diff --git a/effects/CMakeLists.txt b/effects/CMakeLists.txt
index f67d7763a9..263d77a9fe 100644
--- a/effects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/effects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ kconfig_add_kcfg_files(kwin4_effect_builtins_sources
     coverswitch/coverswitchconfig.kcfgc
     desktopgrid/desktopgridconfig.kcfgc
     diminactive/diminactiveconfig.kcfgc
+    fallapart/fallapartconfig.kcfgc
     flipswitch/flipswitchconfig.kcfgc
     glide/glideconfig.kcfgc
     lookingglass/lookingglassconfig.kcfgc
diff --git a/effects/fallapart/fallapart.cpp b/effects/fallapart/fallapart.cpp
index 260a32b764..011b131f7c 100644
--- a/effects/fallapart/fallapart.cpp
+++ b/effects/fallapart/fallapart.cpp
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
 
 #include "fallapart.h"
+// KConfigSkeleton
+#include "fallapartconfig.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <math.h>
-#include <KConfigGroup>
 
 namespace KWin
 {
@@ -40,8 +41,8 @@ FallApartEffect::FallApartEffect()
 
 void FallApartEffect::reconfigure(ReconfigureFlags)
 {
-    KConfigGroup conf = effects->effectConfig(QStringLiteral("FallApart"));
-    blockSize = qBound(1, conf.readEntry("BlockSize", 40), 100000);
+    FallApartConfig::self()->read();
+    blockSize = FallApartConfig::blockSize();
 }
 
 void FallApartEffect::prePaintScreen(ScreenPrePaintData& data, int time)
diff --git a/effects/fallapart/fallapart.kcfg b/effects/fallapart/fallapart.kcfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f531857f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/effects/fallapart/fallapart.kcfg
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<kcfg xmlns="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0"
+      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+      xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0
+                          http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.xsd" >
+    <kcfgfile name="kwinrc"/>
+    <group name="Effect-FallApart">
+        <entry name="BlockSize" type="Int">
+            <default>40</default>
+            <min>1</min>
+            <max>100000</max>
+        </entry>
+    </group>
+</kcfg>
diff --git a/effects/fallapart/fallapartconfig.kcfgc b/effects/fallapart/fallapartconfig.kcfgc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1735fb7e7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/effects/fallapart/fallapartconfig.kcfgc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+File=fallapart.kcfg
+ClassName=FallApartConfig
+NameSpace=KWin
+Singleton=true
+Mutators=true