diff --git a/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp b/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
index 7de75850e4..f2d6104c7b 100644
--- a/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
+++ b/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ AuroraeClient::AuroraeClient(KDecorationBridge *bridge, KDecorationFactory *fact
     connect(AuroraeFactory::instance(), SIGNAL(buttonsChanged()), SIGNAL(buttonsChanged()));
     connect(AuroraeFactory::instance(), SIGNAL(configChanged()), SIGNAL(configChanged()));
     connect(AuroraeFactory::instance(), SIGNAL(titleFontChanged()), SIGNAL(fontChanged()));
-    connect(m_item.data(), SIGNAL(alphaChanged()), SLOT(slotAlphaChanged()));
+    connect(m_item, SIGNAL(alphaChanged()), SLOT(slotAlphaChanged()));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(appMenuAvailable()), SIGNAL(appMenuAvailableChanged()));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(appMenuUnavailable()), SIGNAL(appMenuAvailableChanged()));
 }
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ void AuroraeClient::init()
     }
     if (m_item) {
         m_item->setParentItem(m_view->contentItem());
+        m_item->setParent(m_view);
     }
     slotAlphaChanged();
 
@@ -454,13 +455,15 @@ void AuroraeClient::titlePressed(Qt::MouseButton button, Qt::MouseButtons button
 
 void AuroraeClient::themeChanged()
 {
-    m_item.reset(AuroraeFactory::instance()->createQmlDecoration(this));
+    m_item->deleteLater();
+    m_item = AuroraeFactory::instance()->createQmlDecoration(this);
     if (!m_item) {
         return;
     }
 
     m_item->setParentItem(m_view->contentItem());
-    connect(m_item.data(), SIGNAL(alphaChanged()), SLOT(slotAlphaChanged()));
+    m_item->setParent(m_view);
+    connect(m_item, SIGNAL(alphaChanged()), SLOT(slotAlphaChanged()));
     slotAlphaChanged();
 }
 
diff --git a/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.h b/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.h
index a5d085ce95..646ff3f7e1 100644
--- a/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.h
+++ b/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
 private:
     void sizesFromBorders(const QObject *borders, int &left, int &right, int &top, int &bottom) const;
     QQuickWindow *m_view;
-    QScopedPointer<QQuickItem> m_item;
+    QQuickItem *m_item;
     QScopedPointer<QOpenGLFramebufferObject> m_fbo;
     QImage m_buffer;
 };