diff --git a/doc/classes/QskQuickItem.dox b/doc/classes/QskQuickItem.dox
index 77117a35..237025d4 100644
--- a/doc/classes/QskQuickItem.dox
+++ b/doc/classes/QskQuickItem.dox
@@ -552,7 +552,8 @@
 	An alternative way to call setVisible( true ).
 	Useful for signal/slot connections
 
-	\sa hide(), setVisible()
+	\sa hide()
+	\saqt QQuickItem::setVisible()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -561,19 +562,22 @@
 	An alternative way to call setVisible( false ).
 	Useful for signal/slot connections
 
-	\sa show(), setVisible()
+	\sa show()
+	\saqt QQuickItem::setVisible()
 */
 
 /*!
-    \fn QskQuickItem::setVisible
+    \fn QskQuickItem::setHidden
 
-	QQuickItem::setVisible() has been forgotten to be declared as slot.
+        Convenience function, equivalent to setVisible( !on ).
+        \saqt QQuickItem::setVisible()
+*/
 
-	\param on If true the item becomes visible if its parent is visible.
-              Otherwise the item is hidden.
+/*!
+    \fn QskQuickItem::setDisabled
 
-	\sa visibleToParent
-	\saqt QQuickItem::isVisible(), visibleToParent
+	Convenience function, equivalent to setEnabled( !on ).
+        \saqt QQuickItem::setEnabled()
 */
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/controls/QskQuickItem.cpp b/src/controls/QskQuickItem.cpp
index d8afa69a..da84cab8 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskQuickItem.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskQuickItem.cpp
@@ -218,10 +218,14 @@ void QskQuickItem::releaseResources()
     qskReleasedWindowCounter->setWindow( window() );
 }
 
-void QskQuickItem::setVisible( bool on )
+void QskQuickItem::setDisabled( bool on )
 {
-    // QQuickItem::setVisible is no slot
-    Inherited::setVisible( on );
+    Inherited::setEnabled( !on );
+}
+
+void QskQuickItem::setHidden( bool on )
+{
+    Inherited::setVisible( !on );
 }
 
 void QskQuickItem::show()
diff --git a/src/controls/QskQuickItem.h b/src/controls/QskQuickItem.h
index fe6706bb..f275e855 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskQuickItem.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskQuickItem.h
@@ -110,10 +110,18 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskQuickItem : public QQuickItem
 
     void show();
     void hide();
-    void setVisible( bool );
+
+    void setHidden( bool );
+    void setDisabled( bool );
 
     void resetImplicitSize();
 
+#ifdef Q_MOC_RUN
+    // methods from QQuickItem, we want to be available as string based slots
+    void setVisible( bool );
+    void setEnabled( bool );
+#endif
+
   protected:
     QskQuickItem( QskQuickItemPrivate&, QQuickItem* = nullptr );