diff --git a/examples/qtquick/customtitlebar/main.cpp b/examples/qtquick/customtitlebar/main.cpp
index 088ae2f4..3002f0e7 100644
--- a/examples/qtquick/customtitlebar/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/qtquick/customtitlebar/main.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <QQuickView>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
+#include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
 
 class CustomFrameworkWidgetFactory : public KDDockWidgets::DefaultWidgetFactory
 {
@@ -45,15 +46,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     config.setFlags(flags);
     config.setFrameworkWidgetFactory(new CustomFrameworkWidgetFactory());
 
-    QQuickView view;
-    view.setObjectName("MainWindow QQuickView");
-    KDDockWidgets::Config::self().setQmlEngine(view.engine());
-    view.resize(1000, 800);
-    view.show();
-    view.setResizeMode(QQuickView::SizeRootObjectToView);
+    QQmlApplicationEngine appEngine;
+    KDDockWidgets::Config::self().setQmlEngine(&appEngine);
+    appEngine.load((QUrl("qrc:/main.qml")));
 
     auto dw1 = new KDDockWidgets::DockWidgetQuick("Dock #1");
-    view.setSource(QUrl("qrc:/main.qml"));
 
     dw1->setWidget(QStringLiteral("qrc:/Guest1.qml"));
     dw1->resize(QSize(800, 800));
diff --git a/examples/qtquick/customtitlebar/main.qml b/examples/qtquick/customtitlebar/main.qml
index 22102685..7724ab8a 100644
--- a/examples/qtquick/customtitlebar/main.qml
+++ b/examples/qtquick/customtitlebar/main.qml
@@ -10,10 +10,18 @@
 */
 
 import QtQuick 2.6
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.12
 import com.kdab.dockwidgets 1.0 as KDDW
 
-KDDW.MainWindowLayout {
-    id: root
+ApplicationWindow {
+    visible: true
+    width: 1000
+    height: 800
 
-    uniqueName: "MyWindowName-1"
+    KDDW.MainWindowLayout {
+        id: dockWidgetArea
+        anchors.fill: parent
+
+        uniqueName: "MyWindowName-1"
+    }
 }
diff --git a/examples/qtquick/dockwidgets/main.cpp b/examples/qtquick/dockwidgets/main.cpp
index 096fd0cf..454837f1 100644
--- a/examples/qtquick/dockwidgets/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/qtquick/dockwidgets/main.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <kddockwidgets/private/DockRegistry_p.h>
 #include <kddockwidgets/FrameworkWidgetFactory.h>
 
-#include <QQuickView>
+#include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
 
@@ -74,15 +74,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     KDDockWidgets::Config::self().setFlags(flags);
 
-    QQuickView view;
-    view.setObjectName("MainWindow QQuickView");
-    KDDockWidgets::Config::self().setQmlEngine(view.engine());
-    view.resize(1000, 800);
-    view.show();
-    view.setResizeMode(QQuickView::SizeRootObjectToView);
+    QQmlApplicationEngine appEngine;
+    KDDockWidgets::Config::self().setQmlEngine(&appEngine);
+    appEngine.load((QUrl("qrc:/main.qml")));
 
     auto dw1 = new KDDockWidgets::DockWidgetQuick("Dock #1");
-    view.setSource(QUrl("qrc:/main.qml"));
 
     dw1->setWidget(QStringLiteral("qrc:/Guest1.qml"));
     dw1->resize(QSize(800, 800));
diff --git a/examples/qtquick/dockwidgets/main.qml b/examples/qtquick/dockwidgets/main.qml
index 938ec27b..b665ae0f 100644
--- a/examples/qtquick/dockwidgets/main.qml
+++ b/examples/qtquick/dockwidgets/main.qml
@@ -13,49 +13,55 @@ import QtQuick 2.6
 import QtQuick.Controls 2.12
 import com.kdab.dockwidgets 1.0 as KDDW
 
