diff --git a/private/packages.cpp b/private/packages.cpp
index d1b2d6a7e..0115390e6 100644
--- a/private/packages.cpp
+++ b/private/packages.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,18 @@ ThemePackage::ThemePackage(QObject *parent)
     setDefaultMimetypes(mimetypes);
 }
 
+WallpaperPackage::WallpaperPackage(QObject *parent)
+    : PackageStructure(parent, "Background")
+{
+    QStringList mimetypes;
+    mimetypes << "image/svg" << "image/png" << "image/jpeg" << "image/jpg";
+    setDefaultMimetypes(mimetypes);
+
+    addDirectoryDefinition("images", "images", i18n("Images"));
+    addFileDefinition("screenshot", "screenshot.png", i18n("Screenshot"));
+    setAllowExternalPaths(true);
+}
+
 } // namespace Plasma
 
 #include "packages_p.moc"
diff --git a/private/packages_p.h b/private/packages_p.h
index 7a03715e4..bd4da7442 100644
--- a/private/packages_p.h
+++ b/private/packages_p.h
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ public:
     explicit ThemePackage(QObject *parent = 0);
 };
 
+class WallpaperPackage : public PackageStructure
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit WallpaperPackage(QObject *parent = 0);
+};
+
 PackageStructure::Ptr defaultPackageStructure(ComponentType type);
 
 } // namespace Plasma