diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 05a1b2cff..516f5179b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ find_package(ECM 0.0.9 REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${ECM_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_KDE_MODULE_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 
 find_package(Qt5 5.2 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Quick Test)
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS I18n KIO Notifications ConfigWidgets DBusAddons KCMUtils IconThemes)
+find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS I18n KIO ConfigWidgets DBusAddons KCMUtils IconThemes)
 find_package(Qca-qt5 2.1.0 REQUIRED)
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 20263179d..623c63708 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ PRIVATE
     Qt5::Gui
     KF5::I18n
     KF5::ConfigCore
-    KF5::Notifications
 )
 
 set_target_properties(kdeconnectcore PROPERTIES
diff --git a/core/daemon.cpp b/core/daemon.cpp
index 4e9cec4c5..ec1fee7ab 100644
--- a/core/daemon.cpp
+++ b/core/daemon.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include "backends/devicelink.h"
 #include "backends/linkprovider.h"
 
+Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(Daemon*, s_instance)
+
 struct DaemonPrivate
 {
     //Different ways to find devices and connect to them
@@ -45,10 +47,18 @@ struct DaemonPrivate
     QMap<QString, Device*> mDevices;
 };
 
+Daemon* Daemon::instance()
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(s_instance.exists());
+    return *s_instance;
+}
+
 Daemon::Daemon(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , d(new DaemonPrivate)
 {
+    Q_ASSERT(!s_instance.exists());
+    *s_instance = this;
     qCDebug(KDECONNECT_CORE) << "KdeConnect daemon starting";
 
     //Load backends
diff --git a/core/daemon.h b/core/daemon.h
index 1817bdf31..654441fb3 100644
--- a/core/daemon.h
+++ b/core/daemon.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 class DaemonPrivate;
 class NetworkPackage;
 class DeviceLink;
+class Device;
 
 class KDECONNECTCORE_EXPORT Daemon
     : public QObject
@@ -42,6 +43,12 @@ public:
     ~Daemon();
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
+    /**
+     * Returns the daemon.
+     *
+     * Note this can't be called before constructing the Daemon.
+     */
+    static Daemon* instance();
 
     //After calling this, signal deviceDiscovered will be triggered for each device
     Q_SCRIPTABLE void setDiscoveryEnabled(bool b);
@@ -54,6 +61,9 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     //Returns a list of ids. The respective devices can be manipulated using the dbus path: "/modules/kdeconnect/Devices/"+id
     Q_SCRIPTABLE QStringList devices(bool onlyReachable = false, bool onlyVisible = false) const;
 
+    virtual void requestPairing(Device *d) = 0;
+    virtual void reportError(const QString &title, const QString &description) = 0;
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     Q_SCRIPTABLE void deviceAdded(const QString& id);
     Q_SCRIPTABLE void deviceRemoved(const QString& id); //Note that paired devices will never be removed
diff --git a/core/device.cpp b/core/device.cpp
index 96c62b5d6..c8a28bdb3 100644
--- a/core/device.cpp
+++ b/core/device.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 #include <KSharedConfig>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
-#include <KNotification>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <QDir>
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "backends/linkprovider.h"
 #include "networkpackage.h"
 #include "kdeconnectconfig.h"
+#include "daemon.h"
 
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KDECONNECT_CORE, "kdeconnect.core")
 
@@ -352,21 +352,11 @@ void Device::privateReceivedPackage(const NetworkPackage& np)
                 setAsPaired();
 
             } else {
-
                 qCDebug(KDECONNECT_CORE) << "Pair request";
 
-                KNotification* notification = new KNotification("pairingRequest");
-                notification->setIconName(QStringLiteral("dialog-information"));
-                notification->setComponentName("kdeconnect");
-                notification->setText(i18n("Pairing request from %1", m_deviceName));
-                notification->setActions(QStringList() << i18n("Accept") << i18n("Reject"));
-                connect(notification, &KNotification::ignored, this, &Device::rejectPairing);
-                connect(notification, &KNotification::action1Activated, this, &Device::acceptPairing);
-                connect(notification, &KNotification::action2Activated, this, &Device::rejectPairing);
-                notification->sendEvent();
+                Daemon::instance()->requestPairing(this);
 
                 m_pairStatus = Device::RequestedByPeer;
-
             }
 
         } else {
diff --git a/core/kdeconnectconfig.cpp b/core/kdeconnectconfig.cpp
index 1356f43fd..d72fe9554 100644
--- a/core/kdeconnectconfig.cpp
+++ b/core/kdeconnectconfig.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 #include "kdeconnectconfig.h"
 
-#include <KNotification>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 
 #include <QtCrypto>
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #include "core_debug.h"
 #include "dbushelper.h"
+#include "daemon.h"
 
 struct KdeConnectConfigPrivate {
 
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ KdeConnectConfig::KdeConnectConfig()
 {
     //qCDebug(KDECONNECT_CORE) << "QCA supported capabilities:" << QCA::supportedFeatures().join(",");
     if(!QCA::isSupported("rsa")) {
-        KNotification::event(KNotification::Error,
-                             QLatin1String("KDE Connect failed to start"), //Should not happen, not worth i18n
-                             QLatin1String("Could not find support for RSA in your QCA installation. If your"
+        Daemon::instance()->reportError(
+                             i18n("KDE Connect failed to start"),
+                             i18n("Could not find support for RSA in your QCA installation. If your"
                                   "distribution provides separate packages for QCA-ossl and QCA-gnupg,"
                                   "make sure you have them installed and try again."));
         return;
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ KdeConnectConfig::KdeConnectConfig()
         d->privateKey = QCA::KeyGenerator().createRSA(2048);
 
         if (!privKey.open(QIODevice::ReadWrite | QIODevice::Truncate))  {
-            KNotification::event(KNotification::StandardEvent::Error, QLatin1String("KDE Connect"),
-                                 i18n("Could not store private key file: %1", keyPath));
+            Daemon::instance()->reportError(QLatin1String("KDE Connect"), i18n("Could not store private key file: %1", keyPath));
         } else {
             privKey.setPermissions(strict);
             privKey.write(d->privateKey.toPEM().toLatin1());
diff --git a/daemon/CMakeLists.txt b/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
index 8847c32ae..d3133a3ef 100644
--- a/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 project(kdeconnectd)
 
