diff --git a/examples/qtquick/customtitlebar/main.cpp b/examples/qtquick/customtitlebar/main.cpp
index 7c4cfee4..e035121d 100644
--- a/examples/qtquick/customtitlebar/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/qtquick/customtitlebar/main.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     dw1->dockWidget()->addDockWidgetToContainingWindow(dw3->dockWidget(), KDDockWidgets::Location_OnRight);
 
-    auto mainWindow = KDDockWidgets::DockRegistry::self()->mainwindows().constFirst();
-    mainWindow->addDockWidget(dw2->dockWidget(), KDDockWidgets::Location_OnTop);
+    // Access the main area we created in QML with DockingArea {}
+    auto mainArea = KDDockWidgets::DockRegistry::self()->mainDockingAreas().constFirst();
+    mainArea->addDockWidget(dw2->dockWidget(), KDDockWidgets::Location_OnTop);
+
     return app.exec();
 }
diff --git a/examples/qtquick/dockwidgets/main.cpp b/examples/qtquick/dockwidgets/main.cpp
index 3c7d3a1a..cd863261 100644
--- a/examples/qtquick/dockwidgets/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/qtquick/dockwidgets/main.cpp
@@ -108,8 +108,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     dw1->dockWidget()->addDockWidgetToContainingWindow(dw3->dockWidget(), KDDockWidgets::Location_OnRight);
 
-    auto mainWindow = KDDockWidgets::DockRegistry::self()->mainwindows().constFirst();
-    mainWindow->addDockWidget(dw2->dockWidget(), KDDockWidgets::Location_OnTop);
+    // Access the main area we created in QML with DockingArea {}
+    auto mainArea = KDDockWidgets::DockRegistry::self()->mainDockingAreas().constFirst();
+    mainArea->addDockWidget(dw2->dockWidget(), KDDockWidgets::Location_OnTop);
 
     return app.exec();
 }
diff --git a/examples/qtquick/mdi/main.cpp b/examples/qtquick/mdi/main.cpp
index 832ef5dc..9c93901c 100644
--- a/examples/qtquick/mdi/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/qtquick/mdi/main.cpp
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     auto dw3 = new KDDockWidgets::Views::DockWidget_qtquick("Dock #3");
     dw3->setGuestView(QStringLiteral("qrc:/Guest3.qml"));
 
-    auto mainWindowView = KDDockWidgets::DockRegistry::self()->mainwindows().constFirst()->view();
-    auto mainWindowMDI = static_cast<KDDockWidgets::Views::MainWindowMDI_qtquick *>(mainWindowView);
+    auto mainAreaView = KDDockWidgets::DockRegistry::self()->mainDockingAreas().constFirst()->view();
+    auto mainAreaMDI = static_cast<KDDockWidgets::Views::MainWindowMDI_qtquick *>(mainAreaView);
 
-    mainWindowMDI->addDockWidget(dw1->dockWidget(), QPoint(10, 10));
-    mainWindowMDI->addDockWidget(dw2->dockWidget(), QPoint(50, 50));
-    mainWindowMDI->addDockWidget(dw3->dockWidget(), QPoint(90, 90));
+    mainAreaMDI->addDockWidget(dw1->dockWidget(), QPoint(10, 10));
+    mainAreaMDI->addDockWidget(dw2->dockWidget(), QPoint(50, 50));
+    mainAreaMDI->addDockWidget(dw3->dockWidget(), QPoint(90, 90));
 
 
     return app.exec();
diff --git a/src/private/DockRegistry.cpp b/src/private/DockRegistry.cpp
index e7e4be4f..f7ee1bd8 100644
--- a/src/private/DockRegistry.cpp
+++ b/src/private/DockRegistry.cpp
@@ -490,6 +490,11 @@ const Controllers::MainWindow::List DockRegistry::mainwindows() const
     return m_mainWindows;
 }
 
+const Controllers::MainWindow::List DockRegistry::mainDockingAreas() const
+{
+    return m_mainWindows;
+}
+
 const QVector<Controllers::Layout *> DockRegistry::layouts() const
 {
     return m_layouts;
diff --git a/src/private/DockRegistry_p.h b/src/private/DockRegistry_p.h
index 125e3606..d52c7af2 100644
--- a/src/private/DockRegistry_p.h
+++ b/src/private/DockRegistry_p.h
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ public:
     ///@brief returns all MainWindow instances
     const Controllers::MainWindow::List mainwindows() const;
 
+    /// @brief returns all MainWindow instances
+    /// Exactly the same as mainwindows(), but with better terminology for QtQuick
+    /// as we're phasing out the "MainWindow" name there
+    const Controllers::MainWindow::List mainDockingAreas() const;
+
     ///@brief overload returning only the ones with the specified names
     const Controllers::MainWindow::List mainWindows(const QStringList &names);