diff --git a/data/CMakeLists.txt b/data/CMakeLists.txt
index 10a5253cf2..e24f562f00 100644
--- a/data/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/data/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ install( TARGETS kwin_update_tabbox_settings DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/kcon
 
 install( FILES fsp_workarounds_1.kwinrules  DESTINATION  ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/kwin/default_rules )
 install( FILES pop.wav  DESTINATION  ${SOUND_INSTALL_DIR} )
-install( FILES kwin.upd kwinsticky.upd kwiniconify.upd kwin3_plugin.upd kwin_focus1.upd kwinupdatewindowsettings.upd kwin_focus2.upd kwin_fsp_workarounds_1.upd kwin_on_off.upd kwin_window_shortcuts.upd kwin_update_tabbox_settings.upd DESTINATION  ${KCONF_UPDATE_INSTALL_DIR} )
+install( FILES kwin.upd kwinsticky.upd kwiniconify.upd kwin3_plugin.upd kwin_focus1.upd kwinupdatewindowsettings.upd kwin_focus2.upd kwin_fsp_workarounds_1.upd kwin_on_off.upd kwin_window_shortcuts.upd kwin_update_tabbox_settings.upd kwin_remove_effects.upd DESTINATION  ${KCONF_UPDATE_INSTALL_DIR} )
 install( PROGRAMS pluginlibFix.pl kwin3_plugin.pl kwin_focus1.sh kwin_focus2.sh on-off_to_true-false.sh  kwin_window_shortcuts.sh DESTINATION  ${KCONF_UPDATE_INSTALL_DIR} )
 
diff --git a/data/kwin_remove_effects.upd b/data/kwin_remove_effects.upd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a7d54cc59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/kwin_remove_effects.upd
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# This update file removes the effects snow, shadow and sharpen
+# from the kconf settings
+
+Id=kwin4.7_effects
+File=kwinrc
+Group=Plugins
+RemoveKey=kwin4_effect_snowEnabled
+RemoveKey=kwin4_effect_shadowEnabled
+RemoveKey=kwin4_effect_sharpenEnabled