diff --git a/autotests/integration/keyboard_layout_test.cpp b/autotests/integration/keyboard_layout_test.cpp
--- a/autotests/integration/keyboard_layout_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/keyboard_layout_test.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 *********************************************************************/
 #include "kwin_wayland_test.h"
 #include "keyboard_input.h"
+#include "keyboard_layout.h"
 #include "platform.h"
 #include "wayland_server.h"
 
@@ -78,6 +79,20 @@
 {
 }
 
+class LayoutChangedSignalWrapper : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    LayoutChangedSignalWrapper()
+        : QObject()
+    {
+        QDBusConnection::sessionBus().connect(QStringLiteral("org.kde.keyboard"), QStringLiteral("/Layouts"), QStringLiteral("org.kde.KeyboardLayouts"), QStringLiteral("currentLayoutChanged"), this, SIGNAL(layoutChanged(QString)));
+    }
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void layoutChanged(const QString &name);
+};
+
 void KeyboardLayoutTest::testReconfigure()
 {
     // verifies that we can change the keymap
@@ -124,6 +139,10 @@
     xkb->switchToLayout(0);
     QCOMPARE(xkb->layoutName(), QStringLiteral("German"));
 
+    LayoutChangedSignalWrapper wrapper;
+    QSignalSpy layoutChangedSpy(&wrapper, &LayoutChangedSignalWrapper::layoutChanged);
+    QVERIFY(layoutChangedSpy.isValid());
+
     // now change through DBus to english
     auto changeLayout = [] (const QString &layoutName) {
         QDBusMessage msg = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall(QStringLiteral("org.kde.keyboard"), QStringLiteral("/Layouts"), QStringLiteral("org.kde.KeyboardLayouts"), QStringLiteral("setLayout"));
@@ -135,24 +154,34 @@
     QVERIFY(!reply.isError());
     QCOMPARE(reply.reply().arguments().first().toBool(), true);
     QCOMPARE(xkb->layoutName(), QStringLiteral("English (US)"));
+    QVERIFY(layoutChangedSpy.wait());
+    QCOMPARE(layoutChangedSpy.count(), 1);
+    layoutChangedSpy.clear();
 
     // switch to a layout which does not exist
     reply = changeLayout(QStringLiteral("French"));
     QVERIFY(!reply.isError());
     QCOMPARE(reply.reply().arguments().first().toBool(), false);
     QCOMPARE(xkb->layoutName(), QStringLiteral("English (US)"));
+    QVERIFY(!layoutChangedSpy.wait());
+    QVERIFY(layoutChangedSpy.isEmpty());
 
     // switch to another layout should work
     reply = changeLayout(QStringLiteral("German"));
     QVERIFY(!reply.isError());
     QCOMPARE(reply.reply().arguments().first().toBool(), true);
     QCOMPARE(xkb->layoutName(), QStringLiteral("German"));
+    QVERIFY(layoutChangedSpy.wait());
+    QCOMPARE(layoutChangedSpy.count(), 1);
+    layoutChangedSpy.clear();
 
     // switching to same layout should also work
     reply = changeLayout(QStringLiteral("German"));
     QVERIFY(!reply.isError());
     QCOMPARE(reply.reply().arguments().first().toBool(), true);
     QCOMPARE(xkb->layoutName(), QStringLiteral("German"));
+    QVERIFY(!layoutChangedSpy.wait());
+    QVERIFY(layoutChangedSpy.isEmpty());
 }
 
 WAYLANDTEST_MAIN(KeyboardLayoutTest)
diff --git a/keyboard_layout.h b/keyboard_layout.h
--- a/keyboard_layout.h
+++ b/keyboard_layout.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     Q_CLASSINFO("D-Bus Interface", "org.kde.KeyboardLayouts")
 
 public:
-    explicit KeyboardLayoutDBusInterface(Xkb *xkb, QObject *parent);
+    explicit KeyboardLayoutDBusInterface(Xkb *xkb, KeyboardLayout *parent);
     ~KeyboardLayoutDBusInterface() override;
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 
 private:
     Xkb *m_xkb;
+    KeyboardLayout *m_keyboardLayout;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/keyboard_layout.cpp b/keyboard_layout.cpp
--- a/keyboard_layout.cpp
+++ b/keyboard_layout.cpp
@@ -274,9 +274,10 @@
 static const QString s_keyboardService = QStringLiteral("org.kde.keyboard");
 static const QString s_keyboardObject = QStringLiteral("/Layouts");
 
-KeyboardLayoutDBusInterface::KeyboardLayoutDBusInterface(Xkb *xkb, QObject *parent)
+KeyboardLayoutDBusInterface::KeyboardLayoutDBusInterface(Xkb *xkb, KeyboardLayout *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , m_xkb(xkb)
+    , m_keyboardLayout(parent)
 {
     QDBusConnection::sessionBus().registerService(s_keyboardService);
     QDBusConnection::sessionBus().registerObject(s_keyboardObject, this, QDBusConnection::ExportAllSlots | QDBusConnection::ExportAllSignals);
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@
         return false;
     }
     m_xkb->switchToLayout(it.key());
+    m_keyboardLayout->checkLayoutChange();
     return true;
 }