diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e2e93b146e..9899ed0de7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ecm_setup_version(${DOLPHIN_VERSION} VARIABLE_PREFIX DOLPHINPRIVATE
                   SOVERSION 5
 )
 
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS DocTools Init KCMUtils KDELibs4Support NewStuff CoreAddons I18n)
+find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS DocTools Init KCMUtils KDELibs4Support NewStuff CoreAddons I18n DBusAddons)
 find_package(KF5 COMPONENTS Activities)
 
 find_package(Phonon4Qt5 CONFIG REQUIRED)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ae11c833d..0c31ed936d 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ target_link_libraries(kdeinit_dolphin
     KF5::KDELibs4Support
     KF5::I18n
     KF5::CoreAddons
+    KF5::DBusAddons
 )
 
 if (KF5Activities_FOUND)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index ed4cfff20d..ed4c9f9d82 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "dolphinmainwindow.h"
 #include "dolphin_generalsettings.h"
 
+#include <KDBusService>
 #include <KAboutData>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
 #include <QCommandLineOption>
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@ extern "C" Q_DECL_EXPORT int kdemain(int argc, char **argv)
 
     KAboutData::setApplicationData(aboutData);
 
+    KDBusService dolphinDBusService;
+
     QCommandLineParser parser;
     parser.addVersionOption();
     parser.addHelpOption();