diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 
 if (NOT WIN32)
 find_package(Libcap)
+find_package(KF5DBusAddons ${KF5_DEP_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 set_package_properties(Libcap PROPERTIES
                        TYPE OPTIONAL
                        PURPOSE "KInit needs setcap in order to install start_kdeinit with CAP_SYS_RESOURCE capabilities"
diff --git a/src/kdeinit/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kdeinit/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/kdeinit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kdeinit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
     KF5::ConfigCore
     Qt5::DBus
 )
+
+if (NOT WIN32)
+    target_link_libraries(kdeinit5 KF5::DBusAddons)
+endif()
+
 if (APPLE)
     target_link_libraries(kdeinit5 "-framework Foundation -framework AppKit")
 endif ()
@@ -49,15 +54,15 @@
   add_executable(kdeinit5_shutdown ../wrapper.cpp)
   ecm_mark_nongui_executable(kdeinit5_shutdown)
 
-  target_link_libraries(kdeinit5_shutdown  ${KINIT_SOCKET_LIBRARY} Qt5::Core)
+  target_link_libraries(kdeinit5_shutdown  ${KINIT_SOCKET_LIBRARY} Qt5::Core KF5::DBusAddons)
 
   install(TARGETS kdeinit5_shutdown ${KF5_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS} )
 
   # kdeinit5_wrapper
   add_executable(kdeinit5_wrapper ../wrapper.cpp)
   ecm_mark_nongui_executable(kdeinit5_wrapper)
 
-  target_link_libraries(kdeinit5_wrapper  ${KINIT_SOCKET_LIBRARY} Qt5::Core)
+  target_link_libraries(kdeinit5_wrapper  ${KINIT_SOCKET_LIBRARY} Qt5::Core KF5::DBusAddons)
 
   if (NOT X11_FOUND)
     target_compile_definitions(kdeinit5_wrapper PRIVATE -DNO_DISPLAY)
diff --git a/src/kshell/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kshell/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/kshell/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kshell/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@
 
 target_link_libraries(kshell5 ${KINIT_SOCKET_LIBRARY} Qt5::Core)
 
+if (NOT WIN32)
+    target_link_libraries(kshell5 KF5::DBusAddons)
+endif()
+
 install(TARGETS kshell5 ${KF5_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS} )
diff --git a/src/kwrapper/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kwrapper/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/kwrapper/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kwrapper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,9 @@
 ecm_mark_nongui_executable(kwrapper5)
 
 target_link_libraries(kwrapper5 ${KINIT_SOCKET_LIBRARY} Qt5::Core)
+
+if (NOT WIN32)
+    target_link_libraries(kwrapper5 KF5::DBusAddons)
+endif()
+
 install(TARGETS kwrapper5 ${KF5_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS} )
diff --git a/src/wrapper.cpp b/src/wrapper.cpp
--- a/src/wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/wrapper.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
+#include <kdeinitinterface.h>
+
 extern char **environ;
 
 // copied from kdeinit/kinit.cpp
@@ -290,6 +292,10 @@
     }
     start = p;
 
+#ifdef QT_DBUS_LIB
+    KDEInitInterface::ensureKdeinitRunning();
+#endif
+
     if (strcmp(start, "kdeinit5_wrapper") == 0) {
         wrapper = 1;
     } else if (strcmp(start, "kshell5") == 0) {