diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index 803a2c4b..f2454bc2 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ void Config::setQmlEngine(QQmlEngine *qmlEngine)
         return;
     }
 
-    DockRegistry::self(); // make sure our QML types are registered
+    auto dr = DockRegistry::self(); // make sure our QML types are registered
+    qmlEngine->rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("_kddwDockRegistry"), dr);
     d->m_qmlEngine = qmlEngine;
 
     QQmlContext *context = qmlEngine->rootContext();
diff --git a/src/private/DockRegistry_p.h b/src/private/DockRegistry_p.h
index 9ac383ea..af17b83f 100644
--- a/src/private/DockRegistry_p.h
+++ b/src/private/DockRegistry_p.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
     DockWidgetBase *focusedDockWidget() const;
 
     bool containsDockWidget(const QString &uniqueName) const;
-    DockWidgetBase *dockByName(const QString &) const;
+    Q_INVOKABLE DockWidgetBase *dockByName(const QString &) const;
     MainWindowBase *mainWindowByName(const QString &) const;
     MainWindowMDI *mdiMainWindowByName(const QString &) const;