diff --git a/src/lib/plugins/qml/api/sidebar/qmlsidebar.cpp b/src/lib/plugins/qml/api/sidebar/qmlsidebar.cpp
index e1b082470..e80514860 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugins/qml/api/sidebar/qmlsidebar.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/plugins/qml/api/sidebar/qmlsidebar.cpp
@@ -22,9 +22,16 @@
 #include <QQuickWindow>
 
 QmlSideBar::QmlSideBar(QObject *parent)
-    : SideBarInterface(parent)
+    : QObject(parent)
     , m_item(nullptr)
 {
+    m_sideBarHelper = new QmlSideBarHelper(this);
+
+    connect(this, &QmlSideBar::titleChanged, m_sideBarHelper, &QmlSideBarHelper::setTitle);
+    connect(this, &QmlSideBar::iconChanged, m_sideBarHelper, &QmlSideBarHelper::setIcon);
+    connect(this, &QmlSideBar::shortcutChanged, m_sideBarHelper, &QmlSideBarHelper::setShortcut);
+    connect(this, &QmlSideBar::checkableChanged, m_sideBarHelper, &QmlSideBarHelper::setCheckable);
+    connect(this, &QmlSideBar::itemChanged, m_sideBarHelper, &QmlSideBarHelper::setItem);
 }
 
 QString QmlSideBar::name() const
@@ -45,6 +52,7 @@ QString QmlSideBar::title() const
 void QmlSideBar::setTitle(const QString &title)
 {
     m_title = title;
+    emit titleChanged(title);
 }
 
 QString QmlSideBar::icon() const
@@ -55,6 +63,7 @@ QString QmlSideBar::icon() const
 void QmlSideBar::setIcon(const QString &icon)
 {
     m_iconUrl = icon;
+    emit iconChanged(m_iconUrl);
 }
 
 QString QmlSideBar::shortcut() const
@@ -65,6 +74,7 @@ QString QmlSideBar::shortcut() const
 void QmlSideBar::setShortcut(const QString &shortcut)
 {
     m_shortcut = shortcut;
+    emit shortcutChanged(m_shortcut);
 }
 
 bool QmlSideBar::checkable()
@@ -75,6 +85,7 @@ bool QmlSideBar::checkable()
 void QmlSideBar::setCheckable(bool checkable)
 {
     m_checkable = checkable;
+    emit checkableChanged(m_checkable);
 }
 
 QQmlComponent *QmlSideBar::item() const
@@ -85,20 +96,35 @@ QQmlComponent *QmlSideBar::item() const
 void QmlSideBar::setItem(QQmlComponent *item)
 {
     m_item = item;
+    emit itemChanged(m_item);
 }
 
-QAction *QmlSideBar::createMenuAction()
+SideBarInterface *QmlSideBar::sideBar() const
 {
-    QAction *action = new QAction;
-    action->setText(m_title);
-    action->setCheckable(m_checkable);
+    return m_sideBarHelper;
+}
+
+QmlSideBarHelper::QmlSideBarHelper(QObject *parent)
+    : SideBarInterface(parent)
+    , m_item(nullptr)
+{
+}
+
+QString QmlSideBarHelper::title() const
+{
+    return m_title;
+}
+
+QAction *QmlSideBarHelper::createMenuAction()
+{
+    QAction *action = new QAction(m_title);
     action->setShortcut(QKeySequence(m_shortcut));
-    QString iconPath = QzTools::getPathFromUrl(QUrl(m_iconUrl));
-    action->setIcon(QIcon(iconPath));
+    action->setIcon(QIcon(QzTools::getPathFromUrl(QUrl(m_iconUrl))));
+    action->setCheckable(m_checkable);
     return action;
 }
 
-QWidget *QmlSideBar::createSideBarWidget(BrowserWindow *mainWindow)
+QWidget *QmlSideBarHelper::createSideBarWidget(BrowserWindow *mainWindow)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(mainWindow)
 
