diff --git a/src/viewpropertiesdialog.cpp b/src/viewpropertiesdialog.cpp
index 51474db8f0..82f3c59768 100644
--- a/src/viewpropertiesdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/viewpropertiesdialog.cpp
@@ -19,60 +19,56 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include "viewpropertiesdialog.h"
+
 #include <klocale.h>
-#include <qlabel.h>
-#include <qlayout.h>
-#include <q3vbox.h>
-#include <q3buttongroup.h>
-#include <qcheckbox.h>
-#include <qradiobutton.h>
-#include <qpushbutton.h>
-#include <qsizepolicy.h>
-#include <q3groupbox.h>
-#include <qcombobox.h>
-//Added by qt3to4:
-#include <Q3VBoxLayout>
 #include <kiconloader.h>
 #include <kmessagebox.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
+#include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QComboBox>
+#include <QGridLayout>
+#include <QGroupBox>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QRadioButton>
+#include <QVBoxLayout>
+
 #include "viewproperties.h"
 #include "dolphinview.h"
 
 ViewPropertiesDialog::ViewPropertiesDialog(DolphinView* dolphinView) :
-    KDialog(dolphinView, static_cast<Qt::WFlags>(Ok /* KDE4-TODO: Apply | Cancel*/)),
+    KDialog(dolphinView),
     m_isDirty(false),
     m_dolphinView(dolphinView)
 {
     assert(dolphinView != 0);
 
-    const int margin = KDialog::marginHint();
-    const QSizePolicy sizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
+    setCaption(i18n("View Properties"));
+    setButtons(KDialog::Ok | KDialog::Cancel | KDialog::Apply);
 
     const KUrl& url = dolphinView->url();
     m_viewProps = new ViewProperties(url);
     m_viewProps->setAutoSaveEnabled(false);
 
-    Q3VBoxLayout* topLayout = new Q3VBoxLayout(mainWidget(), 0, spacingHint());
+    QWidget* main = new QWidget();
+    QVBoxLayout* topLayout = new QVBoxLayout();
 
     // create 'Properties' group containing view mode, sorting, sort order and show hidden files
-    Q3GroupBox* propsGroup = new Q3GroupBox(2, Qt::Horizontal, i18n("Properties"), mainWidget());
-    propsGroup->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy);
-    propsGroup->setMargin(margin);
+    QGroupBox* propsBox = new QGroupBox(i18n("Properties"), main);
 
-    new QLabel(i18n("View mode:"), propsGroup);
-    m_viewMode = new QComboBox(propsGroup);
-    m_viewMode->insertItem(SmallIcon("view_icon"), i18n("Icons"));
-    m_viewMode->insertItem(SmallIcon("view_text"), i18n("Details"));
-    m_viewMode->insertItem(SmallIcon("gvdirpart"), i18n("Previews"));
+    QLabel* viewModeLabel = new QLabel(i18n("View mode:"), propsBox);
+    m_viewMode = new QComboBox(propsBox);
+    m_viewMode->addItem(SmallIcon("view_icon"), i18n("Icons"));
+    m_viewMode->addItem(SmallIcon("view_text"), i18n("Details"));
+    m_viewMode->addItem(SmallIcon("gvdirpart"), i18n("Previews"));
     const int index = static_cast<int>(m_viewProps->viewMode());
-    m_viewMode->setCurrentItem(index);
+    m_viewMode->setCurrentIndex(index);
 
-    new QLabel(i18n("Sorting:"), propsGroup);
-    m_sorting = new QComboBox(propsGroup);
-    m_sorting->insertItem("By Name");
-    m_sorting->insertItem("By Size");
-    m_sorting->insertItem("By Date");
+    QLabel* sortingLabel = new QLabel(i18n("Sorting:"), propsBox);
+    m_sorting = new QComboBox(propsBox);
+    m_sorting->addItem("By Name");
+    m_sorting->addItem("By Size");
+    m_sorting->addItem("By Date");
     int sortingIdx = 0;
     switch (m_viewProps->sorting()) {
         case DolphinView::SortByName: sortingIdx = 0; break;
@@ -80,34 +76,39 @@ ViewPropertiesDialog::ViewPropertiesDialog(DolphinView* dolphinView) :
         case DolphinView::SortByDate: sortingIdx = 2; break;
         default: break;
     }
-    m_sorting->setCurrentItem(sortingIdx);
+    m_sorting->setCurrentIndex(sortingIdx);
 
