diff --git a/plugin/src/lib.rs b/plugin/src/lib.rs
index 6c837e5..eca2e48 100644
--- a/plugin/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugin/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,21 @@ pub mod cpu_service;
 pub mod stats;
 pub mod system_stats;
 
+// cxx-qt 0.8.1's PluginType::Dynamic emits a QQmlEngineExtensionPlugin whose
+// constructor only anchors qml_register_types_NovaStats with `volatile auto X = &X`
+// (linker-keep, not a call), and the qmltyperegistrar static init doesn't call it
+// either. Net effect: types never register, NS.* stays undefined in QML. Workaround:
+// call it ourselves at .so load time. The function is mangled (returns void, no
+// extern "C"), so go through #[link_name] using the itanium-mangled symbol seen in
+// `nm libNovaStats.so | grep qml_register_types`.
+unsafe extern "C" {
+    #[link_name = "_Z28qml_register_types_NovaStatsv"]
+    fn qml_register_types_nova_stats();
+}
+
 #[ctor::ctor(unsafe)]
 fn on_dylib_load() {
     eprintln!("[nova-plugin] dylib loaded (libNovaStats.so)");
+    unsafe { qml_register_types_nova_stats() };
+    eprintln!("[nova-plugin] qml_register_types_NovaStats called");
 }