@@ -110,3 +136,28 @@ QWidget *QmlSideBar::createSideBarWidget(BrowserWindow *mainWindow)
 
     return QWidget::createWindowContainer(window);
 }
+
+void QmlSideBarHelper::setTitle(const QString &title)
+{
+    m_title = title;
+}
+
+void QmlSideBarHelper::setIcon(const QString &icon)
+{
+    m_iconUrl = icon;
+}
+
+void QmlSideBarHelper::setShortcut(const QString &shortcut)
+{
+    m_shortcut = shortcut;
+}
+
+void QmlSideBarHelper::setCheckable(bool checkable)
+{
+    m_checkable = checkable;
+}
+
+void QmlSideBarHelper::setItem(QQmlComponent *item)
+{
+    m_item = item;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/plugins/qml/api/sidebar/qmlsidebar.h b/src/lib/plugins/qml/api/sidebar/qmlsidebar.h
index 4262a0d08..8a2f63eae 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugins/qml/api/sidebar/qmlsidebar.h
+++ b/src/lib/plugins/qml/api/sidebar/qmlsidebar.h
@@ -19,19 +19,21 @@
 #include "sidebarinterface.h"
 #include <QQmlComponent>
 
-class QmlSideBar : public SideBarInterface
+class QmlSideBarHelper;
+
+class QmlSideBar : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString name READ name WRITE setName)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString title READ title WRITE setTitle)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString icon READ icon WRITE setIcon)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString shortcut READ shortcut WRITE setShortcut)
-    Q_PROPERTY(bool checkable READ checkable WRITE setCheckable)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QQmlComponent* item READ item WRITE setItem)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString name READ name WRITE setName NOTIFY nameChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString title READ title WRITE setTitle NOTIFY titleChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString icon READ icon WRITE setIcon NOTIFY iconChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString shortcut READ shortcut WRITE setShortcut NOTIFY shortcutChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool checkable READ checkable WRITE setCheckable NOTIFY checkableChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QQmlComponent* item READ item WRITE setItem NOTIFY itemChanged)
     Q_CLASSINFO("DefaultProperty", "item")
 
 public:
-    QmlSideBar(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit QmlSideBar(QObject *parent = nullptr);
     QString name() const;
     void setName(const QString &name);
     QString title() const;
@@ -45,8 +47,15 @@ public:
     QQmlComponent *item() const;
     void setItem(QQmlComponent *item);
 
-    QAction *createMenuAction();
-    QWidget *createSideBarWidget(BrowserWindow *mainWindow);
+    SideBarInterface *sideBar() const;
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void nameChanged(const QString &name);
+    void titleChanged(const QString &title);
+    void iconChanged(const QString &icon);
+    void shortcutChanged(const QString &shortcut);
+    void checkableChanged(bool checkable);
+    void itemChanged(QQmlComponent *item);
 
 private:
     QString m_name;
@@ -55,4 +64,29 @@ private:
     QString m_shortcut;
     bool m_checkable;
     QQmlComponent *m_item;
+
+    QmlSideBarHelper *m_sideBarHelper;
+};
+
+class QmlSideBarHelper : public SideBarInterface
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    explicit QmlSideBarHelper(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    QString title() const;
+    QAction *createMenuAction();
+    QWidget *createSideBarWidget(BrowserWindow *mainWindow);
+
+    void setTitle(const QString &title);
+    void setIcon(const QString &icon);
+    void setShortcut(const QString &shortcut);
+    void setCheckable(bool checkable);
+    void setItem(QQmlComponent *item);
+
+private:
+    QString m_title;
+    QString m_iconUrl;
+    QString m_shortcut;
+    bool m_checkable;
+    QQmlComponent *m_item;
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlplugininterface.cpp b/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlplugininterface.cpp
index 5cd0a6294..1f3520118 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlplugininterface.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/plugins/qml/qmlplugininterface.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void QmlPluginInterface::init(InitState state, const QString &settingsPath)
     }
 
     if (m_sideBar) {
-        SideBarManager::addSidebar(m_sideBar->name(), m_sideBar);
+        SideBarManager::addSidebar(m_sideBar->name(), m_sideBar->sideBar());
     }
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void QmlPluginInterface::unload()
     }
 
     if (m_sideBar) {
-        SideBarManager::removeSidebar(m_sideBar);
+        SideBarManager::removeSidebar(m_sideBar->sideBar());
     }
 
     emit qmlPluginUnloaded();