diff --git a/src/plasmaview/shellpluginloader.cpp b/src/plasmaview/shellpluginloader.cpp
index 5d0c9abd0..c2f9e17ee 100644
--- a/src/plasmaview/shellpluginloader.cpp
+++ b/src/plasmaview/shellpluginloader.cpp
@@ -21,18 +21,19 @@
 #include "shellpackage_p.h"
 
 
-ShellPluginLoader::ShellPluginLoader()
-    : Plasma::PluginLoader()
+class ShellPluginLoaderPrivate
+{
+public:
+    ShellPluginLoaderPrivate();
+    ~ShellPluginLoaderPrivate();
+    Plasma::Package internalLoadPackage(const QString &packageFormat, const QString &specialization);
+};
+
+ShellPluginLoaderPrivate::ShellPluginLoaderPrivate()
 {
 }
 
-ShellPluginLoader::~ShellPluginLoader()
-{
-}
-
-
-
-Plasma::Package ShellPluginLoader::internalLoadPackage(const QString &packageFormat, const QString &specialization)
+Plasma::Package ShellPluginLoaderPrivate::internalLoadPackage(const QString &packageFormat, const QString &specialization)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(specialization)
 
@@ -43,3 +44,23 @@ Plasma::Package ShellPluginLoader::internalLoadPackage(const QString &packageFor
         return Plasma::Package();
     }
 }
+
+
+
+
+/////////////////////ShellPluginLoader
+ShellPluginLoader::ShellPluginLoader()
+    : Plasma::PluginLoader(),
+      d(new ShellPluginLoaderPrivate())
+{
+}
+
+ShellPluginLoader::~ShellPluginLoader()
+{
+}
+
+Plasma::Package ShellPluginLoader::internalLoadPackage(const QString &packageFormat, const QString &specialization)
+{
+    return d->internalLoadPackage(packageFormat, specialization);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/plasmaview/shellpluginloader.h b/src/plasmaview/shellpluginloader.h
index 204b20f6b..e8234b71d 100644
--- a/src/plasmaview/shellpluginloader.h
+++ b/src/plasmaview/shellpluginloader.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <Plasma/PluginLoader>
 #include <plasmaview/plasmaview_export.h>
 
+class ShellPluginLoaderPrivate;
+
 class PLASMAVIEW_EXPORT ShellPluginLoader : public Plasma::PluginLoader
 {
 public:
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     Plasma::Package internalLoadPackage(const QString &packageFormat, const QString &specialization);
+private:
+    ShellPluginLoaderPrivate *const d;
 
 };