diff --git a/tabbox/tabbox.cpp b/tabbox/tabbox.cpp
index 14c9bf4053..9686239947 100644
--- a/tabbox/tabbox.cpp
+++ b/tabbox/tabbox.cpp
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ template <typename Slot>
 void TabBox::key(const char *actionName, Slot slot, const QKeySequence &shortcut)
 {
     QAction *a = new QAction(this);
+    a->setProperty("componentName", QStringLiteral(KWIN_NAME));
     a->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8(actionName));
     a->setText(i18n(actionName));
     KGlobalAccel::self()->setShortcut(a, QList<QKeySequence>() << shortcut);
diff --git a/useractions.cpp b/useractions.cpp
index f6ca559f3a..5432fd8abd 100755
--- a/useractions.cpp
+++ b/useractions.cpp
@@ -973,6 +973,7 @@ template <typename Slot>
 void Workspace::initShortcut(const QString &actionName, const QString &description, const QKeySequence &shortcut, Slot slot, const QVariant &data)
 {
     QAction *a = new QAction(this);
+    a->setProperty("componentName", QStringLiteral(KWIN_NAME));
     a->setObjectName(actionName);
     a->setText(description);
     if (data.isValid()) {
@@ -1042,6 +1043,7 @@ void Workspace::clientShortcutUpdated(Client* c)
     if (!c->shortcut().isEmpty()) {
         if (action == NULL) { // new shortcut
             action = new QAction(this);
+            action->setProperty("componentName", QStringLiteral(KWIN_NAME));
             action->setObjectName(key);
             action->setText(i18n("Activate Window (%1)", c->caption()));
             connect(action, &QAction::triggered, c,
diff --git a/virtualdesktops.cpp b/virtualdesktops.cpp
index a68ebb9b84..c51958d21e 100644
--- a/virtualdesktops.cpp
+++ b/virtualdesktops.cpp
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ void VirtualDesktopManager::initSwitchToShortcuts()
 void VirtualDesktopManager::addAction(const QString &name, const KLocalizedString &label, uint value, const QKeySequence &key, void (VirtualDesktopManager::*slot)())
 {
     QAction *a = new QAction(this);
+    a->setProperty("componentName", QStringLiteral(KWIN_NAME));
     a->setObjectName(name.arg(value));
     a->setText(label.subs(value).toString());
     a->setData(value);
@@ -465,6 +466,7 @@ void VirtualDesktopManager::addAction(const QString &name, const KLocalizedStrin
 void VirtualDesktopManager::addAction(const QString &name, const QString &label, void (VirtualDesktopManager::*slot)())
 {
     QAction *a = new QAction(this);
+    a->setProperty("componentName", QStringLiteral(KWIN_NAME));
     a->setObjectName(name);
     a->setText(label);
     KGlobalAccel::setGlobalShortcut(a, QKeySequence());