diff --git a/src/compositor.cpp b/src/compositor.cpp
index 21a988a225..27ce49e243 100644
--- a/src/compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/compositor.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ Compositor::Compositor(QObject *workspace)
     : QObject(workspace)
 {
     connect(options, &Options::configChanged, this, &Compositor::configChanged);
-    connect(options, &Options::animationSpeedChanged, this, &Compositor::configChanged);
 
     // 2 sec which should be enough to restart the compositor.
     static const int compositorLostMessageDelay = 2000;
diff --git a/src/effects.cpp b/src/effects.cpp
index e805d7b938..ba62a648e8 100644
--- a/src/effects.cpp
+++ b/src/effects.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ EffectsHandlerImpl::EffectsHandlerImpl(Compositor *compositor, WorkspaceScene *s
     QDBusConnection dbus = QDBusConnection::sessionBus();
     dbus.registerObject(QStringLiteral("/Effects"), this);
 
+    connect(options, &Options::animationSpeedChanged, this, &EffectsHandlerImpl::reconfigureEffects);
+
     Workspace *ws = Workspace::self();
     VirtualDesktopManager *vds = VirtualDesktopManager::self();
     connect(ws, &Workspace::showingDesktopChanged, this, [this](bool showing, bool animated) {
@@ -1240,6 +1242,14 @@ void EffectsHandlerImpl::destroyEffect(Effect *effect)
     delete effect;
 }
 
+void EffectsHandlerImpl::reconfigureEffects()
+{
+    makeOpenGLContextCurrent();
+    for (const EffectPair &pair : loaded_effects) {
+        pair.second->reconfigure(Effect::ReconfigureAll);
+    }
+}
+
 void EffectsHandlerImpl::reconfigureEffect(const QString &name)
 {
     for (QList<EffectPair>::const_iterator it = loaded_effects.constBegin(); it != loaded_effects.constEnd(); ++it) {
diff --git a/src/effects.h b/src/effects.h
index 2785fbcddc..0078c39899 100644
--- a/src/effects.h
+++ b/src/effects.h
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ protected:
 private:
     void registerPropertyType(long atom, bool reg);
     void destroyEffect(Effect *effect);
+    void reconfigureEffects();
 
     typedef QList<Effect *> EffectsList;
     typedef EffectsList::const_iterator EffectsIterator;