+find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications)
+
 add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN="kdeconnect-daemon")
 
 add_executable(kdeconnectd kdeconnectd.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(kdeconnectd kdeconnectcore KF5::DBusAddons Qt5::Widgets)
+target_link_libraries(kdeconnectd kdeconnectcore KF5::DBusAddons KF5::Notifications KF5::I18n Qt5::Widgets)
 
 configure_file(kdeconnectd.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kdeconnectd.desktop)
 configure_file(org.kde.kdeconnect.service.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.kdeconnect.service)
diff --git a/daemon/kdeconnectd.cpp b/daemon/kdeconnectd.cpp
index cb7de79f0..25632fd0f 100644
--- a/daemon/kdeconnectd.cpp
+++ b/daemon/kdeconnectd.cpp
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 
 #include <KDBusService>
+#include <KNotification>
+#include <KLocalizedString>
 
 #include "core/daemon.h"
+#include "core/device.h"
 #include "kdeconnect-version.h"
 
 static int sigtermfd[2];
@@ -58,6 +61,33 @@ void initializeTermHandlers(QCoreApplication* app, Daemon* daemon)
     sigaction(SIGINT, &action, NULL);
 }
 
+class DesktopDaemon : public Daemon
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    DesktopDaemon(QObject* parent = Q_NULLPTR)
+        : Daemon(parent)
+    {}
+
+    void requestPairing(Device* d) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE
+    {
+        KNotification* notification = new KNotification("pairingRequest");
+        notification->setIconName(QStringLiteral("dialog-information"));
+        notification->setComponentName("kdeconnect");
+        notification->setText(i18n("Pairing request from %1", d->name()));
+        notification->setActions(QStringList() << i18n("Accept") << i18n("Reject"));
+        connect(notification, &KNotification::ignored, d, &Device::rejectPairing);
+        connect(notification, &KNotification::action1Activated, d, &Device::acceptPairing);
+        connect(notification, &KNotification::action2Activated, d, &Device::rejectPairing);
+        notification->sendEvent();
+    }
+
+    void reportError(const QString & title, const QString & description) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE
+    {
+        KNotification::event(KNotification::Error, title, description);
+    }
+};
+
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
@@ -68,9 +98,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     KDBusService dbusService(KDBusService::Unique);
 
-    Daemon* daemon = new Daemon(0);
+    Daemon* daemon = new DesktopDaemon;
     QObject::connect(daemon, SIGNAL(destroyed(QObject*)), &app, SLOT(quit()));
     initializeTermHandlers(&app, daemon);
 
     return app.exec();
 }
+
+#include "kdeconnectd.moc"
diff --git a/plugins/battery/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/battery/CMakeLists.txt
index f6a6c5b32..15b697a87 100644
--- a/plugins/battery/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/battery/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications)
+
 set(kdeconnect_battery_SRCS
     batteryplugin.cpp
     batterydbusinterface.cpp
diff --git a/plugins/notifications/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/notifications/CMakeLists.txt
index 565bf7fd5..341381a1a 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/notifications/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications)
+
 set(kdeconnect_notifications_SRCS
     notification.cpp
     notificationsplugin.cpp
diff --git a/plugins/ping/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/ping/CMakeLists.txt
index 15daa70f9..e50f88f62 100644
--- a/plugins/ping/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/ping/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications)
+
 set(kdeconnect_ping_SRCS
     pingplugin.cpp
 )
diff --git a/plugins/screensaver-inhibit/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/screensaver-inhibit/CMakeLists.txt
index 893693086..10a0928d6 100644
--- a/plugins/screensaver-inhibit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/screensaver-inhibit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications)
+
 set(kdeconnect_screensaver_inhibit_SRCS
     screensaverinhibitplugin.cpp
 )
diff --git a/plugins/sftp/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/sftp/CMakeLists.txt
index cecedf8c1..34070315c 100644
--- a/plugins/sftp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/sftp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications)
+
 set(kdeconnect_sftp_SRCS
     mounter.cpp
     mountloop.cpp
diff --git a/plugins/share/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/share/CMakeLists.txt
index fed160c08..fa7080060 100644
--- a/plugins/share/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/share/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications)
+
 set(kdeconnect_share_SRCS
     shareplugin.cpp
     autoclosingqfile.cpp
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ target_link_libraries( kdeconnect_share_config
     KF5::CoreAddons
     KF5::ConfigWidgets
     KF5::KIOWidgets
+    KF5::Notifications
 )
 
 install(TARGETS kdeconnect_share_config DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR} )
diff --git a/plugins/telephony/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/telephony/CMakeLists.txt
index 9ec302759..c6ef82420 100644
--- a/plugins/telephony/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/telephony/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications)
+
 set(kdeconnect_telephony_SRCS
     telephonyplugin.cpp
 )