diff --git a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/SlidingPanel.qml b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/SlidingPanel.qml
index 382c52fe..27ea9334 100644
--- a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/SlidingPanel.qml
+++ b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/SlidingPanel.qml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ NanoShell.FullScreenOverlay {
     property alias contentItem: contentArea.contentItem
     property int headerHeight
 
+    signal closed
+
     width: Screen.width
     height: Screen.height
 
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ NanoShell.FullScreenOverlay {
         ScriptAction {
             script: {
                 window.visible = false;
+                window.closed();
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index 0acbeaa7..1a322cb1 100644
--- a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ PlasmaCore.ColorScope {
         openThreshold: units.gridUnit * 10
         headerHeight: root.height
 
+        onClosed: quickSettings.closed()
+
         contentItem: Item {
             id: panelContents
             anchors.fill: parent
diff --git a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/quicksettings/Delegate.qml b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/quicksettings/Delegate.qml
index 83cf77a4..76679a9f 100644
--- a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/quicksettings/Delegate.qml
+++ b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/quicksettings/Delegate.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
     property bool toggled: model.enabled
     spacing: units.smallSpacing
     signal closeRequested
+    signal panelClosed
 
     Rectangle {
         Layout.preferredWidth: units.iconSizes.large + units.smallSpacing * 2
diff --git a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/quicksettings/QuickSettings.qml b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/quicksettings/QuickSettings.qml
index e8fe9615..b40e07f3 100644
--- a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/quicksettings/QuickSettings.qml
+++ b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/quicksettings/QuickSettings.qml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Item {
     implicitHeight: flow.implicitHeight + units.smallSpacing * 6
 
     signal closeRequested
+    signal closed
 
     function toggleAirplane() {
         print("toggle airplane mode")
@@ -193,13 +194,18 @@ Item {
         Repeater {
             model: settingsModel
             delegate: Loader {
+                id: loader
                 //FIXME: why this is needed?
                 width: flow.columnWidth
                 height: item ? item.implicitHeight : 0
                 source: Qt.resolvedUrl((model.delegate ? model.delegate : "Delegate") + ".qml")
                 Connections {
-                    target: item
-                    onCloseRequested: root.closeRequested()
+                    target: loader.item
+                    onCloseRequested: root.closeRequested();
+                }
+                Connections {
+                    target: root
+                    onClosed: loader.item.panelClosed();
                 }
             }
         }