diff --git a/tabbox/declarative.cpp b/tabbox/declarative.cpp
index fc7f824a24..b3bb21b86b 100644
--- a/tabbox/declarative.cpp
+++ b/tabbox/declarative.cpp
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "clientmodel.h"
 // Qt
 #include <QApplication>
-#include <QtDeclarative/qdeclarative.h>
-#include <QtDeclarative/QDeclarativeContext>
-#include <QtDeclarative/QDeclarativeEngine>
+#include <QtQml/QQmlContext>
+#include <QtQml/QQmlEngine>
 #include <QDesktopWidget>
-#include <QGraphicsObject>
+#include <QPainter>
 #include <QtGui/QResizeEvent>
+#include <QQuickItem>
 #include <QX11Info>
 
 // include KDE
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace TabBox
 {
 
 ImageProvider::ImageProvider(QAbstractItemModel *model)
-    : QDeclarativeImageProvider(QDeclarativeImageProvider::Pixmap)
+    : QQuickImageProvider(QQuickImageProvider::Pixmap)
     , m_model(model)
 {
 }
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ QPixmap ImageProvider::requestPixmap(const QString &id, QSize *size, const QSize
 }
 
 
-DeclarativeView::DeclarativeView(QAbstractItemModel *model, TabBoxConfig::TabBoxMode mode, QWidget *parent)
-    : QDeclarativeView(parent)
+DeclarativeView::DeclarativeView(QAbstractItemModel *model, TabBoxConfig::TabBoxMode mode, QQuickWindow *parent)
+    : QQuickView(parent)
     , m_model(model)
     , m_mode(mode)
     , m_currentScreenGeometry()
@@ -124,16 +124,13 @@ DeclarativeView::DeclarativeView(QAbstractItemModel *model, TabBoxConfig::TabBox
     , m_cachedWidth(0)
     , m_cachedHeight(0)
 {
-    setAttribute(Qt::WA_TranslucentBackground);
-    setWindowFlags(Qt::X11BypassWindowManagerHint);
+    setColor(Qt::transparent);
+    setFlags(Qt::X11BypassWindowManagerHint);
     if (tabBox->embedded()) {
-        setResizeMode(QDeclarativeView::SizeRootObjectToView);
+        setResizeMode(QQuickView::SizeRootObjectToView);
     } else {
-        setResizeMode(QDeclarativeView::SizeViewToRootObject);
+        setResizeMode(QQuickView::SizeViewToRootObject);
     }
-    QPalette pal = palette();
-    pal.setColor(backgroundRole(), Qt::transparent);
-    setPalette(pal);
     engine()->addImageProvider(QLatin1String("client"), new ImageProvider(model));
 #warning TabBox needs porting of KDeclarative
 #if KWIN_QT5_PORTING
@@ -192,7 +189,7 @@ void DeclarativeView::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
     slotUpdateGeometry();
     QResizeEvent re(size(), size()); // to set mask and blurring.
     resizeEvent(&re);
-    QGraphicsView::showEvent(event);
+    QQuickView::showEvent(event);
 }
 
 void DeclarativeView::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
@@ -202,7 +199,6 @@ void DeclarativeView::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
     } else {
         const QString maskImagePath = rootObject()->property("maskImagePath").toString();
         if (maskImagePath.isEmpty()) {
-            clearMask();
             KWindowEffects::enableBlurBehind(winId(), false);
         } else {
             const double maskWidth = rootObject()->property("maskWidth").toDouble();
@@ -217,7 +213,6 @@ void DeclarativeView::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
             if (Workspace::self()->compositing() && effects) {
                 // blur background?!
                 KWindowEffects::enableBlurBehind(winId(), static_cast<EffectsHandlerImpl*>(effects)->provides(Effect::Blur), mask);
-                clearMask();
             } else
 #endif
             {
@@ -226,12 +221,12 @@ void DeclarativeView::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
             }
         }
     }
-    QDeclarativeView::resizeEvent(event);
+    QQuickView::resizeEvent(event);
 }
 
 void DeclarativeView::hideEvent(QHideEvent *event)
 {
-    QWidget::hideEvent(event);
+    QQuickView::hideEvent(event);
 #ifndef TABBOX_KCM
     if (tabBox->embedded()) {
         Client *c = Workspace::self()->findClient(WindowMatchPredicate(tabBox->embedded()));
@@ -304,7 +299,7 @@ void DeclarativeView::slotUpdateGeometry()
         setGeometry(m_currentScreenGeometry.x() + static_cast<qreal>(m_currentScreenGeometry.width()) * 0.5 - static_cast<qreal>(width) * 0.5,
             m_currentScreenGeometry.y() + static_cast<qreal>(m_currentScreenGeometry.height()) * 0.5 - static_cast<qreal>(height) * 0.5,
             width, height);
-        m_relativePos = pos();
+        m_relativePos = position();
     }
 }
 
