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
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QDBusConnection>
+#include <QDBusConnectionInterface>
 #include <QDBusMessage>
 #include <QDBusPendingCall>
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
     void testReconfigure();
     void testChangeLayoutThroughDBus();
     void testPerLayoutShortcut();
+    void testDBusServiceExport();
 
 private:
     void reconfigureLayouts();
@@ -242,5 +244,36 @@
     kwinApp()->platform()->keyboardKeyReleased(KEY_LEFTCTRL, timestamp++);
 }
 
+void KeyboardLayoutTest::testDBusServiceExport()
+{
+    // verifies that the dbus service is only exported if there are at least two layouts
+
+    // first configure layouts, with just one layout
+    KConfigGroup layoutGroup = kwinApp()->kxkbConfig()->group("Layout");
+    layoutGroup.writeEntry("LayoutList", QStringLiteral("us"));
+    layoutGroup.sync();
+    reconfigureLayouts();
+    auto xkb = input()->keyboard()->xkb();
+    QTRY_COMPARE(xkb->numberOfLayouts(), 1u);
+    // default layout is English
+    QTRY_COMPARE(xkb->layoutName(), QStringLiteral("English (US)"));
+    // with one layout we should not have the dbus interface
+    QTRY_VERIFY(!QDBusConnection::sessionBus().interface()->isServiceRegistered(QStringLiteral("org.kde.keyboard")).value());
+
+    // reconfigure to two layouts
+    layoutGroup.writeEntry("LayoutList", QStringLiteral("us,de"));
+    layoutGroup.sync();
+    reconfigureLayouts();
+    QTRY_COMPARE(xkb->numberOfLayouts(), 2u);
+    QTRY_VERIFY(QDBusConnection::sessionBus().interface()->isServiceRegistered(QStringLiteral("org.kde.keyboard")).value());
+
+    // and back to one layout
+    layoutGroup.writeEntry("LayoutList", QStringLiteral("us"));
+    layoutGroup.sync();
+    reconfigureLayouts();
+    QTRY_COMPARE(xkb->numberOfLayouts(), 1u);
+    QTRY_VERIFY(!QDBusConnection::sessionBus().interface()->isServiceRegistered(QStringLiteral("org.kde.keyboard")).value());
+}
+
 WAYLANDTEST_MAIN(KeyboardLayoutTest)
 #include "keyboard_layout_test.moc"
diff --git a/keyboard_layout.h b/keyboard_layout.h
--- a/keyboard_layout.h
+++ b/keyboard_layout.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 namespace KWin
 {
 class Xkb;
+class KeyboardLayoutDBusInterface;
 
 class KeyboardLayout : public QObject, public InputEventSpy
 {
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@
     KStatusNotifierItem *m_notifierItem;
     KSharedConfigPtr m_config;
     QVector<QAction*> m_layoutShortcuts;
+    KeyboardLayoutDBusInterface *m_dbusInterface = nullptr;
 };
 
 class KeyboardLayoutDBusInterface : public QObject
diff --git a/keyboard_layout.cpp b/keyboard_layout.cpp
--- a/keyboard_layout.cpp
+++ b/keyboard_layout.cpp
@@ -70,20 +70,26 @@
                                           SLOT(reconfigure()));
 
     reconfigure();
-
-    initDBusInterface();
 }
 
 void KeyboardLayout::initDBusInterface()
 {
-    auto dbusInterface = new KeyboardLayoutDBusInterface(m_xkb, this);
-    connect(this, &KeyboardLayout::layoutChanged, dbusInterface,
-        [this, dbusInterface] {
-            emit dbusInterface->currentLayoutChanged(m_xkb->layoutName());
+    if (m_xkb->numberOfLayouts() <= 1) {
+        delete m_dbusInterface;
+        m_dbusInterface = nullptr;
+        return;
+    }
+    if (m_dbusInterface) {
+        return;
+    }
+    m_dbusInterface = new KeyboardLayoutDBusInterface(m_xkb, this);
+    connect(this, &KeyboardLayout::layoutChanged, m_dbusInterface,
+        [this] {
+            emit m_dbusInterface->currentLayoutChanged(m_xkb->layoutName());
         }
     );
     // TODO: the signal might be emitted even if the list didn't change
-    connect(this, &KeyboardLayout::layoutsReconfigured, dbusInterface, &KeyboardLayoutDBusInterface::layoutListChanged);
+    connect(this, &KeyboardLayout::layoutsReconfigured, m_dbusInterface, &KeyboardLayoutDBusInterface::layoutListChanged);
 }
 
 void KeyboardLayout::initNotifierItem()
@@ -169,6 +175,8 @@
     reinitNotifierMenu();
     loadShortcuts();
     emit layoutsReconfigured();
+
+    initDBusInterface();
 }
 
 void KeyboardLayout::loadShortcuts()