diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ecaa836cc4..867deaf41e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -831,6 +831,7 @@ target_link_libraries(kwin_wayland
     KWinQpaPlugin
     KF5GlobalAccelPrivateKWin
     KF5WindowSystemKWinPrivatePlugin
+    KF5IdleTimeKWinWaylandPrivatePlugin
 )
 
 ########### install files ###############
diff --git a/autotests/integration/CMakeLists.txt b/autotests/integration/CMakeLists.txt
index ed1be292f9..68f67338ee 100644
--- a/autotests/integration/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/autotests/integration/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ target_link_libraries(KWinIntegrationTestFramework
     KWinQpaPlugin
     KF5GlobalAccelPrivateKWin
     KF5WindowSystemKWinPrivatePlugin
+    KF5IdleTimeKWinWaylandPrivatePlugin
 )
 
 function(integrationTest)
diff --git a/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.cpp b/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.cpp
index 93b4afcb6d..3ba87233df 100644
--- a/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(KWinIntegrationPlugin)
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(KGlobalAccelImpl)
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(KWindowSystemKWinPlugin)
+Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(KWinIdleTimePoller)
 
 namespace KWin
 {
diff --git a/main_wayland.cpp b/main_wayland.cpp
index c3c69ae4fc..aa9223fc11 100644
--- a/main_wayland.cpp
+++ b/main_wayland.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(KWinIntegrationPlugin)
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(KGlobalAccelImpl)
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(KWindowSystemKWinPlugin)
+Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(KWinIdleTimePoller)
 
 namespace KWin
 {
diff --git a/plugins/idletime/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/idletime/CMakeLists.txt
index 1325755b03..792e4aeb54 100644
--- a/plugins/idletime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/idletime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,17 +2,6 @@ set(idletime_plugin_SRCS
     poller.cpp
 )
 
-add_library(KF5IdleTimeKWinWaylandPrivatePlugin MODULE ${idletime_plugin_SRCS})
-set_target_properties(KF5IdleTimeKWinWaylandPrivatePlugin PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/kf5/org.kde.kidletime.platforms/")
-target_link_libraries(KF5IdleTimeKWinWaylandPrivatePlugin
-    KF5::IdleTime
-    KF5::WaylandClient
-    kwin
-)
-
-install(
-    TARGETS
-        KF5IdleTimeKWinWaylandPrivatePlugin
-    DESTINATION
-        ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}/kf5/org.kde.kidletime.platforms/
-)
+add_library(KF5IdleTimeKWinWaylandPrivatePlugin OBJECT ${idletime_plugin_SRCS})
+target_compile_definitions(KF5IdleTimeKWinWaylandPrivatePlugin PRIVATE QT_STATICPLUGIN)
+target_link_libraries(KF5IdleTimeKWinWaylandPrivatePlugin KF5::IdleTime KF5::WaylandClient kwin)
diff --git a/plugins/idletime/poller.cpp b/plugins/idletime/poller.cpp
index 2b583057db..6832728127 100644
--- a/plugins/idletime/poller.cpp
+++ b/plugins/idletime/poller.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <KWayland/Client/registry.h>
 #include <KWayland/Client/seat.h>
 
-Poller::Poller(QObject *parent)
+KWinIdleTimePoller::KWinIdleTimePoller(QObject *parent)
     : AbstractSystemPoller(parent)
 {
     connect(KWin::waylandServer(), &KWin::WaylandServer::terminatingInternalClientConnection, this,
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ Poller::Poller(QObject *parent)
     );
 }
 
-Poller::~Poller() = default;
+KWinIdleTimePoller::~KWinIdleTimePoller() = default;
 
-bool Poller::isAvailable()
+bool KWinIdleTimePoller::isAvailable()
 {
     return true;
 }
 
-bool Poller::setUpPoller()
+bool KWinIdleTimePoller::setUpPoller()
 {
     auto registry = KWin::waylandServer()->internalClientRegistry();
     if (!m_seat) {
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ bool Poller::setUpPoller()
     return m_seat->isValid() && m_idle->isValid();
 }
 
-void Poller::unloadPoller()
+void KWinIdleTimePoller::unloadPoller()
 {
 }
 
-void Poller::addTimeout(int nextTimeout)
+void KWinIdleTimePoller::addTimeout(int nextTimeout)
 {
     if (m_timeouts.contains(nextTimeout)) {
         return;
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ void Poller::addTimeout(int nextTimeout)
             emit timeoutReached(nextTimeout);
         }
     );
-    connect(timeout, &KWayland::Client::IdleTimeout::resumeFromIdle, this, &Poller::resumingFromIdle);
+    connect(timeout, &KWayland::Client::IdleTimeout::resumeFromIdle, this, &KWinIdleTimePoller::resumingFromIdle);
 }
 
-void Poller::removeTimeout(int nextTimeout)
+void KWinIdleTimePoller::removeTimeout(int nextTimeout)
 {
     auto it = m_timeouts.find(nextTimeout);
     if (it == m_timeouts.end()) {
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ void Poller::removeTimeout(int nextTimeout)
     m_timeouts.erase(it);
 }
 
-QList< int > Poller::timeouts() const
+QList< int > KWinIdleTimePoller::timeouts() const
 {
     return QList<int>();
 }
 
-void Poller::catchIdleEvent()
+void KWinIdleTimePoller::catchIdleEvent()
 {
     if (m_catchResumeTimeout) {
         // already setup
@@ -104,18 +104,18 @@ void Poller::catchIdleEvent()
     );
 }
 
-void Poller::stopCatchingIdleEvents()
+void KWinIdleTimePoller::stopCatchingIdleEvents()
 {
     delete m_catchResumeTimeout;
     m_catchResumeTimeout = nullptr;
 }
 
-int Poller::forcePollRequest()
+int KWinIdleTimePoller::forcePollRequest()
 {
     return 0;
 }
 
-void Poller::simulateUserActivity()
+void KWinIdleTimePoller::simulateUserActivity()
 {
     for (auto it = m_timeouts.constBegin(); it != m_timeouts.constEnd(); ++it) {
         it.value()->simulateUserActivity();
diff --git a/plugins/idletime/poller.h b/plugins/idletime/poller.h
index 0057b76f3a..95f6329d2e 100644
--- a/plugins/idletime/poller.h
+++ b/plugins/idletime/poller.h
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ class IdleTimeout;
 }
 }
 
-class Poller : public AbstractSystemPoller
+class KWinIdleTimePoller : public AbstractSystemPoller
 {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.kde.kidletime.AbstractSystemPoller" FILE "kwin.json")
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID AbstractSystemPoller_iid FILE "kwin.json")
     Q_INTERFACES(AbstractSystemPoller)
 
 public:
-    Poller(QObject *parent = nullptr);
-    ~Poller() override;
+    KWinIdleTimePoller(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    ~KWinIdleTimePoller() override;
 
     bool isAvailable() override;
     bool setUpPoller() override;