diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 find_package(SharedMimeInfo 1.0 REQUIRED)
 find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 set_package_properties("ZLIB" PROPERTIES PURPOSE "Needed for retrieving weather forecast data.")
+set_package_properties(KF5Solid PROPERTIES TYPE OPTIONAL TYPE RUNTIME PURPOSE "Used for controlling the screen brightness.")
 
 include(ECMQMLModules)
 ecm_find_qmlmodule(org.kde.prison 1.0)
@@ -46,8 +47,9 @@
     endif()
     find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
 else()
-    find_package(Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Widgets Positioning)
+    find_package(Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Widgets Positioning DBus)
     find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS DBusAddons)
+    find_package(KF5 COMPONENTS Solid)
 endif()
 
 add_definitions(-DQT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII -DQT_NO_CAST_TO_ASCII -DQT_NO_URL_CAST_FROM_STRING)
diff --git a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,20 +9,24 @@
     tripgroup.cpp
     tripgroupmanager.cpp
     tripgroupproxymodel.cpp
+    brightnessmanager.cpp
+    solidbrightnessbackend.cpp
 )
 ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(itinerary_srcs
     HEADER logging.h
     IDENTIFIER Log
     CATEGORY_NAME org.kde.itinerary
 )
+qt5_add_dbus_interface(itinerary_srcs org.kde.Solid.PowerManagement.Actions.BrightnessControl.xml brightnesscontroldbusinterface)
 add_library(itinerary STATIC ${itinerary_srcs})
 target_link_libraries(itinerary PUBLIC
     itinerary-weather
     KPim::Itinerary
     KPim::PkPass
     KF5::I18n
     Qt5::Network
     Qt5::Quick
+    Qt5::DBus
 )
 
 if (Qt5QuickCompiler_FOUND)
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@
         weather-storm
     )
 else ()
-    target_link_libraries(itinerary PRIVATE Qt5::Positioning)
+    target_link_libraries(itinerary PRIVATE Qt5::Positioning Qt5::DBus)
     target_link_libraries(itinerary-app PRIVATE
         KF5::DBusAddons
         Qt5::Widgets
diff --git a/src/app/PkPassBarcode.qml b/src/app/PkPassBarcode.qml
--- a/src/app/PkPassBarcode.qml
+++ b/src/app/PkPassBarcode.qml
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
     radius: 6
     Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignCenter
 
+    MouseArea {
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        onDoubleClicked: _brightnessManager.maxBrightness();
+    }
+
     ColumnLayout {
         id: barcodeLayout
         anchors.fill: parent
diff --git a/src/app/TicketTokenDelegate.qml b/src/app/TicketTokenDelegate.qml
--- a/src/app/TicketTokenDelegate.qml
+++ b/src/app/TicketTokenDelegate.qml
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@
             implicitHeight: visible ? implicitWidth : 0
             visible: barcode.implicitHeight > 0
 
+            MouseArea {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                onDoubleClicked: _brightnessManager.maxBrightness();
+            }
+
             Prison.Barcode {
                 id: barcode
                 anchors.fill: background
diff --git a/src/app/brightnessmanager.h b/src/app/brightnessmanager.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/brightnessmanager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2018 Nicolas Fella <nicolas.fella@gmx.de>
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+    under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+    option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Library General Public
+    License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#ifndef BRIGHTNESSMANAGER_H
+#define BRIGHTNESSMANAGER_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+class BrightnessBackend : public QObject
+{
+public:
+    explicit BrightnessBackend(QObject *parent = nullptr) : QObject(parent) {}
+    virtual ~BrightnessBackend() = default;
+
+public:
+    virtual void maxBrightness() = 0;
+};
+
+class BrightnessManager : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit BrightnessManager(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    ~BrightnessManager();
+
+public Q_SLOTS:
+    void maxBrightness();
+
+private:
+    BrightnessBackend *m_backend;
+};
+
+#endif //  BRIGHTNESSMANAGER_H
+
diff --git a/src/app/brightnessmanager.cpp b/src/app/brightnessmanager.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/brightnessmanager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2018 Nicolas Fella <nicolas.fella@gmx.de>
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+    under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+    option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Library General Public
+    License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include "brightnessmanager.h"
+
+#include <QDebug>
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+#include "solidbrightnessbackend.h"
+#endif
+
+BrightnessManager::BrightnessManager(QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent)
+{
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+    m_backend = new SolidBrightnessBackend(this);
+#endif
+}
+
+BrightnessManager::~BrightnessManager() = default;
+
+void BrightnessManager::maxBrightness()
+{
+    if (m_backend) {
+        m_backend->maxBrightness();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/main.cpp b/src/app/main.cpp
--- a/src/app/main.cpp
+++ b/src/app/main.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "tripgroupproxymodel.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "weatherforecastmodel.h"
+#include "brightnessmanager.h"
 
