diff --git a/src/qtquick/Platform_qtquick.cpp b/src/qtquick/Platform_qtquick.cpp
index bb8437a7..79deb959 100644
--- a/src/qtquick/Platform_qtquick.cpp
+++ b/src/qtquick/Platform_qtquick.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 using namespace KDDockWidgets;
 
+QQmlEngine* Platform_qtquick::m_qmlEngine = nullptr;
 
 Platform_qtquick::Platform_qtquick()
 {
@@ -120,13 +121,12 @@ void Platform_qtquick::tests_initPlatform_impl()
     Platform_qt::tests_initPlatform_impl();
 
     QQuickStyle::setStyle(QStringLiteral("Material")); // so we don't load KDE plugins
-    // KDDockWidgets::Config::self().setQmlEngine(new QQmlEngine(this));
+    m_qmlEngine = new QQmlEngine();
 }
 
 void Platform_qtquick::tests_deinitPlatform_impl()
 {
-    // delete KDDockWidgets::Config::self().qmlEngine();
-
+    delete m_qmlEngine;
     Platform_qt::tests_deinitPlatform_impl();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qtquick/Platform_qtquick.h b/src/qtquick/Platform_qtquick.h
index 705f44bc..b202b17e 100644
--- a/src/qtquick/Platform_qtquick.h
+++ b/src/qtquick/Platform_qtquick.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include "KDDockWidgets.h"
 #include "qtcommon/Platform_qt.h"
 
+class QQmlEngine;
+
 namespace KDDockWidgets {
 
 /// @brief implements functions specific to a particular platform
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ public:
     void tests_initPlatform_impl() override;
     void tests_deinitPlatform_impl() override;
     std::shared_ptr<ViewWrapper> tests_createView(std::shared_ptr<ViewWrapper> parent = {}) override;
+
+    static QQmlEngine *m_qmlEngine;
 #endif
 private:
     void init();