diff --git a/shell/CMakeLists.txt b/shell/CMakeLists.txt
index 618359dc3..137305793 100644
--- a/shell/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/shell/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ target_link_libraries(plasmashell
  PW::KWorkspace
  Wayland::Client
 )
+if (QT_MAJOR_VERSION STREQUAL "6")
+    target_link_libraries(plasmashell KF5::ConfigQml)
+endif()
 if (TARGET KUserFeedbackCore)
     target_link_libraries(plasmashell KUserFeedbackCore)
     target_compile_definitions(plasmashell PRIVATE -DWITH_KUSERFEEDBACKCORE)
diff --git a/shell/containmentconfigview.cpp b/shell/containmentconfigview.cpp
index d0b93a417..dcc4a8a7e 100644
--- a/shell/containmentconfigview.cpp
+++ b/shell/containmentconfigview.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 
 #include <KConfigLoader>
-#include <KDeclarative/ConfigPropertyMap>
 #include <KDeclarative/KDeclarative>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KPackage/Package>
@@ -27,6 +26,11 @@
 #include <Plasma/Corona>
 #include <Plasma/PluginLoader>
 #include <PlasmaQuick/ConfigModel>
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
+#include <KDeclarative/ConfigPropertyMap>
+#else
+#include <KConfigPropertyMap>
+#endif
 
 class WallpaperConfigModel : public PlasmaQuick::ConfigModel
 {
@@ -147,7 +151,7 @@ PlasmaQuick::ConfigModel *ContainmentConfigView::containmentPluginsConfigModel()
     return m_containmentPluginsConfigModel;
 }
 
-KDeclarative::ConfigPropertyMap *ContainmentConfigView::wallpaperConfiguration() const
+QQmlPropertyMap *ContainmentConfigView::wallpaperConfiguration() const
 {
     return m_currentWallpaperConfig;
 }
@@ -177,7 +181,11 @@ void ContainmentConfigView::setCurrentWallpaper(const QString &wallpaper)
         KConfigGroup cfg = m_containment->config();
         cfg = KConfigGroup(&cfg, "Wallpaper");
         cfg = KConfigGroup(&cfg, wallpaper);
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
         m_currentWallpaperConfig = m_ownWallpaperConfig = new KDeclarative::ConfigPropertyMap(new KConfigLoader(cfg, &file), this);
+#else
+        m_currentWallpaperConfig = m_ownWallpaperConfig = new KConfigPropertyMap(new KConfigLoader(cfg, &file), this);
+#endif
     }
 
     m_currentWallpaper = wallpaper;
@@ -191,6 +199,7 @@ void ContainmentConfigView::applyWallpaper()
 
     syncWallpaperObjects();
 
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
     if (m_currentWallpaperConfig && m_ownWallpaperConfig) {
         for (const auto &key : m_ownWallpaperConfig->keys()) {
             auto value = m_ownWallpaperConfig->value(key);
@@ -201,6 +210,9 @@ void ContainmentConfigView::applyWallpaper()
 
     delete m_ownWallpaperConfig;
     m_ownWallpaperConfig = nullptr;
+#else
+    static_cast<KConfigPropertyMap *>(m_currentWallpaperConfig)->writeConfig();
+#endif
 
     Q_EMIT wallpaperConfigurationChanged();
 }
@@ -215,7 +227,7 @@ void ContainmentConfigView::syncWallpaperObjects()
     rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("wallpaper"), wallpaperGraphicsObject);
 
     // FIXME: why m_wallpaperGraphicsObject->property("configuration").value<ConfigPropertyMap *>() doesn't work?
-    m_currentWallpaperConfig = static_cast<KDeclarative::ConfigPropertyMap *>(wallpaperGraphicsObject->property("configuration").value<QObject *>());
+    m_currentWallpaperConfig = static_cast<QQmlPropertyMap *>(wallpaperGraphicsObject->property("configuration").value<QObject *>());
 }
 
 WallpaperConfigModel::WallpaperConfigModel(QObject *parent)
diff --git a/shell/containmentconfigview.h b/shell/containmentconfigview.h
index bc2be1bc7..52b7ce07d 100644
--- a/shell/containmentconfigview.h
+++ b/shell/containmentconfigview.h
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <KDeclarative/ConfigPropertyMap>
 #include <PlasmaQuick/ConfigModel>
 #include <PlasmaQuick/ConfigView>
+#include <QQmlPropertyMap>
 
 namespace Plasma
 {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ContainmentConfigView : public PlasmaQuick::ConfigView
     Q_PROPERTY(QAbstractItemModel *currentContainmentActionsModel READ currentContainmentActionsModel CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(PlasmaQuick::ConfigModel *wallpaperConfigModel READ wallpaperConfigModel CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(PlasmaQuick::ConfigModel *containmentPluginsConfigModel READ containmentPluginsConfigModel CONSTANT)
-    Q_PROPERTY(KDeclarative::ConfigPropertyMap *wallpaperConfiguration READ wallpaperConfiguration NOTIFY wallpaperConfigurationChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QQmlPropertyMap *wallpaperConfiguration READ wallpaperConfiguration NOTIFY wallpaperConfigurationChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString currentWallpaper READ currentWallpaper WRITE setCurrentWallpaper NOTIFY currentWallpaperChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString containmentPlugin READ containmentPlugin WRITE setContainmentPlugin NOTIFY containmentPluginChanged)
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
     PlasmaQuick::ConfigModel *containmentPluginsConfigModel();
     QString currentWallpaper() const;
     void setCurrentWallpaper(const QString &wallpaper);
-    KDeclarative::ConfigPropertyMap *wallpaperConfiguration() const;
+    QQmlPropertyMap *wallpaperConfiguration() const;
     QString containmentPlugin() const;
     void setContainmentPlugin(const QString &plugin);
 
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ private:
     PlasmaQuick::ConfigModel *m_containmentPluginsConfigModel = nullptr;
     CurrentContainmentActionsModel *m_currentContainmentActionsModel = nullptr;
     QString m_currentWallpaper;
-    KDeclarative::ConfigPropertyMap *m_currentWallpaperConfig = nullptr;
-    KDeclarative::ConfigPropertyMap *m_ownWallpaperConfig = nullptr;
+    QQmlPropertyMap *m_currentWallpaperConfig = nullptr;
+    QQmlPropertyMap *m_ownWallpaperConfig = nullptr;
 };
diff --git a/shell/scripting/applet.cpp b/shell/scripting/applet.cpp
index 486538998..da41083b3 100644
--- a/shell/scripting/applet.cpp
+++ b/shell/scripting/applet.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 #include "scriptengine.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
+#include <QQmlPropertyMap>
 
 #include <kconfigloader.h>
-#include <kdeclarative/configpropertymap.h>
 #include <kservice.h>
 
 #include <Plasma/Applet>
@@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ void Applet::writeConfig(const QString &key, const QJSValue &value)
             // hacky, but only way to make the wallpaper react immediately
             QObject *wallpaperGraphicsObject = applet()->property("wallpaperGraphicsObject").value<QObject *>();
             if (wallpaperGraphicsObject) {
-                KDeclarative::ConfigPropertyMap *config =
-                    static_cast<KDeclarative::ConfigPropertyMap *>(wallpaperGraphicsObject->property("configuration").value<QObject *>());
+                auto *config = static_cast<QQmlPropertyMap *>(wallpaperGraphicsObject->property("configuration").value<QObject *>());
                 config->setProperty(key.toLatin1(), value.toVariant());
             }
         } else if (applet()->configScheme()) {