diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
     "Support turning off signal-transmitting devices to save energy"
 )
 
+find_package(LibKWorkspace ${PROJECT_VERSION} REQUIRED)
+
 find_package(UDev REQUIRED)
 
 find_package(XCB REQUIRED COMPONENTS XCB RANDR DPMS)
diff --git a/daemon/CMakeLists.txt b/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
     KF5::CoreAddons
     KF5::I18n
     KF5::DBusAddons
+    PW::KWorkspace
     powerdevilcore
 )
 if (XCB_FOUND)
diff --git a/daemon/powerdevilapp.cpp b/daemon/powerdevilapp.cpp
--- a/daemon/powerdevilapp.cpp
+++ b/daemon/powerdevilapp.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 #include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KGlobalAccel>
 
+#include <kworkspace.h>
+
 PowerDevilApp::PowerDevilApp(int &argc, char **argv)
     : QGuiApplication(argc, argv)
     , m_core(nullptr)
@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     QGuiApplication::setDesktopSettingsAware(false);
+    KWorkSpace::detectPlatform(argc, argv);
     PowerDevilApp app(argc, argv);
 
     KDBusService service(KDBusService::Unique);