diff --git a/src/core/qgsowsconnection.cpp b/src/core/qgsowsconnection.cpp
index be7adfc4b5e..645a3ed23ef 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsowsconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsowsconnection.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ QgsOwsConnection::QgsOwsConnection( const QString &service, const QString &connN
   QString key = "qgis/connections-" + mService.toLower() + '/' + mConnName;
   QString credentialsKey = "qgis/" + mService + '/' + mConnName;
 
-  QStringList connStringParts;
-
   mConnectionInfo = settings.value( key + "/url" ).toString();
   mUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "url" ), settings.value( key + "/url" ).toString() );
 
@@ -67,10 +65,19 @@ QgsOwsConnection::QgsOwsConnection( const QString &service, const QString &connN
   }
   mConnectionInfo.append( ",authcfg=" + authcfg );
 
+  QString referer = settings.value( key + "/referer" ).toString();
+  if ( !referer.isEmpty() )
+  {
+    mUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "referer" ), referer );
+  }
+
   bool ignoreGetMap = settings.value( key + "/ignoreGetMapURI", false ).toBool();
   bool ignoreGetFeatureInfo = settings.value( key + "/ignoreGetFeatureInfoURI", false ).toBool();
   bool ignoreAxisOrientation = settings.value( key + "/ignoreAxisOrientation", false ).toBool();
   bool invertAxisOrientation = settings.value( key + "/invertAxisOrientation", false ).toBool();
+  bool smoothPixmapTransform = settings.value( key + "/smoothPixmapTransform", false ).toBool();
+  QString dpiMode = settings.value( key + "/dpiMode", "all" ).toString();
+
   if ( ignoreGetMap )
   {
     mUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "IgnoreGetMapUrl" ), QStringLiteral( "1" ) );
@@ -87,6 +94,14 @@ QgsOwsConnection::QgsOwsConnection( const QString &service, const QString &connN
   {
     mUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "InvertAxisOrientation" ), QStringLiteral( "1" ) );
   }
+  if ( smoothPixmapTransform )
+  {
+    mUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "SmoothPixmapTransform" ), QStringLiteral( "1" ) );
+  }
+  if ( !dpiMode.isEmpty() )
+  {
+    mUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "dpiMode" ), dpiMode );
+  }
 
   QgsDebugMsg( QString( "encoded uri: '%1'." ).arg( QString( mUri.encodedUri() ) ) );
 }
diff --git a/src/providers/wms/CMakeLists.txt b/src/providers/wms/CMakeLists.txt
index bfc67551956..b6fab8cddc5 100644
--- a/src/providers/wms/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/providers/wms/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ SET (WMS_SRCS
 SET (WMS_MOC_HDRS
   qgswmscapabilities.h
   qgswmsprovider.h
-  qgswmsconnection.h
   qgswmsdataitems.h
 )
 
diff --git a/src/providers/wms/qgswmsconnection.cpp b/src/providers/wms/qgswmsconnection.cpp
index 18c708f472e..de3535cba1e 100644
--- a/src/providers/wms/qgswmsconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/wms/qgswmsconnection.cpp
@@ -26,80 +26,11 @@
 #include "qgswmsconnection.h"
 #include "qgsnetworkaccessmanager.h"
 #include "qgssettings.h"
+#include "qgsowsconnection.h"
 