 #include <weatherforecastmanager.h>
 
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@
     ApplicationController appController;
     appController.setReservationManager(&resMgr);
     appController.setPkPassManager(&passMgr);
+    BrightnessManager brightnessManager;
 #ifndef Q_OS_ANDROID
     QObject::connect(&service, &KDBusService::activateRequested, [&parser, &appController](const QStringList &args, const QString &workingDir) {
         qCDebug(Log) << "remote activation" << args << workingDir;
@@ -188,6 +190,7 @@
     engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("_appController"), &appController);
     engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("_settings"), &settings);
     engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("_weatherForecastManager"), &weatherForecastMgr);
+    engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("_brightnessManager"), &brightnessManager);
     engine.load(QStringLiteral("qrc:/main.qml"));
 
     handlePositionalArguments(&appController, parser.positionalArguments());
diff --git a/src/app/org.kde.Solid.PowerManagement.Actions.BrightnessControl.xml b/src/app/org.kde.Solid.PowerManagement.Actions.BrightnessControl.xml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/org.kde.Solid.PowerManagement.Actions.BrightnessControl.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<!DOCTYPE node PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD D-BUS Object Introspection 1.0//EN" "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/introspect.dtd">
+<node>
+  <interface name="org.kde.Solid.PowerManagement.Actions.BrightnessControl">
+    <method name="setBrightness">
+      <arg type="i" direction="in" />
+    </method>
+    <method name="setBrightnessSilent">
+      <arg type="i" direction="in" />
+    </method>
+    <method name="brightness">
+      <arg type="i" direction="out" />
+    </method>
+    <method name="brightnessMax">
+      <arg type="i" direction="out" />
+    </method>
+
+    <signal name="brightnessChanged">
+      <arg type="i" direction="out" />
+    </signal>
+    <signal name="brightnessMaxChanged">
+      <arg type="i" direction="out" />
+    </signal>
+
+    <method name="brightnessSteps">
+      <arg type="i" direction="out" />
+    </method>
+
+  </interface>
+</node>
diff --git a/src/app/solidbrightnessbackend.h b/src/app/solidbrightnessbackend.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/solidbrightnessbackend.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2018 Nicolas Fella <nicolas.fella@gmx.de>
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+    under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+    option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Library General Public
+    License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#ifndef SOLIDBRIGHTNESSBACKEND_H
+#define SOLIDBRIGHTNESSBACKEND_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include "brightnessmanager.h"
+
+class OrgKdeSolidPowerManagementActionsBrightnessControlInterface;
+
+class SolidBrightnessBackend : public BrightnessBackend
+{
+
+public:
+    explicit SolidBrightnessBackend(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    virtual ~SolidBrightnessBackend();
+
+    virtual void maxBrightness();
+
+private:
+    OrgKdeSolidPowerManagementActionsBrightnessControlInterface *m_iface;
+};
+
+#endif //  SOLIDBRIGHTNESSBACKEND_H
diff --git a/src/app/solidbrightnessbackend.cpp b/src/app/solidbrightnessbackend.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/solidbrightnessbackend.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2018 Nicolas Fella <nicolas.fella@gmx.de>
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+    under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+    option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Library General Public
+    License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include "solidbrightnessbackend.h"
+
+#include <brightnesscontroldbusinterface.h>
+#include <QDBusConnection>
+#include <QDebug>
+
+SolidBrightnessBackend::SolidBrightnessBackend(QObject *parent)
+    : BrightnessBackend(parent)
+{
+    m_iface = new OrgKdeSolidPowerManagementActionsBrightnessControlInterface(
+            QStringLiteral("org.kde.Solid.PowerManagement"),
+            QStringLiteral("/org/kde/Solid/PowerManagement/Actions/BrightnessControl"),
+            QDBusConnection::sessionBus(), this);
+}
+
+SolidBrightnessBackend::~SolidBrightnessBackend()
+{
+}
+
+void SolidBrightnessBackend::maxBrightness()
+{
+    m_iface->setBrightnessSilent(m_iface->brightnessMax());
+}