diff --git a/effects/effect_builtins.cpp b/effects/effect_builtins.cpp
index 6306bece9d..b0e1ef6f86 100644
--- a/effects/effect_builtins.cpp
+++ b/effects/effect_builtins.cpp
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ EFFECT_FALLBACK
         QStringLiteral("glide"),
         i18ndc("kwin_effects", "Name of a KWin Effect", "Glide"),
         i18ndc("kwin_effects", "Comment describing the KWin Effect", "Glide windows as they appear or disappear"),
-        QStringLiteral("Appearance"),
-        QString(),
+        QStringLiteral("Window Open/Close Animation"),
+        QStringLiteral("toplevel-open-close-animation"),
         QUrl(),
         false,
         false,
diff --git a/effects/fade/package/metadata.desktop b/effects/fade/package/metadata.desktop
index 3368f09f07..223ef131e7 100644
--- a/effects/fade/package/metadata.desktop
+++ b/effects/fade/package/metadata.desktop
@@ -155,8 +155,9 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=Philip Falkner, Martin Gräßlin
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=philip.falkner@gmail.com, mgraesslin@kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=kwin4_effect_fade
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=0.2.0
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Appearance
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Window Open/Close Animation
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPL
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
 X-KDE-Ordering=60
+X-KWin-Exclusive-Category=toplevel-open-close-animation
diff --git a/effects/scale/package/metadata.desktop b/effects/scale/package/metadata.desktop
index a16d1d5947..ac0d8e39f0 100644
--- a/effects/scale/package/metadata.desktop
+++ b/effects/scale/package/metadata.desktop
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=Vlad Zagorodniy
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=vladzzag@gmail.com
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=kwin4_effect_scale
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=1
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Appearance
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Window Open/Close Animation
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPL
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=false
@@ -61,3 +61,4 @@ X-KDE-PluginKeyword=kwin4_effect_scale
 X-KDE-Library=kcm_kwin4_genericscripted
 X-KDE-ParentComponents=kwin4_effect_scale
 X-KWin-Config-TranslationDomain=kwin_effects
+X-KWin-Exclusive-Category=toplevel-open-close-animation
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.cpp
index 9ce0873c9b..5d9afc9b35 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ static QString translatedCategory(const QString &category)
         QStringLiteral("Show Desktop Animation"),
         QStringLiteral("Tools"),
         QStringLiteral("Virtual Desktop Switching Animation"),
-        QStringLiteral("Window Management")
+        QStringLiteral("Window Management"),
+        QStringLiteral("Window Open/Close Animation")
     };
 
     static const QVector<QString> translatedCategories = {
@@ -73,7 +74,8 @@ static QString translatedCategory(const QString &category)
         i18nc("Category of Desktop Effects, used as section header", "Show Desktop Animation"),
         i18nc("Category of Desktop Effects, used as section header", "Tools"),
         i18nc("Category of Desktop Effects, used as section header", "Virtual Desktop Switching Animation"),
-        i18nc("Category of Desktop Effects, used as section header", "Window Management")
+        i18nc("Category of Desktop Effects, used as section header", "Window Management"),
+        i18nc("Category of Desktop Effects, used as section header", "Window Open/Close Animation")
     };
     const int index = knownCategories.indexOf(category);
     if (index == -1) {