diff --git a/dbus/org.kde.screensaver.xml b/dbus/org.kde.screensaver.xml
--- a/dbus/org.kde.screensaver.xml
+++ b/dbus/org.kde.screensaver.xml
@@ -7,5 +7,27 @@
     <method name="configure" />
     <!-- Emitted just before we start the lock process. Clients should release any X grabs -->
     <signal name="AboutToLock" />
+    <!-- Notification related methods -->
+    <!-- Notify user -->
+    <method name="Notify">
+      <annotation name="org.qtproject.QtDBus.QtTypeName.In7" value="QVariantMap"/>
+      <!-- only difference between FDO notification interface and this is
+           that it passes the id to ksld, this is because we don't really
+           generate notification id on ksld side, but backtrack on what
+           notification server has generated for us -->
+      <arg name="id" type="u" direction="in"/>
+      <arg name="app_name" type="s" direction="in"/>
+      <arg name="replaces_id" type="u" direction="in"/>
+      <arg name="app_icon" type="s" direction="in"/>
+      <arg name="summary" type="s" direction="in"/>
+      <arg name="body" type="s" direction="in"/>
+      <arg name="actions" type="as" direction="in"/>
+      <arg name="hints" type="a{sv}" direction="in"/>
+      <arg name="timeout" type="i" direction="in"/>
+    </method>
+    <!-- close notification -->
+    <method name="CloseNotification">
+      <arg name="id" type="u" direction="in"/>
+    </method>
   </interface>
 </node>
diff --git a/interface.h b/interface.h
--- a/interface.h
+++ b/interface.h
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@
     // org.kde.screensvar
     void configure();
 
+    // notifications (org.kde.screensaver)
+    void Notify(uint id, const QString &app_name, uint replaces_id, const QString &app_icon,
+                const QString &summary, const QString &body, const QStringList &actions,
+                const QVariantMap &hints, int timeout);
+    void CloseNotification(uint id);
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     // DBus signals
     void ActiveChanged(bool state);
diff --git a/interface.cpp b/interface.cpp
--- a/interface.cpp
+++ b/interface.cpp
@@ -210,5 +210,16 @@
     m_lockReplies.clear();
 }
 
+void Interface::Notify(uint id, const QString &app_name, uint replaces_id, const QString &app_icon,
+                       const QString &summary, const QString &body, const QStringList &actions,
+                       const QVariantMap &hints, int timeout)
+{
+}
+
+void Interface::CloseNotification(uint id)
+{
+}
+
+
 } // namespace
 
diff --git a/protocols/ksld.xml b/protocols/ksld.xml
--- a/protocols/ksld.xml
+++ b/protocols/ksld.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <protocol name="ksld">
-    <interface name="org_kde_ksld" version="3">
+    <interface name="org_kde_ksld" version="4">
         <request name="x11window">
             <arg name="id" type="uint"/>
         </request>
@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@
         <event name="canHibernateSystem" since="3">
             <arg name="enabled" type="uint"/>
         </event>
+        <event name="notify" since="4">
+            <arg name="uid" type="uint"/>
+            <arg name="app_name" type="string"/>
+            <arg name="replaces_id" type="uint"/>
+            <arg name="app_icon" type="string"/>
+            <arg name="summary" type="string"/>
+            <arg name="body" type="string"/>
+            <arg name="actions" type="array"/>
+            <arg name="hints" type="array"/>
+            <arg name="timeout" type="int"/>
+        </event>
+        <event name="closeNotification" since="4">
+            <arg name="uid" type="uint"/>
+        </event>
     </interface>
 </protocol>