Dialog *m_dialog;
+    Qt::WindowFlags m_flags;
     DeclarativeItemContainer *m_declarativeItemContainer;
     QWeakPointer<QGraphicsObject> m_mainItem;
 };