diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
     }
 
     function action_notificationskcm() {
-        ProcessRunner.runNotificationsKCM()
+        KCMShell.open("kcmnotify");
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@
             return notificationsApplet.notifications && notificationsApplet.notifications.count > 0
         })
 
-        //var allApplications = new Object
-        plasmoid.setAction("notificationskcm", i18n("&Configure Event Notifications and Actions..."), "preferences-desktop-notification")
+        if (KCMShell.authorize("kcmnotify.desktop").length > 0) {
+            plasmoid.setAction("notificationskcm", i18n("&Configure Event Notifications and Actions..."), "preferences-desktop-notification")
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelperplugin.cpp b/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelperplugin.cpp
--- a/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelperplugin.cpp
+++ b/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelperplugin.cpp
@@ -51,32 +51,14 @@
     return new UrlHelper();
 }
 
-class ProcessRunner : public QObject
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-    public:
-        Q_INVOKABLE void runNotificationsKCM() const {
-            QProcess::startDetached(QStringLiteral("kcmshell5"), QStringList() << QStringLiteral("kcmnotify"));
-        }
-};
-
-static QObject *processrunner_singleton_provider(QQmlEngine *engine, QJSEngine *scriptEngine)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(engine)
-    Q_UNUSED(scriptEngine)
-
-    return new ProcessRunner();
-}
-
 void NotificationsHelperPlugin::registerTypes(const char *uri)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(uri == QLatin1String("org.kde.plasma.private.notifications"));
 
     qmlRegisterType<NotificationsHelper>(uri, 1, 0, "NotificationsHelper");
     qmlRegisterType<Thumbnailer>(uri, 1, 0, "Thumbnailer");
 
     qmlRegisterSingletonType<UrlHelper>(uri, 1, 0, "UrlHelper", urlcheck_singletontype_provider);
-    qmlRegisterSingletonType<ProcessRunner>(uri, 1, 0, "ProcessRunner", processrunner_singleton_provider);
 }
 
 void NotificationsHelperPlugin::initializeEngine(QQmlEngine *engine, const char *uri)