-    new QLabel(i18n("Sort order:"), propsGroup);
-    m_sortOrder = new QComboBox(propsGroup);
-    m_sortOrder->insertItem(i18n("Ascending"));
-    m_sortOrder->insertItem(i18n("Descending"));
+    QLabel* sortOrderLabel = new QLabel(i18n("Sort order:"), propsBox);
+    m_sortOrder = new QComboBox(propsBox);
+    m_sortOrder->addItem(i18n("Ascending"));
+    m_sortOrder->addItem(i18n("Descending"));
     const int sortOrderIdx = (m_viewProps->sortOrder() == Qt::Ascending) ? 0 : 1;
-    m_sortOrder->setCurrentItem(sortOrderIdx);
+    m_sortOrder->setCurrentIndex(sortOrderIdx);
 
-    m_showHiddenFiles = new QCheckBox(i18n("Show hidden files"), propsGroup);
+    m_showHiddenFiles = new QCheckBox(i18n("Show hidden files"), propsBox);
     m_showHiddenFiles->setChecked(m_viewProps->isShowHiddenFilesEnabled());
 
+    QGridLayout* propsBoxLayout = new QGridLayout(propsBox);
+    propsBoxLayout->addWidget(viewModeLabel, 0, 0);
+    propsBoxLayout->addWidget(m_viewMode, 0, 1);
+    propsBoxLayout->addWidget(m_sorting, 1, 1);
+    propsBoxLayout->addWidget(sortingLabel, 1, 0);
+    propsBoxLayout->addWidget(m_sorting, 1, 1);
+    propsBoxLayout->addWidget(sortOrderLabel, 2, 0);
+    propsBoxLayout->addWidget(m_sortOrder, 2, 1);
+    propsBoxLayout->addWidget(m_showHiddenFiles, 3, 0);
+
     // create 'Apply view properties to:' group
-    Q3ButtonGroup* buttonGroup = new Q3ButtonGroup(3,
-                                                 Qt::Vertical,
-                                                 i18n("Apply view properties to:"),
-                                                 mainWidget());
-    buttonGroup->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy);
-    buttonGroup->setMargin(margin);
+    QGroupBox* buttonBox = new QGroupBox(i18n("Apply view properties to:"), main);
+    m_applyToCurrentFolder = new QRadioButton(i18n("Current folder"), buttonBox);
+    m_applyToSubFolders = new QRadioButton(i18n("Current folder including all sub folders"), buttonBox);
+    m_applyToAllFolders = new QRadioButton(i18n("All folders"), buttonBox);
 
-    m_applyToCurrentFolder = new QRadioButton(i18n("Current folder"), buttonGroup);
-    buttonGroup->insert(m_applyToCurrentFolder);
-
-    m_applyToSubFolders = new QRadioButton(i18n("Current folder including all sub folders"), buttonGroup);
-    buttonGroup->insert(m_applyToSubFolders);
-
-    m_applyToAllFolders = new QRadioButton(i18n("All folders"), buttonGroup);
-    buttonGroup->insert(m_applyToAllFolders);
+    QVBoxLayout* buttonBoxLayout = new QVBoxLayout();
+    buttonBoxLayout->addWidget(m_applyToCurrentFolder);
+    buttonBoxLayout->addWidget(m_applyToSubFolders);
+    buttonBoxLayout->addWidget(m_applyToAllFolders);
+    buttonBox->setLayout(buttonBoxLayout);
 
     if (m_viewProps->isValidForSubDirs()) {
         m_applyToSubFolders->setChecked(true);
@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@ ViewPropertiesDialog::ViewPropertiesDialog(DolphinView* dolphinView) :
         m_applyToCurrentFolder->setChecked(true);
     }
 
-    topLayout->addWidget(propsGroup);
-    topLayout->addWidget(buttonGroup);
+    topLayout->addWidget(propsBox);
+    topLayout->addWidget(buttonBox);
 
     connect(m_viewMode, SIGNAL(activated(int)),
             this, SLOT(slotViewModeChanged(int)));
@@ -133,6 +134,9 @@ ViewPropertiesDialog::ViewPropertiesDialog(DolphinView* dolphinView) :
             this, SLOT(slotApplyToSubFolders()));
     connect(m_applyToAllFolders, SIGNAL(clicked()),
             this, SLOT(slotApplyToAllFolders()));
+
+    main->setLayout(topLayout);
+    setMainWidget(main);
 }
 
 ViewPropertiesDialog::~ViewPropertiesDialog()
diff --git a/src/viewpropertiesdialog.h b/src/viewpropertiesdialog.h
index 103a93b57a..adaf8f45de 100644
--- a/src/viewpropertiesdialog.h
+++ b/src/viewpropertiesdialog.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <kdialog.h>
 
 class QCheckBox;
-class Q3ButtonGroup;
 class QComboBox;
 class QRadioButton;
 class ViewProperties;