diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleslist.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleslist.cpp
index cca6b1ed1d..ab9bc24452 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleslist.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleslist.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "ruleslist.h"
 
-#include <klistbox.h>
+#include <klistwidget.h>
 #include <kpushbutton.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <kdebug.h>
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ KCMRulesList::KCMRulesList( QWidget* parent)
 : KCMRulesListBase( parent)
     {
     // connect both current/selected, so that current==selected (stupid QListBox :( )
-    connect( rules_listbox, SIGNAL( currentChanged( Q3ListBoxItem* )),
-        SLOT( activeChanged( Q3ListBoxItem*)));
-    connect( rules_listbox, SIGNAL( selectionChanged( Q3ListBoxItem* )),
-        SLOT( activeChanged( Q3ListBoxItem*)));
+    connect( rules_listbox, SIGNAL( currentChanged( QListWidgetItem* )),
+        SLOT( activeChanged( QListWidgetItem*)));
+    connect( rules_listbox, SIGNAL( selectionChanged( QListWidgetItem* )),
+        SLOT( activeChanged( QListWidgetItem*)));
     connect( new_button, SIGNAL( clicked()),
         SLOT( newClicked()));
     connect( modify_button, SIGNAL( clicked()),
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ KCMRulesList::KCMRulesList( QWidget* parent)
         SLOT( moveupClicked()));
     connect( movedown_button, SIGNAL( clicked()),
         SLOT( movedownClicked()));
-    connect( rules_listbox, SIGNAL( doubleClicked ( Q3ListBoxItem * ) ),
+    connect( rules_listbox, SIGNAL( doubleClicked ( QListWidgetItem * ) ),
             SLOT( modifyClicked()));
     load();
     }
@@ -61,14 +61,16 @@ KCMRulesList::~KCMRulesList()
     rules.clear();
     }
 
-void KCMRulesList::activeChanged( Q3ListBoxItem* item )
+void KCMRulesList::activeChanged( QListWidgetItem* item )
     {
+    int itemRow = rules_listbox->row(item);
+
     if( item != NULL )
-        rules_listbox->setSelected( item, true ); // make current==selected
+        item->setSelected( true ); // make current==selected
     modify_button->setEnabled( item != NULL );
     delete_button->setEnabled( item != NULL );
-    moveup_button->setEnabled( item != NULL && item->prev() != NULL );
-    movedown_button->setEnabled( item != NULL && item->next() != NULL );
+    moveup_button->setEnabled( item != NULL && itemRow > 0 );
+    movedown_button->setEnabled( item != NULL && itemRow < (rules_listbox->count()-1) );
     }
 
 void KCMRulesList::newClicked()
@@ -77,16 +79,16 @@ void KCMRulesList::newClicked()
     Rules* rule = dlg.edit( NULL, 0, false );
     if( rule == NULL )
         return;
-    int pos = rules_listbox->currentItem() + 1;
-    rules_listbox->insertItem( rule->description, pos );
-    rules_listbox->setSelected( pos, true );
+    int pos = rules_listbox->currentRow() + 1;
+    rules_listbox->insertItem( pos , rule->description );
+    rules_listbox->item(pos)->setSelected( true );
     rules.insert( rules.begin() + pos, rule );
     emit changed( true );
     }
 
 void KCMRulesList::modifyClicked()
     {
-    int pos = rules_listbox->currentItem();
+    int pos = rules_listbox->currentRow();
     if ( pos == -1 )
         return;
     RulesDialog dlg;
@@ -95,29 +97,29 @@ void KCMRulesList::modifyClicked()
         return;
     delete rules[ pos ];
     rules[ pos ] = rule;
-    rules_listbox->changeItem( rule->description, pos );
+    rules_listbox->item(pos)->setText( rule->description );
     emit changed( true );
     }
 
 void KCMRulesList::deleteClicked()
     {
-    int pos = rules_listbox->currentItem();
+    int pos = rules_listbox->currentRow();
     assert( pos != -1 );
-    rules_listbox->removeItem( pos );
+    delete rules_listbox->takeItem( pos );
     rules.erase( rules.begin() + pos );
     emit changed( true );
     }
 
 void KCMRulesList::moveupClicked()
     {
-    int pos = rules_listbox->currentItem();
+    int pos = rules_listbox->currentRow();
     assert( pos != -1 );
     if( pos > 0 )
         {
-        QString txt = rules_listbox->text( pos );
-        rules_listbox->removeItem( pos );
-        rules_listbox->insertItem( txt, pos - 1 );
-        rules_listbox->setSelected( pos - 1, true );
+        QString txt = rules_listbox->item(pos)->text();
+        delete rules_listbox->takeItem( pos );
+        rules_listbox->insertItem( pos - 1 , txt );
+        rules_listbox->item(pos-1)->setSelected( true );
         Rules* rule = rules[ pos ];
         rules[ pos ] = rules[ pos - 1 ];
         rules[ pos - 1 ] = rule;
@@ -127,14 +129,14 @@ void KCMRulesList::moveupClicked()
 
