diff --git a/tdecore/tdeglobal.cpp b/tdecore/tdeglobal.cpp
index 8ef5f59db..bb3e95682 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdeglobal.cpp
+++ b/tdecore/tdeglobal.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <tdeconfig.h>
 #include <tdelocale.h>
 #include <kcharsets.h>
+#include <tdestringmatcher.h>
 #include <kiconloader.h>
 #ifdef __TDE_HAVE_TDEHWLIB
 #include <tdehardwaredevices.h>
@@ -131,6 +132,16 @@ KCharsets *TDEGlobal::charsets()
     return _charsets;
 }
 
+TDEHiddenFileMatcher *TDEGlobal::hiddenFileMatcher()
+{
+    if( _hiddenFileMatcher == 0 ) {
+        _hiddenFileMatcher = new TDEHiddenFileMatcher();
+        kglobal_init();
+    }
+
+    return _hiddenFileMatcher;
+}
+
 void TDEGlobal::setActiveInstance(TDEInstance *i)
 {
     _activeInstance = i;
@@ -223,6 +234,8 @@ TDEInstance       *TDEGlobal::_instance     = 0;
 TDEInstance       *TDEGlobal::_activeInstance = 0;
 TDELocale         *TDEGlobal::_locale	= 0;
 KCharsets       *TDEGlobal::_charsets	= 0;
+TDEHiddenFileMatcher *TDEGlobal::_hiddenFileMatcher = 0;
+
 KStaticDeleterList *TDEGlobal::_staticDeleters = 0;
 
 #ifdef WIN32
diff --git a/tdecore/tdeglobal.h b/tdecore/tdeglobal.h
index 1269c36a9..ec033c994 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdeglobal.h
+++ b/tdecore/tdeglobal.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class TDEHardwareDevices;
 class TDEGlobalNetworkManager;
 #endif
 class TDELocale;
+class TDEHiddenFileMatcher;
 class TDEStandardDirs;
 class KStaticDeleterBase;
 class KStaticDeleterList;
@@ -107,6 +108,12 @@ public:
      */
     static KCharsets	        *charsets();
 
+    /**
+     * The global hidden file matcher.
+     * @return the global hidden file matcher
+     */
+    static TDEHiddenFileMatcher *hiddenFileMatcher();
+
     /**
      * Creates a static TQString.
      *
@@ -174,6 +181,7 @@ public:
     static  TDEInstance           *_instance;
     static  TDELocale             *_locale;
     static  KCharsets	        *_charsets;
+    static  TDEHiddenFileMatcher *_hiddenFileMatcher;
     static  KStaticDeleterList  *_staticDeleters;
 
     /**