diff --git a/declarativeplugin/kdeconnectdeclarativeplugin.cpp b/declarativeplugin/kdeconnectdeclarativeplugin.cpp
index ad8717e0d..d2f808167 100644
--- a/declarativeplugin/kdeconnectdeclarativeplugin.cpp
+++ b/declarativeplugin/kdeconnectdeclarativeplugin.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@ void KdeConnectDeclarativePlugin::registerTypes(const char* uri)
             return new DaemonDbusInterface;
         }
     );
+
+#if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 14, 0))
+    qmlRegisterAnonymousType<QAbstractItemModel>(uri, 1);
+#else
+    qmlRegisterType<QAbstractItemModel>();
+#endif
+
 }
 
 void KdeConnectDeclarativePlugin::initializeEngine(QQmlEngine* engine, const char* uri)
diff --git a/smsapp/main.cpp b/smsapp/main.cpp
index 66efcc98c..9b9af7033 100644
--- a/smsapp/main.cpp
+++ b/smsapp/main.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     KDBusService service(KDBusService::Unique);
 
-    qmlRegisterType<QAbstractItemModel>();
     qmlRegisterType<OurSortFilterProxyModel>("org.kde.kdeconnect.sms", 1, 0, "QSortFilterProxyModel");
     qmlRegisterType<ConversationModel>("org.kde.kdeconnect.sms", 1, 0, "ConversationModel");
     qmlRegisterType<ConversationListModel>("org.kde.kdeconnect.sms", 1, 0, "ConversationListModel");