diff --git a/kioslave/desktop/CMakeLists.txt b/kioslave/desktop/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kioslave/desktop/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kioslave/desktop/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@
   add_subdirectory(tests)
 endif()
 
-add_library(kio_desktop MODULE kio_desktop.cpp)
+set(kio_desktop_SRCS kio_desktop.cpp)
+qt5_add_dbus_interface( kio_desktop_SRCS ${KDED_DBUS_INTERFACE} kded_interface )
+
+qt5_generate_dbus_interface( desktopnotifier.h ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/desktopnotifier.xml )
+qt5_add_dbus_interface( kio_desktop_SRCS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/desktopnotifier.xml desktopnotifier_interface )
+
+include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+
+add_library(kio_desktop MODULE ${kio_desktop_SRCS})
 
 target_link_libraries(kio_desktop Qt5::DBus Qt5::Gui KF5::KIOCore KF5::I18n Qt5::Network)
 
diff --git a/kioslave/desktop/kio_desktop.cpp b/kioslave/desktop/kio_desktop.cpp
--- a/kioslave/desktop/kio_desktop.cpp
+++ b/kioslave/desktop/kio_desktop.cpp
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QFile>
-#include <QDBusInterface>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 
+#include "kded_interface.h"
+#include "desktopnotifier_interface.h"
+
 extern "C"
 {
     int Q_DECL_EXPORT kdemain(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -52,8 +54,11 @@
 {
     checkLocalInstall();
 
-    QDBusInterface kded(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kded5"), QStringLiteral("/kded"), QStringLiteral("org.kde.kded5"));
-    kded.call(QStringLiteral("loadModule"), "desktopnotifier");
+    org::kde::kded5 kded(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kded5"),
+                        QStringLiteral("/kded"),
+                        QDBusConnection::sessionBus());
+    auto pending = kded.loadModule("desktopnotifier");
+    pending.waitForFinished();
 }
 
 DesktopProtocol::~DesktopProtocol()
@@ -124,8 +129,8 @@
     QUrl actual;
     rewriteUrl(url, actual);
 
-    QDBusInterface kded(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kded5"), QStringLiteral("/modules/desktopnotifier"), QStringLiteral("org.kde.DesktopNotifier"));
-    kded.call(QStringLiteral("watchDir"), actual.path());
+    org::kde::DesktopNotifier kded(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kded5"), QStringLiteral("/modules/desktopnotifier"), QDBusConnection::sessionBus());
+    kded.watchDir(actual.path());
 }
 
 QString DesktopProtocol::desktopFile(KIO::UDSEntry &entry) const