diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py b/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py
index 089c48ca8..ed7b1e44c 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class ElectrumGui(Logger):
         self.app = ElectrumQmlApplication(sys.argv, self.daemon)
 
         # Initialize any QML plugins
-        run_hook('init_qml', self.app.engine)
+        run_hook('init_qml', self)
         self.app.engine.load('electrum/gui/qml/components/main.qml')
 
     def close(self):
diff --git a/electrum/plugins/qml_test/qml.py b/electrum/plugins/qml_test/qml.py
index 840ae7f5d..bfe54506e 100644
--- a/electrum/plugins/qml_test/qml.py
+++ b/electrum/plugins/qml_test/qml.py
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
-import os
-from PyQt5.QtCore import QUrl
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from PyQt5.QtQml import QQmlApplicationEngine
 from electrum.plugin import hook, BasePlugin
+from electrum.logging import get_logger
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from electrum.gui.qml import ElectrumGui
 
 class Plugin(BasePlugin):
     def __init__(self, parent, config, name):
         BasePlugin.__init__(self, parent, config, name)
 
+    _logger = get_logger(__name__)
+
     @hook
-    def init_qml(self, engine: QQmlApplicationEngine):
-        pass
+    def init_qml(self, gui: 'ElectrumGui'):
+        self._logger.debug('init_qml hook called')