diff --git a/kdeui/kernel/kglobalsettings.cpp b/kdeui/kernel/kglobalsettings.cpp
index 84e5bbd0..58bc5374 100644
--- a/kdeui/kernel/kglobalsettings.cpp
+++ b/kdeui/kernel/kglobalsettings.cpp
@@ -422,6 +422,11 @@ void KGlobalSettings::emitChange(ChangeType changeType, int arg)
 void KGlobalSettings::Private::_k_slotNotifyChange(int changeType, int arg)
 {
     switch(changeType) {
+        case SettingsChanged: {
+            KGlobal::config()->reparseConfiguration();
+            emit q->settingsChanged();
+            break;
+        }
         case StyleChanged: {
             if (activated) {
                 KGlobal::config()->reparseConfiguration();
diff --git a/kdeui/kernel/kglobalsettings.h b/kdeui/kernel/kglobalsettings.h
index e93ff926..0659e828 100644
--- a/kdeui/kernel/kglobalsettings.h
+++ b/kdeui/kernel/kglobalsettings.h
@@ -446,8 +446,8 @@ public:
      * \see emitChange
      */
     enum ChangeType {
-        PaletteChanged = 0, FontChanged, StyleChanged,
-        IconChanged, MouseChanged, LocaleChanged,
+        SettingsChanged = 0, PaletteChanged, FontChanged,
+        StyleChanged, IconChanged, MouseChanged, LocaleChanged,
         ToolbarStyleChanged, PathsChanged, NaturalSortingChanged,
         ShortcutsChanged, BlockShortcuts
     };
@@ -488,6 +488,11 @@ public:
     void activate(ActivateOptions options);
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
+    /**
+     * Emitted when the global settings have been changed.
+     */
+    void settingsChanged();
+
     /**
      * Emitted when the application has changed its palette due to a KControl request.
      *