diff --git a/libnymea-app/thingsproxy.cpp b/libnymea-app/thingsproxy.cpp
index fdb424fc..cdcf9165 100644
--- a/libnymea-app/thingsproxy.cpp
+++ b/libnymea-app/thingsproxy.cpp
@@ -213,43 +213,67 @@ void ThingsProxy::setNameFilter(const QString &nameFilter)
     }
 }
 
-QList<QUuid> ThingsProxy::shownThingClassIds() const
+QStringList ThingsProxy::shownThingClassIds() const
 {
-    return m_shownThingClassIds;
+    QStringList ret;
+    foreach (const QUuid &id, m_shownThingClassIds) {
+        ret << id.toString();
+    }
+    return ret;
 }
 
-void ThingsProxy::setShownThingClassIds(const QList<QUuid> &shownThingClassIds)
+void ThingsProxy::setShownThingClassIds(const QStringList &shownThingClassIds)
 {
-    if (m_shownThingClassIds != shownThingClassIds) {
-        m_shownThingClassIds = shownThingClassIds;
+    QList<QUuid> uuids;
+    foreach (const QString &str, shownThingClassIds) {
+        uuids << QUuid(str);
+    }
+    if (m_shownThingClassIds != uuids) {
+        m_shownThingClassIds = uuids;
         emit shownThingClassIdsChanged();
         invalidateFilterInternal();
     }
 }
 
-QList<QUuid> ThingsProxy::hiddenThingClassIds() const
+QStringList ThingsProxy::hiddenThingClassIds() const
 {
-    return m_hiddenThingClassIds;
+    QStringList ret;
+    foreach (const QUuid &uuid, m_hiddenThingClassIds) {
+        ret << uuid.toString();
+    }
+    return ret;
 }
 
-void ThingsProxy::setHiddenThingClassIds(const QList<QUuid> &hiddenThingClassIds)
+void ThingsProxy::setHiddenThingClassIds(const QStringList &hiddenThingClassIds)
 {
-    if (m_hiddenThingClassIds != hiddenThingClassIds) {
-        m_hiddenThingClassIds = hiddenThingClassIds;
+    QList<QUuid> uuids;
+    foreach (const QString &str, hiddenThingClassIds) {
+        uuids << str;
+    }
+    if (m_hiddenThingClassIds != uuids) {
+        m_hiddenThingClassIds = uuids;
         emit hiddenThingClassIdsChanged();
         invalidateFilterInternal();
     }
 }
 
-QList<QUuid> ThingsProxy::hiddenThingIds() const
+QStringList ThingsProxy::hiddenThingIds() const
 {
-    return m_hiddenThingIds;
+    QStringList ret;
+    foreach (const QUuid &uuid, m_hiddenThingIds) {
+        ret << uuid.toString();
+    }
+    return ret;
 }
 
-void ThingsProxy::setHiddenThingIds(const QList<QUuid> &hiddenThingIds)
+void ThingsProxy::setHiddenThingIds(const QStringList &hiddenThingIds)
 {
-    if (m_hiddenThingIds != hiddenThingIds) {
-        m_hiddenThingIds = hiddenThingIds;
+    QList<QUuid> uuids;
+    foreach (const QString &str, hiddenThingIds) {
+        uuids << str;
+    }
+    if (m_hiddenThingIds != uuids) {
+        m_hiddenThingIds = uuids;
         emit hiddenThingIdsChanged();
         invalidateFilterInternal();
     }
diff --git a/libnymea-app/thingsproxy.h b/libnymea-app/thingsproxy.h
index debb039e..5317f7d8 100644
--- a/libnymea-app/thingsproxy.h
+++ b/libnymea-app/thingsproxy.h
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ class ThingsProxy : public QSortFilterProxyModel
     Q_PROPERTY(QStringList hiddenInterfaces READ hiddenInterfaces WRITE setHiddenInterfaces NOTIFY hiddenInterfacesChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString nameFilter READ nameFilter WRITE setNameFilter NOTIFY nameFilterChanged)
 
-    Q_PROPERTY(QList<QUuid> shownThingClassIds READ shownThingClassIds WRITE setShownThingClassIds NOTIFY shownThingClassIdsChanged)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QList<QUuid> hiddenThingClassIds READ hiddenThingClassIds WRITE setHiddenThingClassIds NOTIFY hiddenThingClassIdsChanged)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QList<QUuid> hiddenThingIds READ hiddenThingIds WRITE setHiddenThingIds NOTIFY hiddenThingIdsChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QStringList shownThingClassIds READ shownThingClassIds WRITE setShownThingClassIds NOTIFY shownThingClassIdsChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QStringList hiddenThingClassIds READ hiddenThingClassIds WRITE setHiddenThingClassIds NOTIFY hiddenThingClassIdsChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QStringList hiddenThingIds READ hiddenThingIds WRITE setHiddenThingIds NOTIFY hiddenThingIdsChanged)
 
     Q_PROPERTY(QString requiredEventName READ requiredEventName WRITE setRequiredEventName NOTIFY requiredEventNameChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString requiredStateName READ requiredStateName WRITE setRequiredStateName NOTIFY requiredStateNameChanged)
@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@ public:
     QString nameFilter() const;
     void setNameFilter(const QString &nameFilter);
 
-    QList<QUuid> shownThingClassIds() const;
-    void setShownThingClassIds(const QList<QUuid> &shownThingClassIds);
+    QStringList shownThingClassIds() const;
+    void setShownThingClassIds(const QStringList &shownThingClassIds);
 
-    QList<QUuid> hiddenThingClassIds() const;
-    void setHiddenThingClassIds(const QList<QUuid> &hiddenThingClassIds);
+    QStringList hiddenThingClassIds() const;
+    void setHiddenThingClassIds(const QStringList &hiddenThingClassIds);
 
-    QList<QUuid> hiddenThingIds() const;
-    void setHiddenThingIds(const QList<QUuid> &hiddenThingIds);
+    QStringList hiddenThingIds() const;
+    void setHiddenThingIds(const QStringList &hiddenThingIds);
 
     QString requiredEventName() const;
     void setRequiredEventName(const QString &requiredEventName);