 QgsWMSConnection::QgsWMSConnection( const QString &connName )
-  : mConnName( connName )
+  : QgsOwsConnection( QStringLiteral( "WMS" ), connName )
 {
-  QgsDebugMsg( "theConnName = " + connName );
-
-  QgsSettings settings;
-
-  QString key = "qgis/connections-wms/" + mConnName;
-  QString credentialsKey = "qgis/WMS/" + mConnName;
-
-  QStringList connStringParts;
-
-  mUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "url" ), settings.value( key + "/url" ).toString() );
-
-  // Check for credentials and prepend to the connection info
-  QString username = settings.value( credentialsKey + "/username" ).toString();
-  QString password = settings.value( credentialsKey + "/password" ).toString();
-  if ( !username.isEmpty() )
-  {
-    mUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "username" ), username );
-    mUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "password" ), password );
-  }
-
-  QString authcfg = settings.value( credentialsKey + "/authcfg" ).toString();
-  if ( !authcfg.isEmpty() )
-  {
-    mUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "authcfg" ), authcfg );
-  }
-
-  QString referer = settings.value( key + "/referer" ).toString();
-  if ( !referer.isEmpty() )
-  {
-    mUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "referer" ), referer );
-  }
-
-  bool ignoreGetMap = settings.value( key + "/ignoreGetMapURI", false ).toBool();
-  bool ignoreGetFeatureInfo = settings.value( key + "/ignoreGetFeatureInfoURI", false ).toBool();
-  bool ignoreAxisOrientation = settings.value( key + "/ignoreAxisOrientation", false ).toBool();
-  bool invertAxisOrientation = settings.value( key + "/invertAxisOrientation", false ).toBool();
-  bool smoothPixmapTransform = settings.value( key + "/smoothPixmapTransform", false ).toBool();
-  QString dpiMode = settings.value( key + "/dpiMode", "all" ).toString();
-
-  if ( ignoreGetMap )
-  {
-    mUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "IgnoreGetMapUrl" ), QStringLiteral( "1" ) );
-  }
-
-  if ( ignoreGetFeatureInfo )
-  {
-    mUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "IgnoreGetFeatureInfoUrl" ), QStringLiteral( "1" ) );
-  }
-
-  if ( ignoreAxisOrientation )
-  {
-    mUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "IgnoreAxisOrientation" ), QStringLiteral( "1" ) );
-  }
-
-  if ( invertAxisOrientation )
-  {
-    mUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "InvertAxisOrientation" ), QStringLiteral( "1" ) );
-  }
-
-  if ( smoothPixmapTransform )
-  {
-    mUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "SmoothPixmapTransform" ), QStringLiteral( "1" ) );
-  }
-
-  if ( !dpiMode.isEmpty() )
-  {
-    mUri.setParam( QStringLiteral( "dpiMode" ), dpiMode );
-  }
-
-  QgsDebugMsg( QString( "encodedUri: '%1'." ).arg( QString( mUri.encodedUri() ) ) );
 }
 
 QgsWMSConnection::~QgsWMSConnection()
@@ -107,11 +38,6 @@ QgsWMSConnection::~QgsWMSConnection()
 
 }
 
-QgsDataSourceUri QgsWMSConnection::uri()
-{
-  return mUri;
-}
-
 QStringList QgsWMSConnection::connectionList()
 {
   QgsSettings settings;
diff --git a/src/providers/wms/qgswmsconnection.h b/src/providers/wms/qgswmsconnection.h
index 3ab9f515e27..b6005890e1f 100644
--- a/src/providers/wms/qgswmsconnection.h
+++ b/src/providers/wms/qgswmsconnection.h
@@ -18,16 +18,14 @@
 #ifndef QGSWMSCONNECTION_H
 #define QGSWMSCONNECTION_H
 
-#include "qgsdatasourceuri.h"
-
+#include "qgsowsconnection.h"
 #include <QStringList>
 
 /*!
  * \brief   Connections management
  */
-class QgsWMSConnection : public QObject
+class QgsWMSConnection : public QgsOwsConnection
 {
-    Q_OBJECT
 
   public:
     //! Constructor
@@ -42,10 +40,6 @@ class QgsWMSConnection : public QObject
     static QString selectedConnection();
     static void setSelectedConnection( const QString &name );
 
-  public:
-    QString mConnName;
-    QgsDataSourceUri uri();
-    QgsDataSourceUri mUri;
 };
 
 #endif // QGSWMSCONNECTION_H