diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1964f1672..eccfd6388 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ set(plasma_LIB_SRCS
     widgets/scrollbar.cpp
     widgets/signalplotter.cpp
     widgets/slider.cpp
+    widgets/svgwidget.cpp
     widgets/tabbar.cpp
     widgets/treeview.cpp
     widgets/textedit.cpp
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ install(FILES
     widgets/scrollbar.h
     widgets/signalplotter.h
     widgets/slider.h
+    widgets/svgwidget.h
     widgets/tabbar.h
     widgets/treeview.h
     widgets/textedit.h
@@ -255,6 +257,7 @@ includes/ServiceJob
 includes/SignalPlotter
 includes/Slider
 includes/Svg
+includes/SvgWidget
 includes/TabBar
 includes/TextEdit
 includes/ToolTipManager
diff --git a/includes/SvgWidget b/includes/SvgWidget
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c0f47bee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/SvgWidget
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "../../plasma/widgets/svgwidget.h"
diff --git a/widgets/svgwidget.cpp b/widgets/svgwidget.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62c769b22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/svgwidget.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+ *   Copyright 2008 by Davide Bettio <davide.bettio@kdemail.net>
+ *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
+ *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "svgwidget.h"
+
+#include <QtGui/QPainter>
+
+#include <Plasma/Svg>
+
+namespace Plasma
+{
+        class SvgWidgetPrivate
+        {
+          public:
+            SvgWidgetPrivate(Svg *s, const QString &element)
+               : svg(s), elementID(element)
+            {
+            }
+
+            Svg *svg;
+            QString elementID;
+        };
+
+        SvgWidget::SvgWidget( QGraphicsItem * parent, Qt::WindowFlags wFlags)
+           : QGraphicsWidget(parent, wFlags),
+             d(new SvgWidgetPrivate(0, QString()))
+        {
+        }
+
+        SvgWidget::SvgWidget(Svg *svg, const QString &elementID, QGraphicsItem * parent, Qt::WindowFlags wFlags)
+           : QGraphicsWidget(parent, wFlags),
+             d(new SvgWidgetPrivate(svg, elementID))
+        {
+        }
+
+        SvgWidget::~SvgWidget()
+        {
+            delete d;
+        }
+        
+        void SvgWidget::setSvg(Svg *svg)
+        {
+            d->svg = svg;
+        }
+
+        Svg *SvgWidget::svg() const
+        {
+            return d->svg;
+        }
+
+        void SvgWidget::setElementID(const QString &elementID)
+        {
+            d->elementID = elementID;
+        }
+
+        QString SvgWidget::elementID() const
+        {
+            return d->elementID;
+        }
+
+        void SvgWidget::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget)
+        {
+            Q_UNUSED(option);
+            Q_UNUSED(widget);
+
+            if (d->svg){
+                d->svg->paint(painter, boundingRect(), d->elementID);
+            }
+        }
+
+} // Plasma namespace
+
+#include "svgwidget.moc"
diff --git a/widgets/svgwidget.h b/widgets/svgwidget.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..191aab72a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/svgwidget.h
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ *   Copyright 2008 by Davide Bettio <davide.bettio@kdemail.net>
+ *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
+ *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PLASMA_GRAPHICSSVGITEM_H
+#define PLASMA_GRAPHICSSVGITEM_H
+
+#include <QtCore/QObject>
+#include <QtGui/QGraphicsWidget>
+
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
+
+#include <plasma/plasma.h>
+
+namespace Plasma
+{
+
+  class Svg;
+  class SvgWidgetPrivate;
+
+  class PLASMA_EXPORT SvgWidget : public QGraphicsWidget
+{
+    public:
+        SvgWidget ( QGraphicsItem * parent = 0, Qt::WindowFlags wFlags = 0 );
+        SvgWidget ( Svg *svg, const QString & elementID = QString(), QGraphicsItem * parent = 0, Qt::WindowFlags wFlags = 0 );
+        virtual ~SvgWidget();
+
+        void setSvg(Svg *svg);
+        Svg *svg() const;
+
+        void setElementID(const QString &elementID);
+        QString elementID() const;
+
+    protected:
+        void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget);
+
+    private:
+        SvgWidgetPrivate * const d;
+};
+
+} // Plasma namespace
+
+#endif // multiple inclusion guard