diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp
index b5d1bd0ce..289ffe4cb 100644
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ void AppletInterface::init()
     m_qmlObject->engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty("plasmoid", this);
 
     m_qmlObject->completeInitialization();
+    emit rootItemChanged();
 
     qDebug() << "Graphic object created:" << applet() << applet()->property("graphicObject");
 
@@ -208,6 +209,14 @@ QObject* AppletInterface::configuration() const
     return m_configuration;
 }
 
+QObject* AppletInterface::rootItem() const
+{
+    if (!m_qmlObject) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return m_qmlObject->rootObject();
+}
+
 QString AppletInterface::icon() const
 {
     return applet()->icon();
diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.h b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.h
index cb8c1552f..126cfd8c0 100644
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.h
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/appletinterface.h
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ class AppletInterface : public QQuickItem
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
+    /**
+     * The QML root object defined in the applet main.qml
+     */
+    Q_PROPERTY(QObject *rootItem READ rootItem NOTIFY rootItemChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString title READ title WRITE setTitle NOTIFY titleChanged)
     //TODO: writable icon
     Q_PROPERTY(QString icon READ icon CONSTANT)
@@ -116,6 +120,8 @@ public:
 
 
 //PROPERTY ACCESSORS-------------------------------------------------------------------
+    QObject *rootItem() const;
+
     QString icon() const;
 
     QString title() const;
@@ -176,6 +182,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void backgroundHintsChanged();
     void busyChanged();
     void expandedChanged();
+    void rootItemChanged();
 
     void minimumWidthChanged();
     void minimumHeightChanged();