 void KCMRulesList::movedownClicked()
     {
-    int pos = rules_listbox->currentItem();
+    int pos = rules_listbox->currentRow();
     assert( pos != -1 );
     if( pos < int( rules_listbox->count()) - 1 )
         {
-        QString txt = rules_listbox->text( pos );
-        rules_listbox->removeItem( pos );
-        rules_listbox->insertItem( txt, pos + 1 );
-        rules_listbox->setSelected( pos + 1, true );
+        QString txt = rules_listbox->item(pos)->text();
+        delete rules_listbox->takeItem( pos );
+        rules_listbox->insertItem( pos + 1 , txt);
+        rules_listbox->item(pos+1)->setSelected( true );
         Rules* rule = rules[ pos ];
         rules[ pos ] = rules[ pos + 1 ];
         rules[ pos + 1 ] = rule;
@@ -161,10 +163,10 @@ void KCMRulesList::load()
         cfg.setGroup( QString::number( i ));
         Rules* rule = new Rules( cfg );
         rules.append( rule );
-        rules_listbox->insertItem( rule->description );
+        rules_listbox->addItem( rule->description );
         }
     if( rules.count() > 0 )
-        rules_listbox->setSelected( 0, true );
+        rules_listbox->item(0)->setSelected( true );
     else
         activeChanged( NULL );
     }
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleslist.h b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleslist.h
index 1eec168053..0a0d961b9a 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleslist.h
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleslist.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "../../rules.h"
 
-class Q3ListBoxItem;
+class QListWidgetItem;
 
