diff --git a/app/dockview.cpp b/app/dockview.cpp
index 6e1064d8e..c64b87ec5 100644
--- a/app/dockview.cpp
+++ b/app/dockview.cpp
@@ -1231,15 +1231,6 @@ bool DockView::tasksPresent()
     return false;
 }
 
-void DockView::showLayoutConfigDialog()
-{
-
-    if (!m_layoutConfigDialog)
-        m_layoutConfigDialog = new LayoutConfigDialog(nullptr);
-
-    m_layoutConfigDialog->show();
-}
-
 //!check if the plasmoid with _name_ exists in the midedata
 bool DockView::mimeContainsPlasmoid(QMimeData *mimeData, QString name)
 {
@@ -1917,6 +1908,5 @@ void DockView::restoreConfig()
 }
 //!END configuration functions
 
-QPointer<LayoutConfigDialog> DockView::m_layoutConfigDialog;
 }
 //!END namespace
diff --git a/app/dockview.h b/app/dockview.h
index 9d9312395..d7bf373e0 100644
--- a/app/dockview.h
+++ b/app/dockview.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "plasmaquick/containmentview.h"
 #include "visibilitymanager.h"
 #include "../liblattedock/dock.h"
-#include "layoutconfigdialog.h"
 
 #include <QQuickView>
 #include <QQmlListProperty>
@@ -180,8 +179,6 @@ public slots:
     Q_INVOKABLE bool setCurrentScreen(const QString id);
     Q_INVOKABLE bool tasksPresent();
 
-    Q_INVOKABLE void showLayoutConfigDialog();
-
     Q_INVOKABLE void closeApplication();
 
     void updateAbsDockGeometry(bool bypassChecks = false);
@@ -277,7 +274,6 @@ private:
     QPointer<PlasmaQuick::ConfigView> m_configView;
     QPointer<VisibilityManager> m_visibility;
     QPointer<QScreen> m_screenToFollow;
-    static QPointer<LayoutConfigDialog> m_layoutConfigDialog;
 
     QString m_screenToFollowId;
 
diff --git a/app/layoutconfigdialog.cpp b/app/layoutconfigdialog.cpp
index 129127d74..a1d6923c2 100644
--- a/app/layoutconfigdialog.cpp
+++ b/app/layoutconfigdialog.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ Latte::LayoutConfigDialog::LayoutConfigDialog(QWidget* parent)
 : QDialog(parent), ui(new Ui::LayoutConfigDialog)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
-    //QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName(this);
+
+    setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose, true);
 }
 
 Latte::LayoutConfigDialog::~LayoutConfigDialog()
diff --git a/app/layoutmanager.cpp b/app/layoutmanager.cpp
index 81cad6981..add381e14 100644
--- a/app/layoutmanager.cpp
+++ b/app/layoutmanager.cpp
@@ -228,6 +228,14 @@ QString LayoutManager::newLayout(QString layoutName, QString preset)
     return newLayoutPath;
 }
 
+void LayoutManager::showLayoutConfigDialog()
+{
+    if (!m_layoutConfigDialog)
+        m_layoutConfigDialog = new LayoutConfigDialog(nullptr);
+
+    m_layoutConfigDialog->show();
+}
+
 void LayoutManager::showWidgetsExplorer()
 {
     QDBusInterface iface("org.kde.plasmashell", "/PlasmaShell", "", QDBusConnection::sessionBus());
diff --git a/app/layoutmanager.h b/app/layoutmanager.h
index caa087c62..ae482228d 100644
--- a/app/layoutmanager.h
+++ b/app/layoutmanager.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "dockcorona.h"
 #include "importer.h"
 #include "layoutsettings.h"
+#include "layoutconfigdialog.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QObject>
@@ -66,12 +67,15 @@ public:
 
     LayoutSettings *currentLayout();
 
+
 public slots:
     //! switch to specified layout
     Q_INVOKABLE bool switchToLayout(QString layoutName);
 
     //! creates a new layout with layoutName based on the preset
-    Q_INVOKABLE QString newLayout(QString layoutName, QString preset = QString(i18n("Default")));
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString newLayout(QString layoutName, QString preset = i18n("Default"));
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE void showLayoutConfigDialog();
 
 signals:
     void addWidgetsActionChanged();
@@ -102,6 +106,8 @@ private:
 
     QAction *m_addWidgetsAction{nullptr};
     QAction *m_toggleLayoutAction{nullptr};
+
+    QPointer<LayoutConfigDialog> m_layoutConfigDialog;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/shell/package/contents/configuration/AppearanceConfig.qml b/shell/package/contents/configuration/AppearanceConfig.qml
index dbbd39df2..248b8c723 100644
--- a/shell/package/contents/configuration/AppearanceConfig.qml
+++ b/shell/package/contents/configuration/AppearanceConfig.qml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ PlasmaComponents.Page {
                 PlasmaComponents.Button {
                     Layout.fillWidth: true
                     text: i18n("Layouts")
-                    onClicked: dock.showLayoutConfigDialog()
+                    onClicked: layoutManager.showLayoutConfigDialog()
                 }
             }
         }