diff --git a/app/CMakeLists.txt b/app/CMakeLists.txt
index c34279603..80cef5142 100644
--- a/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-qt_add_resources(kdeconnect_SRCS resources.qrc)
-
 qt_add_resources(kdeconnect_custom_icons_SRCS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/icons/custom_icons.qrc)
 
 ecm_setup_version(${PROJECT_VERSION}
@@ -29,7 +27,26 @@ add_executable(kdeconnect-app
     ${kdeconnect_SRCS}
     ${kdeconnect_custom_icons_SRCS}
 )
-target_link_libraries(kdeconnect-app Qt::Quick Qt::QuickControls2 Qt::Widgets KF${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::CoreAddons KF${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::I18n KF${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::KCMUtils)
+
+ecm_add_qml_module(kdeconnect-app URI org.kde.kdeconnect.app)
+
+ecm_target_qml_sources(kdeconnect-app SOURCES
+    qml/Main.qml
+    qml/mpris.qml
+    qml/mousepad.qml
+    qml/presentationRemote.qml
+    qml/PluginItem.qml
+    qml/DevicePage.qml
+    qml/FindDevicesPage.qml
+    qml/runcommand.qml
+    qml/volume.qml
+    qml/MprisSlider.qml
+    qml/PluginSettings.qml
+    qml/PluginInfoPage.qml
+    qml/Settings.qml
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(kdeconnect-app PRIVATE Qt::Quick Qt::QuickControls2 Qt::Widgets KF${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::CoreAddons KF${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::I18n KF${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}::KCMUtils)
 
 install(TARGETS kdeconnect-app ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
 install(PROGRAMS org.kde.kdeconnect.app.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_APPDIR})
diff --git a/app/main.cpp b/app/main.cpp
index b0043adc8..de083ce32 100644
--- a/app/main.cpp
+++ b/app/main.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
     engine.rootContext()->setContextObject(new KLocalizedContext(&engine));
-    engine.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:/qml/main.qml")));
+    engine.loadFromModule("org.kde.kdeconnect.app", "Main");
 
     return app.exec();
 }
diff --git a/app/qml/main.qml b/app/qml/Main.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from app/qml/main.qml
rename to app/qml/Main.qml
diff --git a/app/resources.qrc b/app/resources.qrc
deleted file mode 100644
index b77b92983..000000000
--- a/app/resources.qrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE RCC><RCC version="1.0">
- <qresource>
-    <file alias="qml/main.qml">qml/main.qml</file>
-    <file>qml/mpris.qml</file>
-    <file>qml/mousepad.qml</file>
-    <file>qml/presentationRemote.qml</file>
-
-    <file>qml/PluginItem.qml</file>
-    <file alias="qml/DevicePage.qml">qml/DevicePage.qml</file>
-    <file alias="qml/FindDevicesPage.qml">qml/FindDevicesPage.qml</file>
-    <file alias="qml/runcommand.qml">qml/runcommand.qml</file>
-    <file>qml/volume.qml</file>
-    <file>qml/MprisSlider.qml</file>
-    <file>qml/PluginSettings.qml</file>
-    <file alias="qml/PluginInfoPage.qml">qml/PluginInfoPage.qml</file>
-    <file>qml/Settings.qml</file>
- </qresource>
-</RCC>
diff --git a/smsapp/CMakeLists.txt b/smsapp/CMakeLists.txt
index 345f37f21..97bb550dd 100644
--- a/smsapp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/smsapp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,13 +38,24 @@ add_executable(kdeconnect-sms
     conversationlistmodel.cpp
     conversationmodel.cpp
     conversationssortfilterproxymodel.cpp
-    resources.qrc
     thumbnailsprovider.cpp
     attachmentinfo.cpp
     ${kdeconnect_custom_icons_SRCS}
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(kdeconnect-sms
+ecm_add_qml_module(kdeconnect-sms URI org.kde.kdeconnect.sms)
+
+ecm_target_qml_sources(kdeconnect-sms SOURCES
+    qml/Main.qml
+    qml/ConversationList.qml
+    qml/ConversationDisplay.qml
+    qml/ChatMessage.qml
+    qml/MessageAttachments.qml
+    qml/AttachmentViewer.qml
+    qml/SendingArea.qml
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(kdeconnect-sms PRIVATE
     kdeconnectsmshelper
     kdeconnectinterfaces
     kdeconnectversion
diff --git a/smsapp/main.cpp b/smsapp/main.cpp
index 312dc1bb4..c31e1e7fa 100644
--- a/smsapp/main.cpp
+++ b/smsapp/main.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
     engine.rootContext()->setContextObject(new KLocalizedContext(&engine));
     engine.addImageProvider(QStringLiteral("thumbnailsProvider"), new ThumbnailsProvider);
-    engine.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:/qml/main.qml")));
+    engine.loadFromModule("org.kde.kdeconnect.sms", "Main");
 
     return app.exec();
 }
diff --git a/smsapp/qml/main.qml b/smsapp/qml/Main.qml
similarity index 100%
rename from smsapp/qml/main.qml
rename to smsapp/qml/Main.qml
diff --git a/smsapp/resources.qrc b/smsapp/resources.qrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d2693c6e..000000000
--- a/smsapp/resources.qrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<RCC>
-    <qresource prefix="/">
-        <file>qml/main.qml</file>
-        <file>qml/ConversationList.qml</file>
-        <file>qml/ConversationDisplay.qml</file>
-        <file>qml/ChatMessage.qml</file>
-        <file>qml/MessageAttachments.qml</file>
-        <file>qml/AttachmentViewer.qml</file>
-        <file>qml/SendingArea.qml</file>
-    </qresource>
-</RCC>