diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py b/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py
index cd0704619..114551751 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from electrum.i18n import set_language, languages, language
 from electrum.plugin import run_hook
 from electrum.util import profiler
 from electrum.logging import Logger
+from electrum.gui import BaseElectrumGui
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from electrum.daemon import Daemon
@@ -42,10 +43,11 @@ class ElectrumTranslator(QTranslator):
         return language.gettext(source_text)
 
 
-class ElectrumGui(Logger):
+class ElectrumGui(BaseElectrumGui, Logger):
 
     @profiler
     def __init__(self, config: 'SimpleConfig', daemon: 'Daemon', plugins: 'Plugins'):
+        BaseElectrumGui.__init__(self, config=config, daemon=daemon, plugins=plugins)
         Logger.__init__(self)
         set_language(config.get('language', self.get_default_language()))
 
@@ -80,8 +82,7 @@ class ElectrumGui(Logger):
             os.environ["QT_QUICK_CONTROLS_STYLE"] = "Material"
 
         self.gui_thread = threading.current_thread()
-        self.plugins = plugins
-        self.app = ElectrumQmlApplication(sys.argv, config, daemon, plugins)
+        self.app = ElectrumQmlApplication(sys.argv, config=config, daemon=daemon, plugins=plugins)
         self.translator = ElectrumTranslator()
         self.app.installTranslator(self.translator)
 
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qeapp.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qeapp.py
index 1f07c165b..f63270043 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qeapp.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qeapp.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ from .qemodelfilter import QEFilterProxyModel
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from electrum.simple_config import SimpleConfig
     from electrum.wallet import Abstract_Wallet
+    from electrum.daemon import Daemon
+    from electrum.plugin import Plugins
 
 notification = None
 
@@ -290,7 +292,7 @@ class ElectrumQmlApplication(QGuiApplication):
 
     _valid = True
 
-    def __init__(self, args, config, daemon, plugins):
+    def __init__(self, args, *, config: 'SimpleConfig', daemon: 'Daemon', plugins: 'Plugins'):
         super().__init__(args)
 
         self.logger = get_logger(__name__)
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py
index 234451911..0ca856e83 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtProperty, pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, QObject
 
 from electrum.logging import get_logger
@@ -8,6 +10,11 @@ from electrum.simple_config import FEERATE_DEFAULT_RELAY
 from .util import QtEventListener, event_listener
 from .qeserverlistmodel import QEServerListModel
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .qeconfig import QEConfig
+    from electrum.network import Network
+
+
 class QENetwork(QObject, QtEventListener):
     _logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -38,7 +45,7 @@ class QENetwork(QObject, QtEventListener):
     _gossipDbChannels = 0
     _gossipDbPolicies = 0
 
-    def __init__(self, network, qeconfig, parent=None):
+    def __init__(self, network: 'Network', qeconfig: 'QEConfig', parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
         self.network = network
         self._qeconfig = qeconfig