diff --git a/effects/glide/CMakeLists.txt b/effects/glide/CMakeLists.txt
index 75a834c208..ff893dce78 100644
--- a/effects/glide/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/effects/glide/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ set( kwin4_effect_builtins_sources ${kwin4_effect_builtins_sources}
     glide/glide.cpp
     )
 
+kde4_add_kcfg_files(kwin4_effect_builtins_sources glide/glideconfig.kcfgc)
+
 # .desktop files
 install( FILES
     glide/glide.desktop
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ set( kwin4_effect_builtins_config_sources ${kwin4_effect_builtins_config_sources
      glide/glide_config.cpp
      glide/glide_config.ui )
 
+kde4_add_kcfg_files(kwin4_effect_builtins_config_sources glide/glideconfig.kcfgc)
+
 # .desktop files
 install( FILES
          glide/glide_config.desktop
diff --git a/effects/glide/glide.cpp b/effects/glide/glide.cpp
index fea4185d25..540844fece 100644
--- a/effects/glide/glide.cpp
+++ b/effects/glide/glide.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
 
 #include "glide.h"
+// KConfigSkeleton
+#include "glideconfig.h"
 
-#include <kconfiggroup.h>
 #include <QtCore/QTimeLine>
 
 // Effect is based on fade effect by Philip Falkner
@@ -58,10 +59,11 @@ bool GlideEffect::supported()
 
 void GlideEffect::reconfigure(ReconfigureFlags)
 {
-    KConfigGroup conf = effects->effectConfig("Glide");
-    duration = animationTime(conf, "AnimationTime", 350);
-    effect = (EffectStyle) conf.readEntry("GlideEffect", 0);
-    angle = conf.readEntry("GlideAngle", -90);
+    // Fetch config with KConfigXT
+    GlideConfig::self()->readConfig();
+    duration = animationTime(GlideConfig::duration() != 0 ? GlideConfig::duration() : 350);
+    effect = (EffectStyle) GlideConfig::glideEffect();
+    angle = GlideConfig::glideAngle();
 }
 
 void GlideEffect::prePaintScreen(ScreenPrePaintData& data, int time)
diff --git a/effects/glide/glide.kcfg b/effects/glide/glide.kcfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3fd1124e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/effects/glide/glide.kcfg
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?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-Glide">
+        <entry name="Duration" type="UInt">
+            <default>0</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="GlideEffect" type="Int">
+            <default>0</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="GlideAngle" type="Int">
+            <default>-90</default>
+        </entry>
+    </group>
+</kcfg>
diff --git a/effects/glide/glide_config.cpp b/effects/glide/glide_config.cpp
index cad00d6948..a2e6a6b03f 100644
--- a/effects/glide/glide_config.cpp
+++ b/effects/glide/glide_config.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
  */
 
 #include "glide_config.h"
+// KConfigSkeleton
+#include "glideconfig.h"
 
 #include <kwineffects.h>
 
@@ -31,8 +33,7 @@ GlideEffectConfig::GlideEffectConfig(QWidget *parent, const QVariantList &args)
     : KCModule(EffectFactory::componentData(), parent, args)
 {
     ui.setupUi(this);
-    connect(ui.slider, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), SLOT(valueChanged(int)));
-    connect(ui.slider2, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), SLOT(valueChanged(int)));
+    addConfig(GlideConfig::self(), this);
     load();
 }
 
@@ -40,37 +41,10 @@ GlideEffectConfig::~GlideEffectConfig()
 {
 }
 
-void GlideEffectConfig::load()
-{
-    KCModule::load();
-    KConfigGroup cg = EffectsHandler::effectConfig("Glide");
-    ui.slider->setValue(cg.readEntry("GlideEffect", 0));
-    ui.slider2->setValue(cg.readEntry("GlideAngle", -90));
-    emit changed(false);
-}
-
 void GlideEffectConfig::save()
 {
     KCModule::save();
-    KConfigGroup cg = EffectsHandler::effectConfig("Glide");
-    cg.writeEntry("GlideEffect", ui.slider->value());
-    cg.writeEntry("GlideAngle", ui.slider2->value());
-    cg.sync();
-    emit changed(false);
     EffectsHandler::sendReloadMessage("glide");
 }
-
-void GlideEffectConfig::defaults()
-{
-    ui.slider->setValue(0);
-    ui.slider2->setValue(-90);
-    emit changed(true);
-}
-
-void GlideEffectConfig::valueChanged(int value)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(value)
-    emit changed(true);
-}
 } // namespace KWin
 #include "glide_config.moc"
diff --git a/effects/glide/glide_config.h b/effects/glide/glide_config.h
index 200fdcf877..e76e63a6d8 100644
--- a/effects/glide/glide_config.h
+++ b/effects/glide/glide_config.h
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ public:
     ~GlideEffectConfig();
 
     void save();
-    void load();
-    void defaults();
-
-private slots:
-    void valueChanged(int value);
 
 private:
     ::Ui::GlideEffectConfig ui;
diff --git a/effects/glide/glide_config.ui b/effects/glide/glide_config.ui
index 092498a85a..b0263ceec1 100644
--- a/effects/glide/glide_config.ui
+++ b/effects/glide/glide_config.ui
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>306</width>
-    <height>72</height>
+    <height>130</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
-   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
      <property name="text">
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
-      <widget class="QSlider" name="slider">
+      <widget class="QSlider" name="kcfg_GlideEffect">
        <property name="minimum">
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@
      <property name="orientation">
       <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
      </property>
+     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+      <size>
+       <width>0</width>
+       <height>0</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
     </spacer>
    </item>
    <item>
@@ -114,7 +120,7 @@
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
-      <widget class="QSlider" name="slider2">
+      <widget class="QSlider" name="kcfg_GlideAngle">
        <property name="minimum">
         <number>-90</number>
        </property>
@@ -149,9 +155,15 @@
      <property name="orientation">
       <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
      </property>
+     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+      <size>
+       <width>0</width>
+       <height>0</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
     </spacer>
    </item>
- </layout>
+  </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
diff --git a/effects/glide/glideconfig.kcfgc b/effects/glide/glideconfig.kcfgc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3266f2c58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/effects/glide/glideconfig.kcfgc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+File=glide.kcfg
+ClassName=GlideConfig
+NameSpace=KWin
+Singleton=true
+Mutators=true