diff --git a/src/shell/panelview.cpp b/src/shell/panelview.cpp
index 9df5c45b2..57e649ee4 100644
--- a/src/shell/panelview.cpp
+++ b/src/shell/panelview.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ PanelView::PanelView(ShellCorona *corona, QWindow *parent)
             this, &PanelView::updateUnhideTrigger);
 
     //Screen management
+    connect(this, &QWindow::screenChanged,
+            this, &PanelView::screenChangedProxy);
     connect(this, &QWindow::screenChanged,
             this, &PanelView::positionPanel);
     connect(screen(), &QScreen::geometryChanged,
diff --git a/src/shell/panelview.h b/src/shell/panelview.h
index 69736430a..82dd6cd9d 100644
--- a/src/shell/panelview.h
+++ b/src/shell/panelview.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class PanelView : public PlasmaQuick::View
     Q_PROPERTY(int maximumLength READ maximumLength WRITE setMaximumLength NOTIFY maximumLengthChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int minimumLength READ minimumLength WRITE setMinimumLength NOTIFY minimumLengthChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int distance READ distance WRITE setDistance NOTIFY distanceChanged)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QScreen *screen READ screen WRITE setScreen NOTIFY screenChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QScreen *screen READ screen WRITE setScreen NOTIFY screenChangedProxy)
     Q_PROPERTY(VisibilityMode visibilityMode READ visibilityMode WRITE setVisibilityMode NOTIFY visibilityModeChanged)
 
 public:
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void maximumLengthChanged();
     void minimumLengthChanged();
     void distanceChanged();
-    void screenChanged(QScreen *screen);
+
+    //QWindow does not have a property for screen. Adding this property requires re-implementing the signal
+    void screenChangedProxy(QScreen *screen);
     void visibilityModeChanged();
 
 protected Q_SLOTS: