diff --git a/dialer/src/CMakeLists.txt b/dialer/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 99a72bd0..6f5cd881 100644
--- a/dialer/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dialer/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ set(plasmaphonedialer_SRCS
     dialerutils.cpp
     call-handler.cpp
     call-manager.cpp
+    resources.qrc
 )
-qt5_add_resources(RESOURCES resources.qrc)
-add_executable(plasmaphonedialer ${plasmaphonedialer_SRCS} ${RESOURCES})
+add_executable(plasmaphonedialer ${plasmaphonedialer_SRCS})
 target_compile_definitions(plasmaphonedialer PRIVATE -DPROJECT_VERSION="${PROJECT_VERSION}")
 
 find_package(PhoneNumber COMPONENTS PhoneNumber REQUIRED)
diff --git a/dialer/src/main.cpp b/dialer/src/main.cpp
index 2bff2b2b..905f1e40 100644
--- a/dialer/src/main.cpp
+++ b/dialer/src/main.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <TelepathyQt/PendingReady>
 
 #include <KLocalizedString>
+#include <KLocalizedContext>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
 #include <QCommandLineOption>
 #include <QtQml>
@@ -162,19 +163,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         qCritical() << "Unable to get SIM account";
         return -1;
     }
-    const QString packagePath("org.kde.phone.dialer");
 
-    //usually we have an ApplicationWindow here, so we do not need to create a window by ourselves
-    auto *obj = new KDeclarative::QmlObject();
-    obj->setTranslationDomain(packagePath);
-    obj->setInitializationDelayed(true);
-    obj->setSource(QUrl("qrc:///main.qml"));
-    obj->engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty("commandlineArguments", parser.positionalArguments());
+    QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
+    engine.rootContext()->setContextObject(new KLocalizedContext(&engine));
 
     auto *dialerUtils = new DialerUtils(simAccount);
-    obj->engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty("dialerUtils", QVariant::fromValue(dialerUtils));
+    engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("dialerUtils", QVariant::fromValue(dialerUtils));
+    engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("commandlineArguments", parser.positionalArguments());
 
-    obj->completeInitialization();
+    engine.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:/main.qml")));
 
     Tp::SharedPtr<CallHandler> callHandler(new CallHandler(dialerUtils));
     registrar->registerClient(Tp::AbstractClientPtr::dynamicCast(callHandler), "Plasma.Dialer");
@@ -184,39 +181,33 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     
     KAboutData::setApplicationData(aboutData);
 
-    //The root is not a window?
-    //have to use a normal QQuickWindow since the root item is already created
-    QWindow *window = qobject_cast<QWindow *>(obj->rootObject());
-    if (window) {
-        QObject::connect(&service, &KDBusService::activateRequested, [=](const QStringList &arguments, const QString &workingDirectory) {
-            Q_UNUSED(workingDirectory);
-            window->show();
-            window->requestActivate();
-            if (arguments.length() > 0) {
-                QString numberArg = arguments[1];
-                if (numberArg.startsWith("call://")) {
-                    numberArg = numberArg.mid(7);
-                }
-                obj->rootObject()->metaObject()->invokeMethod(obj->rootObject(), "call", Q_ARG(QVariant, numberArg));
-            }
-        });
-        if (!parser.isSet(daemonOption)) {
-            window->show();
-            window->requestActivate();
-        }
-        window->setTitle(obj->package().metadata().name());
-        window->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(obj->package().metadata().iconName()));
+    QWindow *window = qobject_cast<QWindow *>(engine.rootObjects()[0]);
 
-        if (!parser.positionalArguments().isEmpty()) {
-            QString numberArg = parser.positionalArguments().first();
+    Q_ASSERT(window);
+
+    QObject::connect(&service, &KDBusService::activateRequested, [=](const QStringList &arguments, const QString &workingDirectory) {
+        Q_UNUSED(workingDirectory);
+        window->show();
+        window->requestActivate();
+        if (arguments.length() > 0) {
+            QString numberArg = arguments[1];
             if (numberArg.startsWith("call://")) {
                 numberArg = numberArg.mid(7);
             }
-            qWarning() << "Calling" << numberArg;
-            obj->rootObject()->metaObject()->invokeMethod(obj->rootObject(), "call", Q_ARG(QVariant, numberArg));
+            dialerUtils->dial(numberArg);
         }
-    } else {
-        qWarning() << "Error loading the ApplicationWindow";
+    });
+    if (!parser.isSet(daemonOption)) {
+        window->show();
+        window->requestActivate();
+    }
+    if (!parser.positionalArguments().isEmpty()) {
+        QString numberArg = parser.positionalArguments().first();
+        if (numberArg.startsWith("call://")) {
+            numberArg = numberArg.mid(7);
+        }
+        qWarning() << "Calling" << numberArg;
+        dialerUtils->dial(numberArg);
     }
 
     return app.exec();
diff --git a/dialer/src/contents/ui/Call/AnswerSwipe.qml b/dialer/src/qml/Call/AnswerSwipe.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from dialer/src/contents/ui/Call/AnswerSwipe.qml
rename to dialer/src/qml/Call/AnswerSwipe.qml
diff --git a/dialer/src/contents/ui/Call/Avatar.qml b/dialer/src/qml/Call/Avatar.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from dialer/src/contents/ui/Call/Avatar.qml
rename to dialer/src/qml/Call/Avatar.qml
diff --git a/dialer/src/contents/ui/Call/CallPage.qml b/dialer/src/qml/Call/CallPage.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from dialer/src/contents/ui/Call/CallPage.qml
rename to dialer/src/qml/Call/CallPage.qml
diff --git a/dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialer/ContactsList.qml b/dialer/src/qml/Dialer/ContactsList.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialer/ContactsList.qml
rename to dialer/src/qml/Dialer/ContactsList.qml
diff --git a/dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialer/CustomSectionScroller.qml b/dialer/src/qml/Dialer/CustomSectionScroller.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialer/CustomSectionScroller.qml
rename to dialer/src/qml/Dialer/CustomSectionScroller.qml
diff --git a/dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialer/DialPage.qml b/dialer/src/qml/Dialer/DialPage.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialer/DialPage.qml
rename to dialer/src/qml/Dialer/DialPage.qml
diff --git a/dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialer/Dialer.qml b/dialer/src/qml/Dialer/Dialer.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialer/Dialer.qml
rename to dialer/src/qml/Dialer/Dialer.qml
diff --git a/dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialer/History.qml b/dialer/src/qml/Dialer/History.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialer/History.qml
rename to dialer/src/qml/Dialer/History.qml
diff --git a/dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialer/HistoryDelegate.qml b/dialer/src/qml/Dialer/HistoryDelegate.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialer/HistoryDelegate.qml
rename to dialer/src/qml/Dialer/HistoryDelegate.qml
diff --git a/dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialer/RoundImage.qml b/dialer/src/qml/Dialer/RoundImage.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialer/RoundImage.qml
rename to dialer/src/qml/Dialer/RoundImage.qml
diff --git a/dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialer/private/SectionScroller.js b/dialer/src/qml/Dialer/private/SectionScroller.js
similarity index 100%
rename from dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialer/private/SectionScroller.js
rename to dialer/src/qml/Dialer/private/SectionScroller.js
diff --git a/dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialpad/DialerButton.qml b/dialer/src/qml/Dialpad/DialerButton.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialpad/DialerButton.qml
rename to dialer/src/qml/Dialpad/DialerButton.qml
diff --git a/dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialpad/DialerIconButton.qml b/dialer/src/qml/Dialpad/DialerIconButton.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialpad/DialerIconButton.qml
rename to dialer/src/qml/Dialpad/DialerIconButton.qml
diff --git a/dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialpad/Dialpad.qml b/dialer/src/qml/Dialpad/Dialpad.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialpad/Dialpad.qml
rename to dialer/src/qml/Dialpad/Dialpad.qml
diff --git a/dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialpad/PhoneNumberInput.qml b/dialer/src/qml/Dialpad/PhoneNumberInput.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from dialer/src/contents/ui/Dialpad/PhoneNumberInput.qml
rename to dialer/src/qml/Dialpad/PhoneNumberInput.qml
diff --git a/dialer/src/contents/ui/main.qml b/dialer/src/qml/main.qml
similarity index 99%
rename from dialer/src/contents/ui/main.qml
rename to dialer/src/qml/main.qml
index 47746a40..c19503f8 100644
--- a/dialer/src/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/dialer/src/qml/main.qml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ ApplicationWindow {
     width: 1080
     height: 800
 
+    visible: false
+
     //keep track if we were visible when ringing
     property bool wasVisible
     //was the last call an incoming one?
diff --git a/dialer/src/resources.qrc b/dialer/src/resources.qrc
index 57992488..dff3c1fc 100644
--- a/dialer/src/resources.qrc
+++ b/dialer/src/resources.qrc
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 <RCC>
     <qresource prefix="/">
-        <file alias="main.qml">contents/ui/main.qml</file>
-        <file alias="Call/AnswerSwipe.qml">contents/ui/Call/AnswerSwipe.qml</file>
-        <file alias="Call/CallPage.qml">contents/ui/Call/CallPage.qml</file>
-        <file alias="Call/Avatar.qml">contents/ui/Call/Avatar.qml</file>
-        <file alias="Dialer/Dialer.qml">contents/ui/Dialer/Dialer.qml</file>
-        <file alias="Dialer/ContactsList.qml">contents/ui/Dialer/ContactsList.qml</file>
-        <file alias="Dialer/DialPage.qml">contents/ui/Dialer/DialPage.qml</file>
-        <file alias="Dialer/private/SectionScroller.js">contents/ui/Dialer/private/SectionScroller.js</file>
-        <file alias="Dialer/RoundImage.qml">contents/ui/Dialer/RoundImage.qml</file>
-        <file alias="Dialer/History.qml">contents/ui/Dialer/History.qml</file>
-        <file alias="Dialer/CustomSectionScroller.qml">contents/ui/Dialer/CustomSectionScroller.qml</file>
-        <file alias="Dialer/HistoryDelegate.qml">contents/ui/Dialer/HistoryDelegate.qml</file>
-        <file alias="Dialpad/Dialpad.qml">contents/ui/Dialpad/Dialpad.qml</file>
-        <file alias="Dialpad/PhoneNumberInput.qml">contents/ui/Dialpad/PhoneNumberInput.qml</file>
-        <file alias="Dialpad/DialerButton.qml">contents/ui/Dialpad/DialerButton.qml</file>
-        <file alias="Dialpad/DialerIconButton.qml">contents/ui/Dialpad/DialerIconButton.qml</file>
+        <file alias="main.qml">qml/main.qml</file>
+        <file alias="Call/AnswerSwipe.qml">qml/Call/AnswerSwipe.qml</file>
+        <file alias="Call/CallPage.qml">qml/Call/CallPage.qml</file>
+        <file alias="Call/Avatar.qml">qml/Call/Avatar.qml</file>
+        <file alias="Dialer/Dialer.qml">qml/Dialer/Dialer.qml</file>
+        <file alias="Dialer/ContactsList.qml">qml/Dialer/ContactsList.qml</file>
+        <file alias="Dialer/DialPage.qml">qml/Dialer/DialPage.qml</file>
+        <file alias="Dialer/private/SectionScroller.js">qml/Dialer/private/SectionScroller.js</file>
+        <file alias="Dialer/RoundImage.qml">qml/Dialer/RoundImage.qml</file>
+        <file alias="Dialer/History.qml">qml/Dialer/History.qml</file>
+        <file alias="Dialer/CustomSectionScroller.qml">qml/Dialer/CustomSectionScroller.qml</file>
+        <file alias="Dialer/HistoryDelegate.qml">qml/Dialer/HistoryDelegate.qml</file>
+        <file alias="Dialpad/Dialpad.qml">qml/Dialpad/Dialpad.qml</file>
+        <file alias="Dialpad/PhoneNumberInput.qml">qml/Dialpad/PhoneNumberInput.qml</file>
+        <file alias="Dialpad/DialerButton.qml">qml/Dialpad/DialerButton.qml</file>
+        <file alias="Dialpad/DialerIconButton.qml">qml/Dialpad/DialerIconButton.qml</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>