diff --git a/libnotificationmanager/notification.h b/libnotificationmanager/notification.h
--- a/libnotificationmanager/notification.h
+++ b/libnotificationmanager/notification.h
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
 
     uint id() const;
 
+    QString dBusService() const;
+    void setDBusService(const QString &dBusService);
+
     QDateTime created() const;
 
     QDateTime updated() const;
diff --git a/libnotificationmanager/notification.cpp b/libnotificationmanager/notification.cpp
--- a/libnotificationmanager/notification.cpp
+++ b/libnotificationmanager/notification.cpp
@@ -479,6 +479,16 @@
     return d->id;
 }
 
+QString Notification::dBusService() const
+{
+    return d->dBusService;
+}
+
+void Notification::setDBusService(const QString &dBusService)
+{
+    d->dBusService = dBusService;
+}
+
 QDateTime Notification::created() const
 {
     return d->created;
diff --git a/libnotificationmanager/notification_p.h b/libnotificationmanager/notification_p.h
--- a/libnotificationmanager/notification_p.h
+++ b/libnotificationmanager/notification_p.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
     void setUrgency(Notifications::Urgency urgency);
 
     uint id = 0;
+    // Bus name of the creator/sender
+    QString dBusService;
     QDateTime created;
     QDateTime updated;
     bool read = false;
diff --git a/libnotificationmanager/notificationsmodel.cpp b/libnotificationmanager/notificationsmodel.cpp
--- a/libnotificationmanager/notificationsmodel.cpp
+++ b/libnotificationmanager/notificationsmodel.cpp
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    Server::self().reply(notificationId, text);
+    Server::self().reply(notification.dBusService(), notificationId, text);
 }
 
 void NotificationsModel::startTimeout(uint notificationId)
diff --git a/libnotificationmanager/server.h b/libnotificationmanager/server.h
--- a/libnotificationmanager/server.h
+++ b/libnotificationmanager/server.h
@@ -151,11 +151,12 @@
     /**
      * Sends a notification reply text
      *
+     * @param dbusService The bus name of the receiving application
      * @param id The notification ID
      * @param text The reply message text
      * @since 5.18
      */
-    void reply(uint id, const QString &text);
+    void reply(const QString &dbusService, uint id, const QString &text);
 
     /**
      * Adds a notification
diff --git a/libnotificationmanager/server.cpp b/libnotificationmanager/server.cpp
--- a/libnotificationmanager/server.cpp
+++ b/libnotificationmanager/server.cpp
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@
     emit d->ActionInvoked(notificationId, actionName);
 }
 
-void Server::reply(uint notificationId, const QString &text)
+void Server::reply(const QString &dbusService, uint notificationId, const QString &text)
 {
-    emit d->NotificationReplied(notificationId, text);
+    d->sendReplyText(dbusService, notificationId, text);
 }
 
 uint Server::add(const Notification &notification)
diff --git a/libnotificationmanager/server_p.h b/libnotificationmanager/server_p.h
--- a/libnotificationmanager/server_p.h
+++ b/libnotificationmanager/server_p.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     void NotificationClosed(uint id, uint reason);
     void ActionInvoked(uint id, const QString &actionKey);
     // non-standard
+    // This is manually emitted as targeted signal in sendReplyText()
     void NotificationReplied(uint id, const QString &text);
 
     void validChanged();
@@ -87,9 +88,12 @@
 public: // stuff used by public class
     friend class ServerInfo;
     static QString notificationServiceName();
+    static QString notificationServicePath();
+    static QString notificationServiceInterface();
 
     bool init();
     uint add(const Notification &notification);
+    void sendReplyText(const QString &dbusService, uint notificationId, const QString &text);
 
     ServerInfo *currentOwner() const;
 
diff --git a/libnotificationmanager/server_p.cpp b/libnotificationmanager/server_p.cpp
--- a/libnotificationmanager/server_p.cpp
+++ b/libnotificationmanager/server_p.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@
     return QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.Notifications");
 }
 
+QString ServerPrivate::notificationServicePath()
+{
+    return QStringLiteral("/org/freedesktop/Notifications");
+}
+
+QString ServerPrivate::notificationServiceInterface()
+{
+    return notificationServiceName();
+}
+
 ServerInfo *ServerPrivate::currentOwner() const
 {
     if (!m_currentOwner) {
@@ -76,7 +86,7 @@
     new NotificationsAdaptor(this);
 
     if (!m_dbusObjectValid) { // if already registered, don't fail here
-        m_dbusObjectValid = QDBusConnection::sessionBus().registerObject(QStringLiteral("/org/freedesktop/Notifications"), this);
+        m_dbusObjectValid = QDBusConnection::sessionBus().registerObject(notificationServicePath(), this);
      }
 
     if (!m_dbusObjectValid) {
@@ -142,6 +152,7 @@
     }
 
     Notification notification(notificationId);
+    notification.setDBusService(message().service());
     notification.setSummary(summary);
     notification.setBody(body);
     notification.setApplicationName(app_name);
@@ -303,6 +314,20 @@
     return notification.id();
 }
 
+void ServerPrivate::sendReplyText(const QString &dbusService, uint notificationId, const QString &text)
+{
+    if (dbusService.isEmpty()) {
+        qCWarning(NOTIFICATIONMANAGER) << "Sending notification reply text for notification" << notificationId << "untargeted";
+    }
+
+    QDBusMessage msg = QDBusMessage::createTargetedSignal(dbusService,
+                                                          notificationServicePath(),
+                                                          notificationServiceName(),
+                                                          QStringLiteral("NotificationReplied"));
+    msg.setArguments({notificationId, text});
+    QDBusConnection::sessionBus().send(msg);
+}
+
 uint ServerPrivate::Inhibit(const QString &desktop_entry, const QString &reason, const QVariantMap &hints)
 {
     const QString dbusService = message().service();
@@ -384,13 +409,13 @@
 {
     // emit DBus change signal...
     QDBusMessage signal = QDBusMessage::createSignal(
-        QStringLiteral("/org/freedesktop/Notifications"),
+        notificationServicePath(),
         QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties"),
         QStringLiteral("PropertiesChanged")
     );
 
     signal.setArguments({
-        QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.Notifications"),
+        notificationServiceInterface(),
         QVariantMap{ // updated
             {QStringLiteral("Inhibited"), inhibited()},
         },