diff --git a/daemon/CMakeLists.txt b/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
index 34fb74e70..5d486073f 100644
--- a/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN="kdeconnect-kded")
 
-add_executable(kdeconnectd kdeconnectd.cpp ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/icons/custom_icons.qrc)
+add_executable(kdeconnectd kdeconnectd.cpp desktop_daemon.cpp ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/icons/custom_icons.qrc)
 ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(kdeconnectd
     HEADER kdeconnectd_debug.h
     IDENTIFIER KDECONNECT_DAEMON CATEGORY_NAME kdeconnect.daemon
diff --git a/daemon/desktop_daemon.cpp b/daemon/desktop_daemon.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b997995b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/desktop_daemon.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Albert Vaca <albertvaka@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-KDE-Accepted-GPL
+ */
+
+#include "desktop_daemon.h"
+
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QIcon>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
+#include <QTimer>
+
+#include <KDBusService>
+#include <KIO/Global>
+#include <KIO/JobTracker>
+#include <KLocalizedString>
+#include <KNotification>
+
+#include "core/backends/pairinghandler.h"
+#include "core/device.h"
+#include "core/openconfig.h"
+
+DesktopDaemon::DesktopDaemon(QObject *parent)
+    : Daemon(parent)
+{
+    qApp->setWindowIcon(QIcon(QStringLiteral(":/icons/kdeconnect/kdeconnect.png")));
+}
+
+void DesktopDaemon::askPairingConfirmation(Device *device)
+{
+    KNotification *notification = new KNotification(QStringLiteral("pairingRequest"), KNotification::NotificationFlag::Persistent);
+    QTimer::singleShot(PairingHandler::pairingTimeoutMsec, notification, &KNotification::close);
+    notification->setIconName(QStringLiteral("dialog-information"));
+    notification->setComponentName(QStringLiteral("kdeconnect"));
+    notification->setTitle(QStringLiteral("KDE Connect"));
+    notification->setText(i18n("Pairing request from %1\nKey: %2", device->name().toHtmlEscaped(), device->verificationKey()));
+    QString deviceId = device->id();
+    auto openSettings = [deviceId, notification] {
+        OpenConfig oc;
+        oc.setXdgActivationToken(notification->xdgActivationToken());
+        oc.openConfiguration(deviceId);
+    };
+
+    KNotificationAction *openSettingsAction = notification->addDefaultAction(i18n("Open"));
+    connect(openSettingsAction, &KNotificationAction::activated, openSettings);
+
+    KNotificationAction *acceptAction = notification->addAction(i18n("Accept"));
+    connect(acceptAction, &KNotificationAction::activated, device, &Device::acceptPairing);
+
+    KNotificationAction *rejectAction = notification->addAction(i18n("Reject"));
+    connect(rejectAction, &KNotificationAction::activated, device, &Device::cancelPairing);
+
+    KNotificationAction *viewKeyAction = notification->addAction(i18n("View key"));
+    connect(viewKeyAction, &KNotificationAction::activated, openSettings);
+    notification->sendEvent();
+}
+
+void DesktopDaemon::reportError(const QString &title, const QString &description)
+{
+    qWarning() << title << ":" << description;
+    KNotification::event(KNotification::Error, title, description);
+}
+
+KJobTrackerInterface *DesktopDaemon::jobTracker()
+{
+    return KIO::getJobTracker();
+}
+
+Q_SCRIPTABLE void DesktopDaemon::sendSimpleNotification(const QString &eventId, const QString &title, const QString &text, const QString &iconName)
+{
+    KNotification *notification = new KNotification(eventId); // KNotification::Persistent
+    notification->setIconName(iconName);
+    notification->setComponentName(QStringLiteral("kdeconnect"));
+    notification->setTitle(title);
+    notification->setText(text);
+    notification->sendEvent();
+}
+
+void DesktopDaemon::quit()
+{
+    QApplication::quit();
+}
diff --git a/daemon/desktop_daemon.h b/daemon/desktop_daemon.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2f3fdcf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/desktop_daemon.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Albert Vaca Cintora <albertvaka@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-KDE-Accepted-GPL
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QString>
+#include <QObject>
+
+#include "daemon.h"
+
+class Device;
+class KJobTrackerInterface;
+
+class DesktopDaemon : public Daemon
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_CLASSINFO("D-Bus Interface", "org.kde.kdeconnect.daemon")
+public:
+    DesktopDaemon(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+    void askPairingConfirmation(Device *device) override;
+    void reportError(const QString &title, const QString &description) override;
+    KJobTrackerInterface *jobTracker() override;
+    Q_SCRIPTABLE void sendSimpleNotification(const QString &eventId, const QString &title, const QString &text, const QString &iconName) override;
+    void quit() override;
+};
diff --git a/daemon/kdeconnectd.cpp b/daemon/kdeconnectd.cpp
index 4f8723bdf..adcdbf096 100644
--- a/daemon/kdeconnectd.cpp
+++ b/daemon/kdeconnectd.cpp
@@ -30,79 +30,12 @@
 #include <dbushelper.h>
 
