diff --git a/panelview.cpp b/panelview.cpp
index 2c8596fb8..ef876a0b6 100644
--- a/panelview.cpp
+++ b/panelview.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QScreen>
 
+#include <KGlobal>
 #include <KWindowSystem>
 #include <kwindoweffects.h>
 
@@ -52,6 +53,15 @@ PanelView::~PanelView()
     
 }
 
+KConfigGroup PanelView::config() const
+{
+    if (!containment()) {
+        return KConfigGroup();
+    }
+    KConfigGroup views(KGlobal::config(), "PlasmaViews");
+    return KConfigGroup(&views, QString("Panel %1").arg(containment()->id()));
+}
+
 void PanelView::init()
 {
     if (!corona()->package().isValid()) {
diff --git a/panelview.h b/panelview.h
index bf5a0f286..cfcceb1e3 100644
--- a/panelview.h
+++ b/panelview.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public:
     explicit PanelView(Plasma::Corona *corona, QWindow *parent = 0);
     virtual ~PanelView();
 
+    virtual KConfigGroup config() const;
+
     virtual void init();
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
diff --git a/view.cpp b/view.cpp
index 59353b72e..93eb340c9 100644
--- a/view.cpp
+++ b/view.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include <QTimer>
 #include "plasma/pluginloader.h"
 
+#include <KGlobal>
+
 View::View(Plasma::Corona *corona, QWindow *parent)
     : QQuickView(parent),
       m_corona(corona)
@@ -45,6 +47,15 @@ Plasma::Corona *View::corona() const
     return m_corona;
 }
 
+KConfigGroup View::config() const
+{
+    if (!containment()) {
+        return KConfigGroup();
+    }
+    KConfigGroup views(KGlobal::config(), "PlasmaViews");
+    return KConfigGroup(&views, QString::number(containment()->screen()));
+}
+
 void View::init()
 {
     if (!m_corona->package().isValid()) {
diff --git a/view.h b/view.h
index ba0cb7a15..880c07e73 100644
--- a/view.h
+++ b/view.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ public:
 
     Plasma::Corona *corona() const;
 
+    virtual KConfigGroup config() const;
+
     //FIXME: not super nice, but we have to be sure qml assignment is done after window flags
     virtual void init();