diff --git a/effects/blur/CMakeLists.txt b/effects/blur/CMakeLists.txt
index c0cf73bfe1..698b25426b 100644
--- a/effects/blur/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/effects/blur/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,12 +3,24 @@
 
 # Source files
 set( kwin4_effect_builtins_sources ${kwin4_effect_builtins_sources}
-    blur/blur.cpp
-    blur/blurshader.cpp
-    )
+     blur/blur.cpp
+     blur/blurshader.cpp )
 
 # .desktop files
 install( FILES
-    blur/blur.desktop
-    DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR}/kwin )
+         blur/blur.desktop
+         DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR}/kwin )
+
+#######################################
+# Config
+
+# Source files
+set( kwin4_effect_builtins_config_sources ${kwin4_effect_builtins_config_sources}
+     blur/blur_config.cpp
+     blur/blur_config.ui )
+
+# .desktop files
+install( FILES
+         blur/blur_config.desktop
+         DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR}/kwin )
 
diff --git a/effects/blur/blur.cpp b/effects/blur/blur.cpp
index cfc1778c2c..914c649602 100644
--- a/effects/blur/blur.cpp
+++ b/effects/blur/blur.cpp
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ KWIN_EFFECT_SUPPORTED(blur, BlurEffect::supported())
 
 
 BlurEffect::BlurEffect()
-    : radius(12)
 {
     shader = BlurShader::create();
-    shader->setRadius(radius);
 
     // Offscreen texture that's used as the target for the horizontal blur pass
     // and the source for the vertical pass.
@@ -56,6 +54,8 @@ BlurEffect::BlurEffect()
     //     Should be included in _NET_SUPPORTED instead.
     XChangeProperty(display(), rootWindow(), net_wm_blur_region, net_wm_blur_region,
                     32, PropModeReplace, 0, 0);
+
+    reconfigure(ReconfigureAll);
 }
 
 BlurEffect::~BlurEffect()
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ BlurEffect::~BlurEffect()
     delete tex;
 }
 
+void BlurEffect::reconfigure(ReconfigureFlags flags)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(flags)
+
+    KConfigGroup cg = EffectsHandler::effectConfig("Blur");
+    int radius = qBound(2, cg.readEntry("BlurRadius", 12), 14);
+    shader->setRadius(radius);
+}
+
 void BlurEffect::updateBlurRegion(EffectWindow *w) const
 {
     QRegion region;
@@ -113,6 +122,7 @@ bool BlurEffect::supported()
 
 QRect BlurEffect::expand(const QRect &rect) const
 {
+    const int radius = shader->radius();
     return rect.adjusted(-radius, -radius, radius, radius);
 }
 
diff --git a/effects/blur/blur.h b/effects/blur/blur.h
index 32b25fa397..a9e71d3647 100644
--- a/effects/blur/blur.h
+++ b/effects/blur/blur.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public:
 
     static bool supported();
 
+    void reconfigure(ReconfigureFlags flags);
     void windowAdded(EffectWindow *w);
     void propertyNotify(EffectWindow *w, long atom);
     void paintScreen(int mask, QRegion region, ScreenPaintData &data);
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ private:
     GLRenderTarget *target;
     GLTexture *tex;
     long net_wm_blur_region;
-    int radius;
 };
 
 } // namespace KWin
diff --git a/effects/configs_builtins.cpp b/effects/configs_builtins.cpp
index ee57035e17..15e16d8bbc 100644
--- a/effects/configs_builtins.cpp
+++ b/effects/configs_builtins.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "zoom/zoom_config.h"
 
 #ifdef KWIN_HAVE_OPENGL_COMPOSITING
+#include "blur/blur_config.h"
 #include "coverswitch/coverswitch_config.h"
 #include "cube/cube_config.h"
 #include "cube/cubeslide_config.h"
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ KWIN_EFFECT_CONFIG_MULTIPLE( builtins,
     KWIN_EFFECT_CONFIG_SINGLE( zoom, ZoomEffectConfig )
 
 #ifdef KWIN_HAVE_OPENGL_COMPOSITING
+    KWIN_EFFECT_CONFIG_SINGLE( blur, BlurEffectConfig )
     KWIN_EFFECT_CONFIG_SINGLE( coverswitch, CoverSwitchEffectConfig )
     KWIN_EFFECT_CONFIG_SINGLE( cube, CubeEffectConfig )
     KWIN_EFFECT_CONFIG_SINGLE( cubeslide, CubeSlideEffectConfig )