diff --git a/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp b/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp
index 946bad7207..03da5f392e 100644
--- a/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 
 #include <KIO/JobUiDelegate>
 #include <KIO/PreviewJob>
+#include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KIconEffect>
 #include <KIconLoader>
 #include <KJobWidgets>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KSeparator>
+#include <KSharedConfig>
 #include <KStringHandler>
 #include <QPainterPath>
 
@@ -184,7 +186,8 @@ void InformationPanelContent::refreshPixmapView()
     // can be shown within a short timeframe.
     m_outdatedPreviewTimer->start();
 
-    QStringList plugins = KIO::PreviewJob::availablePlugins();
+    const KConfigGroup globalConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "PreviewSettings");
+    const QStringList plugins = globalConfig.readEntry("Plugins", KIO::PreviewJob::defaultPlugins());
     m_previewJob = new KIO::PreviewJob(KFileItemList() << m_item,
                                        QSize(m_preview->width(), m_preview->height()),
                                        &plugins);
diff --git a/src/views/tooltips/tooltipmanager.cpp b/src/views/tooltips/tooltipmanager.cpp
index 7e901bfcd8..4786445f1a 100644
--- a/src/views/tooltips/tooltipmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/views/tooltips/tooltipmanager.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 
 #include <KIO/JobUiDelegate>
 #include <KIO/PreviewJob>
+#include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KJobWidgets>
+#include <KSharedConfig>
 #include <KToolTipWidget>
 #include <KIconLoader>
 
@@ -132,7 +134,8 @@ void ToolTipManager::startContentRetrieval()
     // Request a preview of the item
     m_fileMetaDataWidget->setPreview(QPixmap());
 
-    QStringList plugins = KIO::PreviewJob::availablePlugins();
+    const KConfigGroup globalConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "PreviewSettings");
+    const QStringList plugins = globalConfig.readEntry("Plugins", KIO::PreviewJob::defaultPlugins());
     KIO::PreviewJob* job = new KIO::PreviewJob(KFileItemList() << m_item,
                                                QSize(256, 256),
                                                &plugins);