diff --git a/src/common/dbus/org.kde.ActivityManager.Application.xml b/src/common/dbus/org.kde.ActivityManager.Application.xml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/dbus/org.kde.ActivityManager.Application.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<!DOCTYPE node PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD D-BUS Object Introspection 1.0//EN" "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/introspect.dtd">
+<node>
+  <interface name="org.kde.ActivityManager.Application">
+    <method name="quit">
+    </method>
+    <method name="serviceVersion">
+      <arg type="s" direction="out"/>
+    </method>
+    <method name="loadPlugin">
+      <arg type="b" direction="out"/>
+      <arg name="plugin" type="s" direction="in"/>
+    </method>
+  </interface>
+</node>
diff --git a/src/lib/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lib/core/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/lib/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lib/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@
    resources_linking_interface
    )
 
+qt5_add_dbus_interface (
+   KActivities_LIB_SRCS
+
+   ${KACTIVITIES_CURRENT_ROOT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/common/dbus/org.kde.ActivityManager.Application.xml
+   application_interface
+   )
+
 add_library (
    KF5Activities SHARED
    ${KActivities_LIB_SRCS}
diff --git a/src/lib/core/manager_p.h b/src/lib/core/manager_p.h
--- a/src/lib/core/manager_p.h
+++ b/src/lib/core/manager_p.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <common/dbus/org.kde.ActivityManager.Activities.h>
 
+#include "application_interface.h"
 #include "activities_interface.h"
 #include "resources_interface.h"
 #include "resources_linking_interface.h"
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@
 
     static Manager *s_instance;
 
+    Service::Application *const m_service;
     Service::Activities *const m_activities;
     Service::Resources *const m_resources;
     Service::ResourcesLinking *const m_resourcesLinking;
diff --git a/src/lib/core/manager_p.cpp b/src/lib/core/manager_p.cpp
--- a/src/lib/core/manager_p.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/core/manager_p.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 Manager::Manager()
     : QObject()
     , m_watcher(KAMD_DBUS_SERVICE, QDBusConnection::sessionBus())
+    , m_service(new KAMD_DBUS_CLASS_INTERFACE(Application, Application, this))
     , m_activities(new KAMD_DBUS_CLASS_INTERFACE(Activities, Activities, this))
     , m_resources(new KAMD_DBUS_CLASS_INTERFACE(Resources, Resources, this))
     , m_resourcesLinking(new KAMD_DBUS_CLASS_INTERFACE(Resources/Linking, ResourcesLinking, this))
@@ -107,15 +108,10 @@
         emit serviceStatusChanged(m_serviceRunning);
 
         if (m_serviceRunning) {
-            QDBusInterface service(KAMD_DBUS_SERVICE,
-                    "/ActivityManager",
-                    "org.kde.ActivityManager.Application",
-                    QDBusConnection::sessionBus(),
-                    Q_NULLPTR);
-
             using namespace kamd::utils;
+
             continue_with(
-                DBusFuture::asyncCall<QString>(&service, "serviceVersion"),
+                DBusFuture::fromReply(m_service->serviceVersion()),
                 [this] (const optional_view<QString> &serviceVersion) {
                     // Test whether the service is older than the library.
                     // If it is, we need to end this
diff --git a/src/service/Application.h b/src/service/Application.h
--- a/src/service/Application.h
+++ b/src/service/Application.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
  */
 class Application : public QApplication {
     Q_OBJECT
+    Q_CLASSINFO("D-Bus Interface", "org.kde.ActivityManager.Application")
 
 public:
     Application(int &argc, char **argv);
diff --git a/src/utils/dbusfuture_p.h b/src/utils/dbusfuture_p.h
--- a/src/utils/dbusfuture_p.h
+++ b/src/utils/dbusfuture_p.h
@@ -157,6 +157,17 @@
     return valueFutureInterface->start();
 }
 
+template <typename _Result>
+QFuture<_Result>
+fromReply(const QDBusPendingReply<_Result> &reply)
+{
+    using namespace detail;
+
+    auto callFutureInterface = new DBusCallFutureInterface<_Result>(reply);
+
+    return callFutureInterface->start();
+}
+
 QFuture<void> fromVoid();
 
 } // namespace DBusFuture