This is only really needed in specific cases, e.g. localUser which isn't
attached to a connection and thus needs a little help. Notes for when
this is needed is added for future readers.
(cherry picked from commit ef953b7574)
There are 2 main reason for doing this:
1. Because I can, I wanted to see if I could do it
2. It gets rid of the janky qml re parenting stuff so should be faster.
