diff --git a/applets/systemmonitor/systemmonitor/package/contents/ui/config/ConfigAppearance.qml b/applets/systemmonitor/systemmonitor/package/contents/ui/config/ConfigAppearance.qml
index 71dfc747e..f5b95df83 100644
--- a/applets/systemmonitor/systemmonitor/package/contents/ui/config/ConfigAppearance.qml
+++ b/applets/systemmonitor/systemmonitor/package/contents/ui/config/ConfigAppearance.qml
@@ -39,10 +39,12 @@ QQC2.Control {
 
     function saveConfig() {
         contentItem.saveConfig();
+        plasmoid.nativeInterface.faceController.reloadConfig()
     }
-    
-    contentItem: plasmoid.nativeInterface.faceController.appearanceConfigUi
-    
+
+    // Workaround for Bug 424458, when reusing the controller/item things break
+    contentItem: plasmoid.nativeInterface.workaroundController(root).appearanceConfigUi
+
     Connections {
         target: contentItem
         function onConfigurationChanged() {
diff --git a/applets/systemmonitor/systemmonitor/systemmonitor.cpp b/applets/systemmonitor/systemmonitor/systemmonitor.cpp
index 345d4483f..613e07c8e 100644
--- a/applets/systemmonitor/systemmonitor/systemmonitor.cpp
+++ b/applets/systemmonitor/systemmonitor/systemmonitor.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ KSysGuard::SensorFaceController *SystemMonitor::faceController() const
     return m_sensorFaceController;
 }
 
+KSysGuard::SensorFaceController *SystemMonitor::workaroundController(QQuickItem *context) const
+{
+    KConfigGroup cg = config();
+    return new KSysGuard::SensorFaceController(cg, qmlEngine(context));
+}
+
+
 void SystemMonitor::configChanged()
 {
     if (m_sensorFaceController) {
diff --git a/applets/systemmonitor/systemmonitor/systemmonitor.h b/applets/systemmonitor/systemmonitor/systemmonitor.h
index b81e9d549..f1b6fa828 100644
--- a/applets/systemmonitor/systemmonitor/systemmonitor.h
+++ b/applets/systemmonitor/systemmonitor/systemmonitor.h
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ public:
 
     KSysGuard::SensorFaceController *faceController() const;
 
+    // Workaround for Bug 424458, when reusing the controller/item things break in ConfigAppearance
+    Q_INVOKABLE KSysGuard::SensorFaceController *workaroundController(QQuickItem *context) const;
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void configChanged() override;