diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
index 58ed0f313e..ecf1db0055 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public:
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void save() override;
+    void load() override;
 
 private:
     QScopedPointer<KWin::Compositing::EffectView> m_view;
@@ -73,6 +74,12 @@ void KWinCompositingKCM::save()
     KCModule::save();
 }
 
+void KWinCompositingKCM::load()
+{
+    m_view->load();
+    KCModule::load();
+}
+
 K_PLUGIN_FACTORY(KWinCompositingConfigFactory,
                  registerPlugin<KWinCompositingKCM>();
                 )
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.cpp
index df0ac1be64..48e88e639b 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ void EffectModel::loadEffects()
     KConfigGroup kwinConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig("kwinrc"), "Plugins");
 
     beginResetModel();
+    m_effectsChanged.clear();
+    m_effectsList.clear();
     KService::List offers = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query("KWin/Effect");
     for(KService::Ptr service : offers) {
         const QString effectPluginPath = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, "kde5/services/"+ service->entryPath(), QStandardPaths::LocateFile);
@@ -356,6 +358,11 @@ void EffectFilterModel::enableWidnowManagement(bool enabled)
     m_effectModel->enableWidnowManagement(enabled);
 }
 
+void EffectFilterModel::load()
+{
+    m_effectModel->loadEffects();
+}
+
 EffectView::EffectView(QWindow *parent)
     : QQuickView(parent)
 {
@@ -385,5 +392,15 @@ void EffectView::save()
     }
 }
 
+void EffectView::load()
+{
+    if (auto *model = rootObject()->findChild<EffectFilterModel*>(QStringLiteral("filterModel"))) {
+        model->load();
+    }
+    if (auto *compositing = rootObject()->findChild<Compositing*>(QStringLiteral("compositing"))) {
+        compositing->reset();
+    }
+}
+
 }//end namespace Compositing
 }//end namespace KWin
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.h b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.h
index 8d207ac110..82ee0a196d 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.h
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.h
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ public:
     void syncEffectsToKWin();
     void syncConfig();
     void enableWidnowManagement(bool enabled);
+    void loadEffects();
 
 private:
-    void loadEffects();
     void handleDesktopSwitching(int row);
     void handleWindowManagement(int row, bool enabled);
     int findRowByServiceName(const QString &serviceName);
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE QColor backgroundViewColor() { return KColorScheme(QPalette::Active, KColorScheme::Window, KSharedConfigPtr(0)).background(KColorScheme::NormalBackground).color(); };
 
     void save();
+    void load();
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void changed();
@@ -130,6 +131,8 @@ public:
     QColor backgroundNormalColor() { return KColorScheme(QPalette::Active, KColorScheme::View, KSharedConfigPtr(0)).background(KColorScheme::NormalBackground).color(); };
     QColor backgroundAlternateColor() { return KColorScheme(QPalette::Active, KColorScheme::View, KSharedConfigPtr(0)).background(KColorScheme::AlternateBackground).color(); };
 
+    void load();
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void setFilter(const QString &filter);