@@ -410,11 +405,11 @@ void DeclarativeView::slotEmbeddedChanged(bool enabled)
 {
     if (enabled) {
         // cache the width
-        setResizeMode(QDeclarativeView::SizeRootObjectToView);
+        setResizeMode(QQuickView::SizeRootObjectToView);
         m_cachedWidth = rootObject()->property("width").toInt();
         m_cachedHeight = rootObject()->property("height").toInt();
     } else {
-        setResizeMode(QDeclarativeView::SizeViewToRootObject);
+        setResizeMode(QQuickView::SizeViewToRootObject);
         if (m_cachedWidth != 0 && m_cachedHeight != 0) {
             rootObject()->setProperty("width", m_cachedWidth);
             rootObject()->setProperty("height", m_cachedHeight);
diff --git a/tabbox/declarative.h b/tabbox/declarative.h
index 99b83601ff..bfcdd18588 100644
--- a/tabbox/declarative.h
+++ b/tabbox/declarative.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #ifndef KWIN_TABBOX_DECLARATIVE_H
 #define KWIN_TABBOX_DECLARATIVE_H
 // includes
-#include <QtDeclarative/QDeclarativeImageProvider>
-#include <QtDeclarative/QDeclarativeView>
+#include <QQuickImageProvider>
+#include <QQuickView>
 #include <KDE/KService>
 #include "tabboxconfig.h"
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace KWin
 namespace TabBox
 {
 
-class ImageProvider : public QDeclarativeImageProvider
+class ImageProvider : public QQuickImageProvider
 {
 public:
     explicit ImageProvider(QAbstractItemModel *model);
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ private:
     QAbstractItemModel *m_model;
 };
 
-class DeclarativeView : public QDeclarativeView
+class DeclarativeView : public QQuickView
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    DeclarativeView(QAbstractItemModel *model, TabBoxConfig::TabBoxMode mode, QWidget *parent = NULL);
+    DeclarativeView(QAbstractItemModel *model, TabBoxConfig::TabBoxMode mode, QQuickWindow *parent = NULL);
     virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *event);
     virtual void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event);
     void setCurrentIndex(const QModelIndex &index, bool disableAnimation = false);
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/IconTabBox.qml b/tabbox/qml/IconTabBox.qml
index c59526183c..090fc1292f 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/IconTabBox.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/IconTabBox.qml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
-import QtQuick 1.0
-import org.kde.plasma.core 0.1 as PlasmaCore
-import org.kde.qtextracomponents 0.1
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
+import org.kde.qtextracomponents 2.0
 
 Item {
     id: iconsTabBox
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/ShadowedSvgItem.qml b/tabbox/qml/ShadowedSvgItem.qml
index 76d59221e6..dd39ac20c7 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/ShadowedSvgItem.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/ShadowedSvgItem.qml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
 
-import QtQuick 1.0
-import org.kde.plasma.core 0.1 as PlasmaCore
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 
 Item {
     property double leftMargin: shadow.margins.left + background.margins.left
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/clients/big_icons/contents/ui/main.qml b/tabbox/qml/clients/big_icons/contents/ui/main.qml
index 30e3b20bf8..fe3cb8ca92 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/clients/big_icons/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/clients/big_icons/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
-import QtQuick 1.0
-import org.kde.plasma.core 0.1 as PlasmaCore
-import org.kde.qtextracomponents 0.1
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
+import org.kde.qtextracomponents 2.0
 
 Item {
     id: bigIconsTabBox
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/clients/compact/contents/ui/main.qml b/tabbox/qml/clients/compact/contents/ui/main.qml
index 19cf79f6ed..6dddfa6614 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/clients/compact/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/clients/compact/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
-import QtQuick 1.0
-import org.kde.plasma.core 0.1 as PlasmaCore
-import org.kde.qtextracomponents 0.1
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
+import org.kde.qtextracomponents 2.0
 
