diff --git a/applet.cpp b/applet.cpp
index 2f070b2ca..dcec55a58 100644
--- a/applet.cpp
+++ b/applet.cpp
@@ -1584,13 +1584,14 @@ void Applet::showConfigurationInterface()
         }
 
         d->addGlobalShortcutsPage(dialog);
-        connect(dialog, SIGNAL(applyClicked()), this, SLOT(configDialogFinished()));
-        connect(dialog, SIGNAL(okClicked()), this, SLOT(configDialogFinished()));
         dialog->show();
     } else if (d->script) {
         d->script->showConfigurationInterface();
     } else {
-        d->generateGenericConfigDialog()->show();
+        KConfigDialog *dialog = d->generateGenericConfigDialog();
+        createConfigurationInterface(dialog);
+        d->addGlobalShortcutsPage(dialog);
+        dialog->show();
     }
 
     emit releaseVisualFocus();
@@ -1640,12 +1641,6 @@ KConfigDialog *AppletPrivate::generateGenericConfigDialog()
     dialog->setFaceType(KPageDialog::Auto);
     dialog->setWindowTitle(configWindowTitle());
     dialog->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose, true);
-    q->createConfigurationInterface(dialog);
-    addGlobalShortcutsPage(dialog);
-    //TODO: Apply button does not correctly work for now, so do not show it
-    dialog->showButton(KDialog::Apply, false);
-    QObject::connect(dialog, SIGNAL(applyClicked()), q, SLOT(configDialogFinished()));
-    QObject::connect(dialog, SIGNAL(okClicked()), q, SLOT(configDialogFinished()));
     QObject::connect(dialog, SIGNAL(finished()), nullManager, SLOT(deleteLater()));
     return dialog;
 }
@@ -1668,6 +1663,11 @@ void AppletPrivate::addGlobalShortcutsPage(KConfigDialog *dialog)
     layout->addWidget(shortcutEditor);
     layout->addStretch();
     dialog->addPage(page, i18n("Keyboard Shortcut"), "preferences-desktop-keyboard");
+
+    //TODO: Apply button does not correctly work for now, so do not show it
+    dialog->showButton(KDialog::Apply, false);
+    QObject::connect(dialog, SIGNAL(applyClicked()), q, SLOT(configDialogFinished()));
+    QObject::connect(dialog, SIGNAL(okClicked()), q, SLOT(configDialogFinished()));
 }
 
 void AppletPrivate::clearShortcutEditorPtr()
diff --git a/scripting/appletscript.cpp b/scripting/appletscript.cpp
index 0016c40d0..1ede3e02c 100644
--- a/scripting/appletscript.cpp
+++ b/scripting/appletscript.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,15 @@ KConfigDialog *AppletScript::standardConfigurationDialog()
     return 0;
 }
 
+void AppletScript::addStandardConfigurationPages(KConfigDialog *dialog)
+{
+    if (applet()) {
+        return applet()->d->addGlobalShortcutsPage(dialog);
+    }
+
+    return;
+}
+
 void AppletScript::configChanged()
 {
 }
diff --git a/scripting/appletscript.h b/scripting/appletscript.h
index 33f920d93..c2a750795 100644
--- a/scripting/appletscript.h
+++ b/scripting/appletscript.h
@@ -180,6 +180,12 @@ protected:
      */
     KConfigDialog *standardConfigurationDialog();
 
+    /**
+     * This method should be called after a scripting applet has added
+     * its own pages to a configuration dialog
+     */
+    void addStandardConfigurationPages(KConfigDialog *dialog);
+
 private:
     AppletScriptPrivate *const d;
 };