diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/tests/test.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/tests/test.qml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/tests/test.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
+import org.kde.plasma.plasmoid 2.0
+
+Item {
+    id: root
+    property QtObject plasmoidItem: null
+    onPlasmoidItemChanged: {
+        if (plasmoidItem && !root.plasmoidItem.rootItem) {
+            discardTimer.running = true
+            return
+        }
+
+        showNotification("testing test")
+        console.log("sent notification", root.plasmoidItem, root.plasmoidItem.rootItem)
+    }
+    Timer {
+        id: discardTimer
+        interval: 0
+        running: false
+        onTriggered: {
+            notificationShown = notificationClosed = true
+            root.done();
+        }
+    }
+
+    PlasmaCore.DataSource {
+        id: notificationSource
+        engine: "notifications"
+        connectedSources: "org.freedesktop.Notifications"
+    }
+
+    function showNotification(summary, icon, appname, body, timeout) {
+        if(!icon) icon = "debug-run"
+        if(!appname) appname="test"
+        if(!body) body=""
+        if(!timeout) timeout=2000
+
+        var service = notificationSource.serviceForSource("notification");
+        var operation = service.operationDescription("createNotification");
+        operation["appName"] = appname;
+        operation["appIcon"] = icon;
+        operation["summary"] = summary;
+        operation["body"] = body;
+        operation["timeout"] = timeout;
+
+        service.startOperationCall(operation);
+    }
+
+    Connections {
+        target: root.plasmoidItem.rootItem ? root.plasmoidItem.rootItem.notifications : null
+        onPopupShown: {
+            root.notificationShown = true
+            popupConnections.target = popup
+        }
+    }
+
+    Connections {
+        id: popupConnections
+        onVisibleChanged: {
+            if (target.visible) {
+                popupConnections.target.mainItem.close()
+            } else {
+                root.notificationClosed = true
+                root.done()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    property bool notificationShown: false
+    property bool notificationClosed: false
+    signal done()
+    readonly property bool failed: !notificationShown || !notificationClosed
+}
diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/Notifications.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/Notifications.qml
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/Notifications.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/Notifications.qml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
         right: parent.right
     }
 
-    property QtObject notificationPopup
     property alias count: notificationsRepeater.count
+    signal popupShown(var popup)
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
         // Create the popup components and pass them to the C++ plugin
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@
         Component.onCompleted: {
             notificationPositioner.setPlasmoidScreenGeometry(plasmoid.nativeInterface.availableScreenRect);
         }
+        onPopupShown: notificationsRoot.popupShown(popup)
     }
 
     Repeater {
diff --git a/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelper.h b/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelper.h
--- a/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelper.h
+++ b/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelper.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void popupLocationChanged();
+    void popupShown(QQuickWindow* popup);
 //     void plasmoidScreenChanged();
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
diff --git a/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelper.cpp b/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelper.cpp
--- a/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelper.cpp
+++ b/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelper.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
 
     // Populate the popup with data, this is the component's own QML method
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(popup, "populatePopup", Qt::DirectConnection, Q_ARG(QVariant, notificationData));
+    Q_EMIT popupShown(popup);
 
     QTimer::singleShot(300, popup, &QWindow::show);