diff --git a/effects/blur/CMakeLists.txt b/effects/blur/CMakeLists.txt
index 698b25426b..c0ddcf0741 100644
--- a/effects/blur/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/effects/blur/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ set( kwin4_effect_builtins_sources ${kwin4_effect_builtins_sources}
      blur/blur.cpp
      blur/blurshader.cpp )
 
+kde4_add_kcfg_files(kwin4_effect_builtins_sources blur/blurconfig.kcfgc)
+
 # .desktop files
 install( FILES
          blur/blur.desktop
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ set( kwin4_effect_builtins_config_sources ${kwin4_effect_builtins_config_sources
      blur/blur_config.cpp
      blur/blur_config.ui )
 
+kde4_add_kcfg_files(kwin4_effect_builtins_config_sources blur/blurconfig.kcfgc)
+
 # .desktop files
 install( FILES
          blur/blur_config.desktop
diff --git a/effects/blur/blur.cpp b/effects/blur/blur.cpp
index d58cd2728b..2b32b3a49c 100644
--- a/effects/blur/blur.cpp
+++ b/effects/blur/blur.cpp
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@
 
 #include "blur.h"
 #include "blurshader.h"
+// KConfigSkeleton
+#include "blurconfig.h"
 
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
 
 #include <QMatrix4x4>
 #include <QLinkedList>
-#include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KDebug>
 
 namespace KWin
@@ -86,11 +87,11 @@ void BlurEffect::reconfigure(ReconfigureFlags flags)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(flags)
 
-    KConfigGroup cg = EffectsHandler::effectConfig("Blur");
-    int radius = qBound(2, cg.readEntry("BlurRadius", 12), 14);
+    BlurConfig::self()->readConfig();
+    int radius = qBound(2, BlurConfig::blurRadius(), 14);
     shader->setRadius(radius);
 
-    m_shouldCache = cg.readEntry("CacheTexture", true);
+    m_shouldCache = BlurConfig::cacheTexture();
 
     windows.clear();
 
diff --git a/effects/blur/blur.kcfg b/effects/blur/blur.kcfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..282b175532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/effects/blur/blur.kcfg
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<kcfg xmlns="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0
+    http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.xsd" >
+    <kcfgfile name="kwinrc"/>
+    <group name="Effect-Blur">
+        <entry name="BlurRadius" type="Int">
+            <default>12</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="CacheTexture" type="Bool">
+            <default>true</default>
+        </entry>
+    </group>
+</kcfg>
diff --git a/effects/blur/blur_config.cpp b/effects/blur/blur_config.cpp
index 6d7c41c206..2a11d1a7be 100644
--- a/effects/blur/blur_config.cpp
+++ b/effects/blur/blur_config.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  */
 
 #include "blur_config.h"
+// KConfigSkeleton
+#include "blurconfig.h"
 
 #include <kwineffects.h>
 
@@ -30,8 +32,7 @@ BlurEffectConfig::BlurEffectConfig(QWidget *parent, const QVariantList &args)
     : KCModule(EffectFactory::componentData(), parent, args)
 {
     ui.setupUi(this);
-    connect(ui.slider, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), SLOT(valueChanged(int)));
-    connect(ui.checkBox, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), SLOT(valueChanged(int)));
+    addConfig(BlurConfig::self(), this);
 
     load();
 }
@@ -40,40 +41,13 @@ BlurEffectConfig::~BlurEffectConfig()
 {
 }
 
-void BlurEffectConfig::load()
-{
-    KCModule::load();
-    KConfigGroup cg = EffectsHandler::effectConfig("Blur");
-    ui.slider->setValue(cg.readEntry("BlurRadius", 12) / 2);
-    ui.checkBox->setChecked(cg.readEntry("CacheTexture", true));
-    emit changed(false);
-}
-
 void BlurEffectConfig::save()
 {
     KCModule::save();
 
-    KConfigGroup cg = EffectsHandler::effectConfig("Blur");
-    cg.writeEntry("BlurRadius", ui.slider->value() * 2);
-    cg.writeEntry("CacheTexture", ui.checkBox->isChecked());
-    cg.sync();
-
-    emit changed(false);
     EffectsHandler::sendReloadMessage("blur");
 }
 
-void BlurEffectConfig::defaults()
-{
-    emit changed(true);
-}
-
-void BlurEffectConfig::valueChanged(int value)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(value)
-    emit changed(true);
-}
-
 } // namespace KWin
 
 #include "blur_config.moc"
-
diff --git a/effects/blur/blur_config.h b/effects/blur/blur_config.h
index 6dddd9e404..bc33efc9d3 100644
--- a/effects/blur/blur_config.h
+++ b/effects/blur/blur_config.h
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ public:
     ~BlurEffectConfig();
 
     void save();
-    void load();
-    void defaults();
-
-private slots:
-    void valueChanged(int value);
 
 private:
     ::Ui::BlurEffectConfig ui;
diff --git a/effects/blur/blur_config.ui b/effects/blur/blur_config.ui
index c55f7045ad..9bc3a23986 100644
--- a/effects/blur/blur_config.ui
+++ b/effects/blur/blur_config.ui
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
-      <widget class="QSlider" name="slider">
+      <widget class="QSlider" name="kcfg_BlurRadius">
        <property name="minimum">
         <number>1</number>
        </property>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     </layout>
    </item>
    <item>
-    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="kcfg_CacheTexture">
      <property name="toolTip">
       <string extracomment="Enables an internal texture cache which saves the background of the blurred area. This results in less repaints and in a slightly higher memory usage."/>
      </property>
diff --git a/effects/blur/blurconfig.kcfgc b/effects/blur/blurconfig.kcfgc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fb3fe58ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/effects/blur/blurconfig.kcfgc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+File=blur.kcfg
+ClassName=BlurConfig
+NameSpace=KWin
+Singleton=true
+Mutators=true