diff --git a/effects.cpp b/effects.cpp
index 5acd02e9c3..4da5753e3c 100644
--- a/effects.cpp
+++ b/effects.cpp
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ bool EffectsHandlerImpl::loadScriptedEffect(const QString& name, KService *servi
         kDebug(1212) << "Could not locate the effect script";
         return false;
     }
-    ScriptedEffect *effect = ScriptedEffect::create(scriptFile);
+    ScriptedEffect *effect = ScriptedEffect::create(name, scriptFile);
     if (!effect) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp b/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
index 057342909e..0608012823 100644
--- a/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
+++ b/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "meta.h"
 // KDE
 #include <KDE/KDebug>
+#include <KDE/KStandardDirs>
+#include <KDE/Plasma/ConfigLoader>
 // Qt
 #include <QtCore/QFile>
 #include <QtScript/QScriptEngine>
@@ -87,10 +89,10 @@ void fpx2FromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &value, KWin::FPx2 &fpx2)
     }
 }
 
-ScriptedEffect *ScriptedEffect::create(const QString &pathToScript)
+ScriptedEffect *ScriptedEffect::create(const QString& effectName, const QString& pathToScript)
 {
     ScriptedEffect *effect = new ScriptedEffect();
-    if (!effect->init(pathToScript)) {
+    if (!effect->init(effectName, pathToScript)) {
         delete effect;
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -100,17 +102,22 @@ ScriptedEffect *ScriptedEffect::create(const QString &pathToScript)
 ScriptedEffect::ScriptedEffect()
     : AnimationEffect()
     , m_engine(new QScriptEngine(this))
+    , m_scriptFile(QString())
+    , m_currentConfig(QString("main"))
 {
     connect(m_engine, SIGNAL(signalHandlerException(QScriptValue)), SLOT(signalHandlerException(QScriptValue)));
 }
 
-bool ScriptedEffect::init(const QString &pathToScript)
+bool ScriptedEffect::init(const QString &effectName, const QString &pathToScript)
 {
     QFile scriptFile(pathToScript);
     if (!scriptFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
         return false;
     }
+    m_effectName = effectName;
     m_scriptFile = pathToScript;
+    loadConfig("main");
+
     QScriptValue effectsObject = m_engine->newQObject(effects, QScriptEngine::QtOwnership, QScriptEngine::ExcludeDeleteLater);
     m_engine->globalObject().setProperty("effects", effectsObject, QScriptValue::Undeletable);
     m_engine->globalObject().setProperty("Effect", m_engine->newQMetaObject(&ScriptedEffect::staticMetaObject));
@@ -162,4 +169,57 @@ bool ScriptedEffect::isGrabbed(EffectWindow* w, ScriptedEffect::DataRole grabRol
     }
 }
 
+void ScriptedEffect::reconfigure(ReconfigureFlags flags)
+{
+    AnimationEffect::reconfigure(flags);
+    emit configChanged();
+}
+
+QString ScriptedEffect::activeConfig() const
+{
+    return m_currentConfig;
+}
+
+void ScriptedEffect::setActiveConfig(const QString &name)
+{
+    if (name.isEmpty()) {
+        m_currentConfig = "main";
+        return;
+    }
+    Plasma::ConfigLoader *loader = m_configs.value(name, 0);
+
+    if (!loader) {
+        if (!loadConfig(name)) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    m_currentConfig = name;
+}
+
+QVariant ScriptedEffect::readConfig(const QString& key)
+{
+    Plasma::ConfigLoader *config = m_configs.value(m_currentConfig);
+    QVariant result;
+
+    if (config) {
+        result = config->property(key);
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+bool ScriptedEffect::loadConfig(const QString& name)
+{
+    const QString path = KStandardDirs::locateLocal("data", "kwin/effects/" + m_effectName + "/config/" + name + ".xml");
+    if (path.isEmpty()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    QFile f(path);
+    KConfigGroup cg = effects->effectConfig(m_effectName);
+    Plasma::ConfigLoader *loader = new Plasma::ConfigLoader(&cg, &f, this);
+    m_configs.insert(name, loader);
+    return true;
+}
+
 } // namespace
diff --git a/scripting/scriptedeffect.h b/scripting/scriptedeffect.h
index cf21e75a5d..00012c1729 100644
--- a/scripting/scriptedeffect.h
+++ b/scripting/scriptedeffect.h
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 class QScriptEngine;
 class QScriptValue;
 
+namespace Plasma {
+class ConfigLoader;
+}
+
 namespace KWin
 {
 
@@ -33,6 +37,12 @@ class ScriptedEffect : public KWin::AnimationEffect
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_ENUMS(DataRole)
+    /**
+     * The current active configuration description. For instance, setting it to "foo" would cause the
+     * Effect to try and reference the contents/config/foo.xml KConfigXT file. Setting this to an empty
+     * string will switch to the main.xml file.
+     **/
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString activeConfig READ activeConfig WRITE setActiveConfig)
 public:
     // copied from kwineffects.h
     enum DataRole {
@@ -49,7 +59,10 @@ public:
     const QString &scriptFile() const {
         return m_scriptFile;
     }
-    static ScriptedEffect *create(const QString &pathToScript);
+    virtual void reconfigure(ReconfigureFlags flags);
+    QString activeConfig() const;
+    void setActiveConfig(const QString &name);
+    static ScriptedEffect *create(const QString &effectName, const QString &pathToScript);
     /**
      * Whether another effect has grabbed the @p w with the given @p grabRole.
      * @param w The window to check
@@ -57,17 +70,32 @@ public:
      * @returns @c true if another window has grabbed the effect, @c false otherwise
      **/
     Q_SCRIPTABLE bool isGrabbed(KWin::EffectWindow *w, DataRole grabRole);
+    /**
+     * Reads the value from the configuration data for the given key as defined by the currently active configuration.
+     * @returns The config value if present
+     **/
+    Q_SCRIPTABLE QVariant readConfig(const QString &key);
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void animate(KWin::EffectWindow *w, Attribute a, int ms, KWin::FPx2 to, KWin::FPx2 from = KWin::FPx2(), uint meta = 0, QEasingCurve curve = QEasingCurve(), int delay = 0);
 
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    /**
+     * Signal emitted whenever the effect's config changed.
+     **/
+    void configChanged();
+
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void signalHandlerException(const QScriptValue &value);
 private:
     ScriptedEffect();
-    bool init(const QString &pathToScript);
+    bool init(const QString &effectName, const QString &pathToScript);
+    bool loadConfig(const QString &name);
     QScriptEngine *m_engine;
+    QString m_effectName;
     QString m_scriptFile;
+    QString m_currentConfig;
+    QMap<QString, Plasma::ConfigLoader*> m_configs;
 };
 
 }