diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/viewpages/QmlViewStep.cpp b/src/libcalamaresui/viewpages/QmlViewStep.cpp
index 060a4660e..11637d04b 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/viewpages/QmlViewStep.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/viewpages/QmlViewStep.cpp
@@ -18,13 +18,22 @@
 
 #include "QmlViewStep.h"
 
+#include "widgets/WaitingWidget.h"
+
+#include <QVBoxLayout>
+#include <QWidget>
+
 namespace Calamares
 {
 
 QmlViewStep::QmlViewStep( const QString& name, QObject* parent )
     : ViewStep( parent )
     , m_name( name )
+    , m_widget( new QWidget )
+    , m_spinner( new WaitingWidget( tr( "Loading ..." ) ) )
 {
+    QVBoxLayout* layout = new QVBoxLayout( m_widget );
+    layout->addWidget( m_spinner );
 }
 
 QmlViewStep::~QmlViewStep() {}
@@ -83,5 +92,5 @@ Calamares::QmlViewStep::onLeave()
 QWidget*
 Calamares::QmlViewStep::widget()
 {
-    return nullptr;
+    return m_widget;
 }
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/viewpages/QmlViewStep.h b/src/libcalamaresui/viewpages/QmlViewStep.h
index 53a5882d5..d1b28af35 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/viewpages/QmlViewStep.h
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/viewpages/QmlViewStep.h
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 
 #include "viewpages/ViewStep.h"
 
+class QQmlComponent;
+class QQuickItem;
+class QQuickWidget;
+class WaitingWidget;
+
 namespace Calamares
 {
 
@@ -55,6 +60,12 @@ public:
 
 private:
     QString m_name;
+
+    QWidget* m_widget = nullptr;
+    WaitingWidget* m_spinner = nullptr;
+    QQuickWidget* m_qmlShow = nullptr;
+    QQmlComponent* m_qmlComponent = nullptr;
+    QQuickItem* m_qmlObject = nullptr;
 };
 
 }  // namespace Calamares