 #include "core/backends/pairinghandler.h"
-#include "core/daemon.h"
+#include "desktop_daemon.h"
 #include "core/device.h"
 #include "core/openconfig.h"
 #include "kdeconnect-version.h"
 #include "kdeconnectd_debug.h"
 
-class DesktopDaemon : public Daemon
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-    Q_CLASSINFO("D-Bus Interface", "org.kde.kdeconnect.daemon")
-public:
-    DesktopDaemon(QObject *parent = nullptr)
-        : Daemon(parent)
-    {
-        qApp->setWindowIcon(QIcon(QStringLiteral(":/icons/kdeconnect/kdeconnect.png")));
-    }
-
-    void askPairingConfirmation(Device *device) override
-    {
-        KNotification *notification = new KNotification(QStringLiteral("pairingRequest"), KNotification::NotificationFlag::Persistent);
-        QTimer::singleShot(PairingHandler::pairingTimeoutMsec, notification, &KNotification::close);
-        notification->setIconName(QStringLiteral("dialog-information"));
-        notification->setComponentName(QStringLiteral("kdeconnect"));
-        notification->setTitle(QStringLiteral("KDE Connect"));
-        notification->setText(i18n("Pairing request from %1\nKey: %2", device->name().toHtmlEscaped(), device->verificationKey()));
-        QString deviceId = device->id();
-        auto openSettings = [deviceId, notification] {
-            OpenConfig oc;
-            oc.setXdgActivationToken(notification->xdgActivationToken());
-            oc.openConfiguration(deviceId);
-        };
-
-        KNotificationAction *openSettingsAction = notification->addDefaultAction(i18n("Open"));
-        connect(openSettingsAction, &KNotificationAction::activated, openSettings);
-
-        KNotificationAction *acceptAction = notification->addAction(i18n("Accept"));
-        connect(acceptAction, &KNotificationAction::activated, device, &Device::acceptPairing);
-
-        KNotificationAction *rejectAction = notification->addAction(i18n("Reject"));
-        connect(rejectAction, &KNotificationAction::activated, device, &Device::cancelPairing);
-
-        KNotificationAction *viewKeyAction = notification->addAction(i18n("View key"));
-        connect(viewKeyAction, &KNotificationAction::activated, openSettings);
-        notification->sendEvent();
-    }
-
-    void reportError(const QString &title, const QString &description) override
-    {
-        qCWarning(KDECONNECT_DAEMON) << title << ":" << description;
-        KNotification::event(KNotification::Error, title, description);
-    }
-
-    KJobTrackerInterface *jobTracker() override
-    {
-        return KIO::getJobTracker();
-    }
-
-    Q_SCRIPTABLE void sendSimpleNotification(const QString &eventId, const QString &title, const QString &text, const QString &iconName) override
-    {
-        KNotification *notification = new KNotification(eventId); // KNotification::Persistent
-        notification->setIconName(iconName);
-        notification->setComponentName(QStringLiteral("kdeconnect"));
-        notification->setTitle(title);
-        notification->setText(text);
-        notification->sendEvent();
-    }
-
-    void quit() override
-    {
-        QApplication::quit();
-    }
-};
-
 // Copied from plasma-workspace/libkworkspace/kworkspace.cpp
 static void detectPlatform(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -195,5 +128,3 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     return app.exec();
 }
-
-#include "kdeconnectd.moc"