diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
index a321425c22..9df80d0309 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ void KWinCompositingConfig::configChanged(bool reinitCompositing)
                 message.append( "</li>" );
                 }
             message.append( "</ul>" );
-            KNotification::event( KNotification::Notification, message );
+            KNotification::event( "effectsnotsupported", message, QPixmap(), NULL, KNotification::CloseOnTimeout, KComponentData( "kwin" ) );
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/kwin.notifyrc b/kwin.notifyrc
index 829ca91da6..20182bc504 100644
--- a/kwin.notifyrc
+++ b/kwin.notifyrc
@@ -6118,3 +6118,8 @@ Action=Popup
 Name=Compositing has been suspended
 Comment=Another application has requested to suspend compositing
 Action=Popup
+
+[Event/effectsnotsupported]
+Name=Effects not supported
+Comment=Some effects are not supported by backend or hardware
+Action=Popup