 namespace KWinInternal
 {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class KCMRulesList
         void deleteClicked();
         void moveupClicked();
         void movedownClicked();
-        void activeChanged( Q3ListBoxItem* );
+        void activeChanged( QListWidgetItem* );
     private:
         QVector< Rules* > rules;
     };
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleslistbase.ui b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleslistbase.ui
index 6c6a090b0b..c9f0f3beb4 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleslistbase.ui
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleslistbase.ui
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <number>0</number>
       </property>
       <item rowspan="6" row="0" column="0" colspan="1" >
-        <widget class="KListBox" name="rules_listbox" />
+        <widget class="KListWidget" name="rules_listbox" />
       </item>
       <item row="0" column="1" >
         <widget class="KPushButton" name="new_button" >
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@
   <pixmapfunction>qPixmapFromMimeSource</pixmapfunction>
   <customwidgets>
     <customwidget>
-      <class>KListBox</class>
-      <extends>Q3ListBox</extends>
-      <header>klistbox.h</header>
+      <class>KListWidget</class>
+      <extends>QListWidget</extends>
+      <header>klistwidget.h</header>
     </customwidget>
   </customwidgets>
   <includes>
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleswidget.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleswidget.cpp
index 77098ce818..23fa9713c7 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleswidget.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleswidget.cpp
@@ -384,16 +384,16 @@ void RulesWidget::setRules( Rules* rules )
     role->setText( rules->windowrole );
     role_match->setCurrentIndex( rules->windowrolematch );
     roleMatchChanged();
-    types->setSelected( 0, rules->types & NET::NormalMask );
-    types->setSelected( 1, rules->types & NET::DialogMask );
-    types->setSelected( 2, rules->types & NET::UtilityMask );
-    types->setSelected( 3, rules->types & NET::DockMask );
-    types->setSelected( 4, rules->types & NET::ToolbarMask );
-    types->setSelected( 5, rules->types & NET::MenuMask );
-    types->setSelected( 6, rules->types & NET::SplashMask );
-    types->setSelected( 7, rules->types & NET::DesktopMask );
-    types->setSelected( 8, rules->types & NET::OverrideMask );
-    types->setSelected( 9, rules->types & NET::TopMenuMask );
+    types->item(0)->setSelected( rules->types & NET::NormalMask );
+    types->item(1)->setSelected( rules->types & NET::DialogMask );
+    types->item(2)->setSelected( rules->types & NET::UtilityMask );
+    types->item(3)->setSelected( rules->types & NET::DockMask );
+    types->item(4)->setSelected( rules->types & NET::ToolbarMask );
+    types->item(5)->setSelected( rules->types & NET::MenuMask );
+    types->item(6)->setSelected( rules->types & NET::SplashMask );
+    types->item(7)->setSelected( rules->types & NET::DesktopMask );
+    types->item(8)->setSelected( rules->types & NET::OverrideMask );
+    types->item(9)->setSelected( rules->types & NET::TopMenuMask );
     title->setText( rules->title );
     title_match->setCurrentIndex( rules->titlematch );
     titleMatchChanged();
@@ -467,25 +467,25 @@ Rules* RulesWidget::rules() const
     rules->windowrolematch = static_cast< Rules::StringMatch >( role_match->currentIndex());
     rules->types = 0;
     bool all_types = true;
-    for( unsigned int i = 0;
+    for( int i = 0;
          i < types->count();
          ++i )
-        if( !types->isSelected( i ))
+        if( !types->item(i)->isSelected())
             all_types = false;
     if( all_types ) // if all types are selected, use AllTypesMask (for future expansion)
         rules->types = NET::AllTypesMask;
     else
         {
-        rules->types |= types->isSelected( 0 ) ? NET::NormalMask : 0;
-        rules->types |= types->isSelected( 1 ) ? NET::DialogMask : 0;
-        rules->types |= types->isSelected( 2 ) ? NET::UtilityMask : 0;
-        rules->types |= types->isSelected( 3 ) ? NET::DockMask : 0;
-        rules->types |= types->isSelected( 4 ) ? NET::ToolbarMask : 0;
-        rules->types |= types->isSelected( 5 ) ? NET::MenuMask : 0;
-        rules->types |= types->isSelected( 6 ) ? NET::SplashMask : 0;
-        rules->types |= types->isSelected( 7 ) ? NET::DesktopMask : 0;
-        rules->types |= types->isSelected( 8 ) ? NET::OverrideMask : 0;
-        rules->types |= types->isSelected( 9 ) ? NET::TopMenuMask : 0;
+        rules->types |= types->item(0)->isSelected() ? NET::NormalMask : 0;
+        rules->types |= types->item(1)->isSelected() ? NET::DialogMask : 0;
+        rules->types |= types->item(2)->isSelected() ? NET::UtilityMask : 0;
+        rules->types |= types->item(3)->isSelected() ? NET::DockMask : 0;
+        rules->types |= types->item(4)->isSelected() ? NET::ToolbarMask : 0;
+        rules->types |= types->item(5)->isSelected() ? NET::MenuMask : 0;
+        rules->types |= types->item(6)->isSelected() ? NET::SplashMask : 0;
+        rules->types |= types->item(7)->isSelected() ? NET::DesktopMask : 0;
+        rules->types |= types->item(8)->isSelected() ? NET::OverrideMask : 0;
+        rules->types |= types->item(9)->isSelected() ? NET::TopMenuMask : 0;
         }
     rules->title = title->text();
     rules->titlematch = static_cast< Rules::StringMatch >( title_match->currentIndex());
@@ -568,19 +568,19 @@ void RulesWidget::detected( bool ok )
         roleMatchChanged();
         if( detect_dlg->selectedWholeApp())
             {
-            for( unsigned int i = 0;
+            for( int i = 0;
                  i < types->count();
                  ++i )
-                types->setSelected( i, true );
+                types->item(i)->setSelected( true );
             }
         else
             {
             NET::WindowType type = detect_dlg->selectedType();
-            for( unsigned int i = 0;
+            for( int i = 0;
                  i < types->count();
                  ++i )
-                types->setSelected( i, false );
-            types->setSelected( typeToCombo( type ), true );
+                types->item(i)->setSelected( false );
+            types->item( typeToCombo(type) )->setSelected( true );
             }
         title->setText( detect_dlg->selectedTitle());
         title_match->setCurrentIndex( detect_dlg->titleMatch());
@@ -654,10 +654,10 @@ bool RulesWidget::finalCheck()
             description->setText( i18n( "Unnamed entry" ));
         }
     bool all_types = true;
-    for( unsigned int i = 0;
+    for( int i = 0;
          i < types->count();
          ++i )
-        if( !types->isSelected( i ))
+        if( !types->item(i)->isSelected())
             all_types = false;
     if( wmclass_match->currentIndex() == Rules::UnimportantMatch && all_types )
         {
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleswidgetbase.ui b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleswidgetbase.ui
index 65229e02be..37d5c48d4a 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleswidgetbase.ui
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleswidgetbase.ui
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
                             <cstring>types</cstring>
                         </property>
                     </widget>
-                    <widget class="KListBox" row="1" column="0" rowspan="1" colspan="4">
+                    <widget class="KListWidget" row="1" column="0" rowspan="1" colspan="4">
                         <item>
                             <property name="text">
                                 <string>Normal Window</string>