diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/CMakeLists.txt b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/CMakeLists.txt
index 8b4b2d2e57..fc50b2867f 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ include_directories(${KDE4_INCLUDES}
                     ${kdeqt5staging_INCLUDE_DIRS}
                     ${KF5_INCLUDE_DIRS}  # since e-c-m 0.0.7
                     ${Qt5Widgets_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-                   )
+                    ${KDECLARATIVE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 ################# configure checks and create the configured files #################
 
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ target_link_libraries(kwincompositing
     ${Qt5Widgets_LIBRARIES}
     ${KDE4_KCMUTILS_LIBS}
     ${Qt5Test_LIBRARIES}
-    ${KCoreAddons_LIBRARIES})
+    ${KCoreAddons_LIBRARIES}
+    ${KDECLARATIVE_LIBRARIES})
+
 
 set(modelTest_SRC
     model.cpp
@@ -116,8 +118,8 @@ target_link_libraries(effectModelTest
     ${Qt5Widgets_LIBRARIES}
     ${KDE4_KCMUTILS_LIBS}
     ${Qt5Test_LIBRARIES}
-    ${KCoreAddons_LIBRARIES})
-
+    ${KCoreAddons_LIBRARIES}
+    ${KDECLARATIVE_LIBRARIES})
 
 INSTALL(DIRECTORY qml DESTINATION ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/kwincompositing)
 INSTALL(TARGETS kwincompositing ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
index 0dca243ff2..6d9a0ad4ac 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 
 #include <KAboutData>
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
+#include <kdeclarative/kdeclarative.h>
+
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -40,7 +43,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
+    KDeclarative kdeclarative;
+
     KWin::Compositing::EffectView *view = new KWin::Compositing::EffectView();
+    kdeclarative.setDeclarativeEngine(view->engine());
+    kdeclarative.setupBindings();
     view->show();
 
     return app.exec();
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml
index 3e11f2b800..cf62139c61 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Item {
         height: parent.height
         CheckBox {
             id: windowManagement
-            text: "Improved Window Management"
+            text: i18n("Improved Window Management")
             checked: false
             anchors.left: col.right
             anchors.top: parent.top
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Item {
 
             Button {
                 id: apply
-                text: "Apply"
+                text: i18n("Apply")
                 enabled: false
                 anchors {
                     bottom: parent.bottom
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/main.qml b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/main.qml
index 56c1269f29..0f272ee46d 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/main.qml
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/main.qml
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@ Item {
         anchors.leftMargin: parent.width/2 - 100
         Text {
             id: openGLErrorText
-            text: "OpenGL compositing (the default) has crashed KWin in the past.\n" +
+            text: i18n("OpenGL compositing (the default) has crashed KWin in the past.\n" +
                   "This was most likely due to a driver bug.\n" +
                   "If you think that you have meanwhile upgraded to a stable driver,\n" +
                   "you can reset this protection but be aware that this might result in an immediate crash!\n" +
-                  "Alternatively, you might want to use the XRender backend instead."
+                  "Alternatively, you might want to use the XRender backend instead.")
         }
 
         Button {
             id: openGLButton
-            text: "Re-enable OpenGL detection"
+            text: i18n("Re-enable OpenGL detection")
             anchors.top: openGLErrorText.bottom
             onClicked: {
                 openGLBrokeState = compositing.OpenGLIsBroken();