 Item {
     id: compactTabBox
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ Item {
         function calculateMaxRowWidth() {
             var width = 0;
             var textElement = Qt.createQmlObject(
-                'import QtQuick 1.0;'
+                'import QtQuick 2.0;'
                 + 'Text {\n'
                 + '     text: "' + itemCaption(compactTabBox.longestCaption, true) + '"\n'
                 + '     font.bold: true\n'
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Item {
         **/
         function calcRowHeight() {
             var textElement = Qt.createQmlObject(
-                'import QtQuick 1.0;'
+                'import QtQuick 2.0;'
                 + 'Text {\n'
                 + '     text: "Some Text"\n'
                 + '     font.bold: true\n'
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/clients/informative/contents/ui/main.qml b/tabbox/qml/clients/informative/contents/ui/main.qml
index c52186950a..94bf50f025 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/clients/informative/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/clients/informative/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
-import QtQuick 1.0
-import org.kde.plasma.core 0.1 as PlasmaCore
-import org.kde.qtextracomponents 0.1
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
+import org.kde.qtextracomponents 2.0
 
 Item {
     id: informativeTabBox
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Item {
         function calculateMaxRowWidth() {
             var width = 0;
             var textElement = Qt.createQmlObject(
-                'import QtQuick 1.0;'
+                'import QtQuick 2.0;'
                 + 'Text {\n'
                 + '     text: "' + itemCaption(informativeTabBox.longestCaption, true) + '"\n'
                 + '     font.bold: true\n'
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Item {
         **/
         function calcRowHeight() {
             var textElement = Qt.createQmlObject(
-                'import QtQuick 1.0;'
+                'import QtQuick 2.0;'
                 + 'Text {\n'
                 + '     text: "Some Text"\n'
                 + '     font.bold: true\n'
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/clients/present_windows/contents/ui/main.qml b/tabbox/qml/clients/present_windows/contents/ui/main.qml
index 17531d8c43..ae54594685 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/clients/present_windows/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/clients/present_windows/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
-import QtQuick 1.1
-import org.kde.plasma.core 0.1 as PlasmaCore
-import org.kde.qtextracomponents 0.1
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
+import org.kde.qtextracomponents 2.0
 import org.kde.kwin 0.1 as KWin
 
 Item {
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/clients/small_icons/contents/ui/main.qml b/tabbox/qml/clients/small_icons/contents/ui/main.qml
index a3e862fbe5..f0b055d1d6 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/clients/small_icons/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/clients/small_icons/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
-import QtQuick 1.0
-import org.kde.plasma.core 0.1 as PlasmaCore
-import org.kde.qtextracomponents 0.1
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
+import org.kde.qtextracomponents 2.0
 
 Item {
     id: smallIconsTabBox
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/clients/text/contents/ui/main.qml b/tabbox/qml/clients/text/contents/ui/main.qml
index aac7387c72..8bb7fce6fb 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/clients/text/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/clients/text/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
-import QtQuick 1.0
-import org.kde.plasma.core 0.1 as PlasmaCore
-import org.kde.qtextracomponents 0.1
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
+import org.kde.qtextracomponents 2.0
 
 Item {
     id: textTabBox
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Item {
         function calculateMaxRowWidth() {
             var width = 0;
             var textElement = Qt.createQmlObject(
-                'import QtQuick 1.0;'
+                'import QtQuick 2.0;'
                 + 'Text {\n'
                 + '     text: "' + textTabBox.longestCaption + '"\n'
                 + '     visible: false\n'
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Item {
         **/
         function calcRowHeight() {
             var textElement = Qt.createQmlObject(
-                'import QtQuick 1.0;'
+                'import QtQuick 2.0;'
                 + 'Text {\n'
                 + '     text: "Some Text"\n'
                 + '     visible: false\n'
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/clients/thumbnails/contents/ui/main.qml b/tabbox/qml/clients/thumbnails/contents/ui/main.qml
index dda3b00009..b24fd1c877 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/clients/thumbnails/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/clients/thumbnails/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
-import QtQuick 1.0
-import org.kde.plasma.core 0.1 as PlasmaCore
-import org.kde.qtextracomponents 0.1
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
+import org.kde.qtextracomponents 2.0
 import org.kde.kwin 0.1 as KWin
 
