diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 )
 
 find_package(KF5 5.23.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS
+    ActivitiesStats
     Bookmarks
     Crash
     Config
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@
    Qt5::Core
    Qt5::DBus
    Qt5::Widgets
+   KF5::ActivitiesStats
    KF5::Bookmarks
    KF5::Crash
    KF5::I18n
diff --git a/privacyfunctions.cpp b/privacyfunctions.cpp
--- a/privacyfunctions.cpp
+++ b/privacyfunctions.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 #include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KRecentDocument>
 #include <KToolInvocation>
+#include <KActivities/Stats/Cleaning>
+#include <KActivities/Stats/ResultSet>
+#include <KActivities/Stats/Terms>
+
 
 #include <QDBusConnectionInterface>
 #include <QDBusInterface>
@@ -39,6 +43,11 @@
 
 #include "config-sweeper.h"
 
+namespace KAStats = KActivities::Stats;
+
+using namespace KAStats;
+using namespace KAStats::Terms;
+
 bool ClearThumbnailsAction::action()
 {
    // http://freedesktop.org/Standards/Home
@@ -153,6 +162,13 @@
 
 bool ClearRecentDocumentsAction::action()
 {
+   auto query = UsedResources
+               | Agent::any()
+               | Type::any()
+               | Url::file();
+
+   KAStats::forgetResources(query);
+
    KRecentDocument::clear();
    return KRecentDocument::recentDocuments().isEmpty();
 }
@@ -228,9 +244,11 @@
 
 bool ClearRecentApplicationAction::action()
 {
-    QDBusMessage message =
-        QDBusMessage::createSignal(QLatin1String( "/kickoff/RecentAppDoc" ), QLatin1String( "org.kde.plasma" ), QLatin1String( "clearRecentDocumentsAndApplications" ));
-    QDBusConnection::sessionBus().send(message);
+    auto query = UsedResources
+                | Agent::any()
+                | Type::any()
+                | Url::startsWith(QStringLiteral("applications:"));
+    KAStats::forgetResources(query);
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/sweeper.cpp b/sweeper.cpp
--- a/sweeper.cpp
+++ b/sweeper.cpp
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@
    checklist.append(new ClearSavedClipboardContentsAction(generalCLI));
    checklist.append(new ClearRecentDocumentsAction(generalCLI));
    checklist.append(new ClearRunCommandHistoryAction(generalCLI));
-#ifdef Q_WS_X11
-   checklist.append( new ClearRecentApplicationAction( generalCLI ) );
-#endif
+   if (QDBusConnection::sessionBus().interface()->isServiceRegistered(QStringLiteral("org.kde.ActivityManager"))) {
+        checklist.append( new ClearRecentApplicationAction( generalCLI ) );
+   }
    checklist.append(new ClearThumbnailsAction(generalCLI));
 
    checklist.append(new ClearAllCookiesAction(webbrowsingCLI));