-KDDW.MainWindowLayout {
-    id: root
+ApplicationWindow {
+    visible: true
+    width: 1000
+    height: 800
 
-    // Each main layout needs a unique id
-    uniqueName: "MyWindowName-1"
+    KDDW.MainWindowLayout {
+        anchors.fill: parent
+
+        // Each main layout needs a unique id
+        uniqueName: "MyWindowName-1"
+
+        Repeater {
+            model: 3
+            KDDW.DockWidget {
+                uniqueName: "fromRepeater-" + index
+                source: ":/Another.qml"
+            }
+        }
 
-    Repeater {
-        model: 3
         KDDW.DockWidget {
-            uniqueName: "fromRepeater-" + index
+            id: dock4
+            uniqueName: "dock4" // Each dock widget needs a unique id
             source: ":/Another.qml"
         }
-    }
 
-    KDDW.DockWidget {
-        id: dock4
-        uniqueName: "dock4" // Each dock widget needs a unique id
-        source: ":/Another.qml"
-    }
-
-    KDDW.DockWidget {
-        id: dock5
-        uniqueName: "dock5"
-        Rectangle {
-            id: guest
-            color: "pink"
+        KDDW.DockWidget {
+            id: dock5
+            uniqueName: "dock5"
+            Rectangle {
+                id: guest
+                color: "pink"
+            }
         }
-    }
 
-    Button {
-        text: "Toggle Another"
-        anchors {
-            bottom: parent.bottom
-            left: parent.left
-            margins: 5
-        }
-        z: 10
+        Button {
+            text: "Toggle Another"
+            anchors {
+                bottom: parent.bottom
+                left: parent.left
+                margins: 5
+            }
+            z: 10
 
-        onClicked: {
-            if (dock5.dockWidget.visible) {
-                dock5.dockWidget.close();
-            } else {
-                dock5.dockWidget.show();
+            onClicked: {
+                if (dock5.dockWidget.visible) {
+                    dock5.dockWidget.close();
+                } else {
+                    dock5.dockWidget.show();
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/examples/qtquick/mdi/main.cpp b/examples/qtquick/mdi/main.cpp
index 04bcc965..ac247cb6 100644
--- a/examples/qtquick/mdi/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/qtquick/mdi/main.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <kddockwidgets/FrameworkWidgetFactory.h>
 #include <kddockwidgets/MainWindowMDI.h>
 
-#include <QQuickView>
+#include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
 
@@ -33,16 +33,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     parser.setApplicationDescription("KDDockWidgets example application");
     parser.addHelpOption();
 
-    QQuickView view;
-    view.setObjectName("MainWindow QQuickView");
-    KDDockWidgets::Config::self().setQmlEngine(view.engine());
-    view.resize(1000, 1000);
-    view.show();
-    view.setResizeMode(QQuickView::SizeRootObjectToView);
+    QQmlApplicationEngine appEngine;
+    KDDockWidgets::Config::self().setQmlEngine(&appEngine);
+    appEngine.load((QUrl("qrc:/main.qml")));
 
     auto dw1 = new KDDockWidgets::DockWidgetQuick("Dock #1");
-    view.setSource(QUrl("qrc:/main.qml"));
-
     dw1->setWidget(QStringLiteral("qrc:/Guest1.qml"));
     dw1->resize(QSize(400, 400));
 
diff --git a/examples/qtquick/mdi/main.qml b/examples/qtquick/mdi/main.qml
index 4dc52a12..9615d1c9 100644
--- a/examples/qtquick/mdi/main.qml
+++ b/examples/qtquick/mdi/main.qml
@@ -10,9 +10,16 @@
 */
 
 import QtQuick 2.6
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.12
 import com.kdab.dockwidgets 1.0 as KDDW
 
-KDDW.MainWindowLayout {
-    id: root
-    uniqueName: "MyWindow1"
+ApplicationWindow {
+    visible: true
+    width: 1000
+    height: 800
+
+    KDDW.MainWindowLayout {
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        uniqueName: "MyWindow1"
+    }
 }