diff --git a/app/dockview.cpp b/app/dockview.cpp
index 2e105cb07..3c2eb9243 100644
--- a/app/dockview.cpp
+++ b/app/dockview.cpp
@@ -492,7 +492,12 @@ void DockView::resizeWindow(QRect availableScreenRect)
     }
 }
 
-void DockView::setLocalDockGeometry(const QRect &geometry)
+QRect DockView::localGeometry() const
+{
+    return m_localGeometry;
+}
+
+void DockView::setLocalGeometry(const QRect &geometry)
 {
     if (m_localGeometry == geometry) {
         return;
@@ -500,6 +505,8 @@ void DockView::setLocalDockGeometry(const QRect &geometry)
 
     m_localGeometry = geometry;
 
+    emit localGeometryChanged();
+
     updateAbsDockGeometry();
 }
 
diff --git a/app/dockview.h b/app/dockview.h
index 7f665d8ec..a8c76ed44 100644
--- a/app/dockview.h
+++ b/app/dockview.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class DockView : public PlasmaQuick::ContainmentView {
     Q_PROPERTY(VisibilityManager *visibility READ visibility NOTIFY visibilityChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QQmlListProperty<QScreen> screens READ screens)
 
+    Q_PROPERTY(QRect localGeometry READ localGeometry WRITE setLocalGeometry NOTIFY localGeometryChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QRect screenGeometry READ screenGeometry NOTIFY screenGeometryChanged)
 
 public:
@@ -117,6 +118,9 @@ public:
 
     QString currentScreen() const;
 
+    QRect localGeometry() const;
+    void setLocalGeometry(const QRect &geometry);
+
     VisibilityManager *visibility() const;
 
     QQmlListProperty<QScreen> screens();
@@ -131,7 +135,6 @@ public slots:
     Q_INVOKABLE QList<int> freeEdges() const;
     Q_INVOKABLE QVariantList containmentActions();
     Q_INVOKABLE int docksWithTasks();
-    Q_INVOKABLE void setLocalDockGeometry(const QRect &geometry);
     Q_INVOKABLE bool setCurrentScreen(const QString id);
     Q_INVOKABLE bool tasksPresent();
     Q_INVOKABLE void updateEnabledBorders();
@@ -161,6 +164,7 @@ signals:
     void enabledBordersChanged();
     void widthChanged();
     void heightChanged();
+    void localGeometryChanged();
     void maxLengthChanged();
     void maxThicknessChanged();
     void normalThicknessChanged();
diff --git a/containment/contents/ui/DebugWindow.qml b/containment/contents/ui/DebugWindow.qml
index 283f3e47c..e7007fb74 100644
--- a/containment/contents/ui/DebugWindow.qml
+++ b/containment/contents/ui/DebugWindow.qml
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ Window{
         }
 
         Text{
-            text: visibilityManager.localGeometry.x + ", " + visibilityManager.localGeometry.y + "  " +
-                  visibilityManager.localGeometry.width + "x" + visibilityManager.localGeometry.height
+            text: dock.localGeometry.x + ", " + dock.localGeometry.y + "  " +
+                  dock.localGeometry.width + "x" + dock.localGeometry.height
         }
 
         Text{
diff --git a/containment/contents/ui/VisibilityManager.qml b/containment/contents/ui/VisibilityManager.qml
index 226705d01..43246ed19 100644
--- a/containment/contents/ui/VisibilityManager.qml
+++ b/containment/contents/ui/VisibilityManager.qml
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ Item{
             }
 
             //console.log("update geometry ::: "+tempGeometry);
-            dock.setLocalDockGeometry(tempGeometry);
+            dock.localGeometry = tempGeometry;
         }
 
     }