 Item {
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/clients/window_strip/contents/ui/main.qml b/tabbox/qml/clients/window_strip/contents/ui/main.qml
index d242f68a7e..bd2d40eee1 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/clients/window_strip/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/clients/window_strip/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
-import QtQuick 1.0
-import org.kde.plasma.core 0.1 as PlasmaCore
-import org.kde.plasma.components 0.1 as PlasmaComponents
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
+import org.kde.plasma.components 2.0 as PlasmaComponents
 import org.kde.plasma.mobilecomponents 0.1 as MobileComponents
-import org.kde.qtextracomponents 0.1
+import org.kde.qtextracomponents 2.0
 import org.kde.kwin 0.1 as KWin
 
 Item {
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/desktops/informative/contents/ui/main.qml b/tabbox/qml/desktops/informative/contents/ui/main.qml
index 0f43e37e23..35547a8a26 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/desktops/informative/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/desktops/informative/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
-import QtQuick 1.0
-import org.kde.plasma.core 0.1 as PlasmaCore
-import org.kde.qtextracomponents 0.1
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
+import org.kde.qtextracomponents 2.0
 
 Item {
     id: desktopTabBox
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Item {
         function calculateMaxRowWidth() {
             var width = 0;
             var textElement = Qt.createQmlObject(
-                'import QtQuick 1.0;'
+                'import QtQuick 2.0;'
                 + 'Text {\n'
                 + '     text: "' + desktopTabBox.longestCaption + '"\n'
                 + '     font.bold: true\n'
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Item {
         **/
         function calcRowHeight() {
             var textElement = Qt.createQmlObject(
-                'import QtQuick 1.0;'
+                'import QtQuick 2.0;'
                 + 'Text {\n'
                 + '     text: "Some Text"\n'
                 + '     font.bold: true\n'
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/desktops/previews/contents/ui/main.qml b/tabbox/qml/desktops/previews/contents/ui/main.qml
index 38a02dd1e8..3442a76cb9 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/desktops/previews/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/desktops/previews/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
-import QtQuick 1.0
-import org.kde.plasma.core 0.1 as PlasmaCore
-import org.kde.qtextracomponents 0.1
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
+import org.kde.qtextracomponents 2.0
 import org.kde.kwin 0.1 as KWin
 
 Item {
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/tabbox.qml b/tabbox/qml/tabbox.qml
index 9fccc0bdff..d81e691030 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/tabbox.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/tabbox.qml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
-import QtQuick 1.0
+import QtQuick 2.0
 
 Loader {
     id: loader
diff --git a/tabbox/tabboxhandler.cpp b/tabbox/tabboxhandler.cpp
index f99bd27e1e..80ab5349a3 100644
--- a/tabbox/tabboxhandler.cpp
+++ b/tabbox/tabboxhandler.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void TabBoxHandlerPrivate::updateHighlightWindows()
 
     Display *dpy = QX11Info::display();
     TabBoxClient *currentClient = q->client(index);
-    QWidget *w = NULL;
+    QWindow *w = NULL;
     if (m_declarativeView && m_declarativeView->isVisible()) {
         w = m_declarativeView;
     }
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void TabBoxHandler::show()
             }
             dv = d->m_declarativeDesktopView;
         }
-        if (dv->status() == QDeclarativeView::Ready && dv->rootObject()) {
+        if (dv->status() == QQuickView::Ready && dv->rootObject()) {
             dv->show();
             dv->setCurrentIndex(d->index, d->config.tabBoxMode() == TabBoxConfig::ClientTabBox);
         } else {
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ void TabBoxHandler::grabbedKeyEvent(QKeyEvent* event) const
 
 bool TabBoxHandler::containsPos(const QPoint& pos) const
 {
-    QWidget *w = NULL;
+    QWindow *w = NULL;
     if (d->m_declarativeView && d->m_declarativeView->isVisible()) {
         w = d->m_declarativeView;
     } else if (d->m_declarativeDesktopView && d->m_declarativeDesktopView->isVisible()) {
diff --git a/tabbox/tests/mock_declarative.cpp b/tabbox/tests/mock_declarative.cpp
index 67ac56a9be..4065acb6d9 100644
--- a/tabbox/tests/mock_declarative.cpp
+++ b/tabbox/tests/mock_declarative.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace KWin
 namespace TabBox
 {
 DeclarativeView::DeclarativeView(QAbstractItemModel *model, TabBoxConfig::TabBoxMode mode, QWidget *parent)
-    : QDeclarativeView(parent)
+    : QQuickView(parent)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(model)
     Q_UNUSED(mode)