diff --git a/interfaces/dbusinterfaces.cpp b/interfaces/dbusinterfaces.cpp
index 141ef6495..6ee93bdb0 100644
--- a/interfaces/dbusinterfaces.cpp
+++ b/interfaces/dbusinterfaces.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ DaemonDbusInterface::~DaemonDbusInterface()
 DeviceDbusInterface::DeviceDbusInterface(const QString& id, QObject* parent)
     : OrgKdeKdeconnectDeviceInterface(activatedService(), "/modules/kdeconnect/devices/"+id, QDBusConnection::sessionBus(), parent)
 {
-
+    connect(this, &OrgKdeKdeconnectDeviceInterface::pairingChanged, this, &DeviceDbusInterface::pairingChangedProxy);
 }
 
 DeviceDbusInterface::~DeviceDbusInterface()
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ DeviceDbusInterface::~DeviceDbusInterface()
 
 }
 
+void DeviceDbusInterface::pluginCall(const QString &plugin, const QString &method)
+{
+    QDBusMessage msg = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall("org.kde.kdeconnect", "/modules/kdeconnect/devices/"+id()+'/'+plugin, "org.kde.kdeconnect.device."+plugin, method);
+    QDBusConnection::sessionBus().asyncCall(msg);
+}
+
 DeviceBatteryDbusInterface::DeviceBatteryDbusInterface(const QString& id, QObject* parent)
     : OrgKdeKdeconnectDeviceBatteryInterface(activatedService(), "/modules/kdeconnect/devices/"+id, QDBusConnection::sessionBus(), parent)
 {
diff --git a/interfaces/dbusinterfaces.h b/interfaces/dbusinterfaces.h
index 8f49fe378..142da398e 100644
--- a/interfaces/dbusinterfaces.h
+++ b/interfaces/dbusinterfaces.h
@@ -47,9 +47,17 @@ class KDECONNECTINTERFACES_EXPORT DeviceDbusInterface
     : public OrgKdeKdeconnectDeviceInterface
 {
     Q_OBJECT
+//  Workaround because OrgKdeKdeconnectDeviceInterface is not generating
+//  the signals for the properties
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool isPaired READ isPaired NOTIFY pairingChangedProxy)
 public:
     DeviceDbusInterface(const QString& deviceId, QObject* parent = 0);
     virtual ~DeviceDbusInterface();
+
+    Q_SCRIPTABLE void pluginCall(const QString &plugin, const QString &method);
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void pairingChangedProxy(bool paired);
 };
 
 class KDECONNECTINTERFACES_EXPORT DeviceBatteryDbusInterface
diff --git a/kcm/kcm.cpp b/kcm/kcm.cpp
index dc61e1d0b..e3f26e1c9 100644
--- a/kcm/kcm.cpp
+++ b/kcm/kcm.cpp
@@ -276,8 +276,7 @@ void KdeConnectKcm::save()
 void KdeConnectKcm::sendPing()
 {
     if (!currentDevice) return;
-    QDBusMessage msg = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall("org.kde.kdeconnect", "/modules/kdeconnect/devices/"+currentDevice->id()+"/ping", "org.kde.kdeconnect.device.ping", "sendPing");
-    QDBusConnection::sessionBus().call(msg);
+    currentDevice->pluginCall("ping", "sendPing");
 }
 
 QSize KdeConnectKcm::sizeHint() const